--- title: "21FND002 The New Infrastructure Design Lab - Emerging" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-758b9fa6-6006-4b9e-b2db-885d2c359fff" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-758b9fa6-6006-4b9e-b2db-885d2c359fff" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-758b9fa6-6006-4b9e-b2db-885d2c359fff.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-758b9fa6-6006-4b9e-b2db-885d2c359fff.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BIG LOTTERY FUND, OPERATING AS THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND" published: "2020-12-11" --- # 21FND002 The New Infrastructure Design Lab - Emerging Buyer: BIG LOTTERY FUND, OPERATING AS THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-758b9fa6-6006-4b9e-b2db-885d2c359fff [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-758b9fa6-6006-4b9e-b2db-885d2c359fff) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-758b9fa6-6006-4b9e-b2db-885d2c359fff.json) ## Summary The National Lottery Community Fund, based in London, is currently conducting a tender for the project titled "21FND002 The New Infrastructure Design Lab - Emerging." This procurement falls under the category of research and development services, with a budget of £180,000. The open procedure is intended to select support partners who will design and run a design lab for established and emerging infrastructure organisations. The tender period will close on 16th December 2020, and contracts are expected to commence on 29th March 2021 and run until 30th November 2022. This contract offers substantial growth opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that can demonstrate development potential and a commitment to collaborative learning. Companies that specialise in organisational design, coaching, and strategic planning will find this tender especially relevant, as the successful bidders will provide critical support services to grant recipients, thereby enhancing their organisational capabilities and resilience in the civil society infrastructure sector. ## Notice Prior to the start of this contract, the Fund will award up to 8-10 small grants to infrastructure organisations (4 pr 5 to 'established ' infrastructure organisations, 4 or 5 to emerging infrastructure organisations). These grants will fund the resourcing and 'headspace' needed within these organisations to engage with the Design Lab process. The needs, challenges and activities of established /existing infrastructure organisations will be greatly different than those of emerging infrastructure organisations. We are therefore procuring two different organisations or consortiums. We are seeking two support partners to each design and run a design lab to support these two cohorts to be ready for the future, and provide some answers on what is needed in civil society in terms of infrastructure now and into the future, and what role can The National Lottery Community Fund take on to support infrastructure? Emerging Infrastructure Organisations It will be useful for bidders to know what we will be looking for when making these grants to emerging infrastructure organisations - so they are clear what kinds of organisations they in turn will be supporting. For the emerging infrastructure cohort, we will seek to support applications that: 1. Demonstrate that their organisation is experiencing growth and would benefit from dedicated support with future planning in order to increase resilience. 2. Are frank and detailed about the strengths and weaknesses of their skills and the additional capacity that they need. 3. Are clear and detailed about how additional capacity and funding can benefit them. 4. Demonstrate a generosity of spirit in how they intend to share their learning, technology or opportunities with other new and emerging infrastructure organisations. 5. Can demonstrate that their networks and/or membership are active and representative. 6. Can demonstrate how their funding will enable the organisation to engage with the Design Lab offer and that the work will lead to sustained change in how they work. The successful bidder will provide coaching, guidance and planning support to the grant holders through a dedicated team which will provide the following: - Governance design - Resilience coaching - Strategies for growth - Leadership Coaching - Financial and planning advice - Building partnerships - Guidance and support re growing a team The work of the Design Lab will be to coach and support this cohort to establish themselves further and enhance their offer through methods of organisational design, coaching and strategic planning. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b825d6d8-9c0e-4535-b6a0-206c5ccfe128 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Dec 2020 | | Submission deadline | 4 Jan 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 28 Mar 2021 - 30 Nov 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £180,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BIG LOTTERY FUND, OPERATING AS THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC4A 1DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | City of London | | Electoral ward | Castle Baynard | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73100000 - Research and experimental development services - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services - 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development ## Release History - 11 Dec 2020 at 14:17 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b825d6d8-9c0e-4535-b6a0-206c5ccfe128 - 3 Dec 2020 at 10:37 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b825d6d8-9c0e-4535-b6a0-206c5ccfe128 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b825d6d8-9c0e-4535-b6a0-206c5ccfe128 11th December 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://tnlcommunityfund.bravosolution.co.uk Link to eSourcing Portal ## Notice URLs - https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/about/customer-service/supplier-zone ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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