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C0189 - Hivebrite

Big Lottery Fund

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17 Sep 2026 at 13:27

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The National Lottery Community Fund procured a digital community engagement platform for its Community Learning Panel, which includes more than 100 panel members from funded organisations across the UK. The service provides the infrastructure for managing panel membership and communications, sharing learning opportunities, resources and consultations, and supporting engagement and collaboration between organisations. It also hosts discussions, feedback activities, surveys and other community interactions, and enables members to help co-design, test and develop learning products and services. The platform is intended to provide a single accessible space where community organisations can connect, share experience and participate in Fund-led initiatives. This is a software and digital communication service, classified as communication software development services, delivered across the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. Hivebrite UK Limited was selected as supplier on 17 September 2026. The contract was signed on the same date and is active. Its initial period runs from 29 September 2026 to 29 September 2027, with two further 12-month extensions available, giving a maximum end date of 29 September 2029. The contract value is £81,576 excluding VAT and £97,890 including VAT. The stated extension structure is £27,192 excluding VAT for the initial term and £27,192 excluding VAT for each of the two extensions. The procurement comprised one lot and was evaluated through the direct-award route.

This award indicates demand for a managed digital community platform that can support a substantial, geographically dispersed membership and structured engagement between public bodies, funded organisations and community participants. Suppliers seeking comparable work would need a platform capable of membership administration, targeted communications, resource sharing, discussion forums, consultation and survey activity, collaboration, feedback capture and accessible online participation. The requirement also points to value in configurable tools that allow users to contribute to co-design, testing and development rather than simply consume published content. Relevant competitors would be software providers or implementation partners with experience delivering secure, reliable community or stakeholder-engagement platforms, with the operational capability to support ongoing communications and interaction across the UK. Demonstrable experience with public, charitable or grant-funded communities would strengthen credibility when this buyer next reviews the requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

C0189 - Hivebrite

Notice Description

The platform provides the digital infrastructure that enables engagement, communication, collaboration and participation amongst more than 100 panel members drawn from funded organisations across the UK. The platform provides: * Managing Community Learning Panel membership and communications. * Sharing learning opportunities, resources and consultation activities. * Supporting member engagement and collaboration between organisations. * Hosting discussions, feedback activities, surveys and community interactions. * Enabling panel members to contribute to the co-design, testing and development of learning products and services. * Creating a single, accessible space where community organisations can connect, share experiences and participate in Fund-led initiatives.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077461
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088209-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72212510 - Communication software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£81,576 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 Sep 2026 - 29 Sep 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Big Lottery Fund
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B15 1TR
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Edgbaston
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Hivebrite UK Limiited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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