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Evaluation and Learning Partner (Sport England Place Partnership Funding Expansion - Leicester)

Leicestershire County Council

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14 Sep 2026 at 14:31

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09 Sep 2026 at 16:15

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09 Sep 2026 at 14:12

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicestershire County Council is seeking an evaluation and learning partner for the expansion of Sport England Place Partnership Funding in Leicester. The requirement is for evaluation consultancy services, covering the assessment of the partnership’s work and learning from its outcomes. Leicester City Council is the procuring organisation and will provide an evaluation panel, while Leicestershire County Council is the buyer. Delivery is in Leicester. The procurement is categorised as a service opportunity and is intended for organisations able to provide consultancy support for public-sector funding, partnership evaluation and learning. The work concerns the Leicester place partnership rather than a general evaluation framework or wider regional service.

The process reached tender: the councils invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. It has one lot, with an estimated value of £90,000 excluding VAT, or £108,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 30 April 2027. Enquiries were due by 21 September 2026 at 12:00, and offers were due by 2 October 2026 at 12:00. Electronic submission was allowed through the stated tendering system. Evaluation is weighted 60% to quality, including social value, and 40% to price. The opportunity is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This opportunity suits evaluation consultancies, research organisations and learning partners with experience of assessing public-sector programmes delivered through place-based partnerships. Suppliers should be able to design or deliver credible evaluation activity, interpret evidence, draw out learning and communicate findings to organisations involved in Sport England-funded work. The quality-led evaluation, with social value included in the assessment, favours bidders able to demonstrate a strong methodology and clear wider community benefit alongside competitive pricing. Its stated suitability for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises may make it relevant to smaller specialist practices, charities and community-focused organisations, including those working in partnership where complementary evaluation, research or engagement expertise is needed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Evaluation and Learning Partner (Sport England Place Partnership Funding Expansion - Leicester)

Notice Description

This notice will be updated once the tender is live, please do not contact the council regarding accessing this tender as there are no current tender documents. This notice unfortunately cannot be deleted.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f5ae
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086926-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£90,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£90,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
2 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 30 Apr 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Leicestershire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8RA
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Glenfield Faire
Westminster Constituency
Mid Leicestershire

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