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title: "BIG001-1064 - Community Facilities Research"
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# BIG001-1064 - Community Facilities Research

Buyer: BIG LOTTERY FUND, OPERATING AS THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9dee025f-788c-4169-988c-df1b53c8f1b9

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## Summary

The Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund, is currently in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "BIG001-1064 - Community Facilities Research." This initiative falls under the category of research and development consultancy services. The location for the delivery of this service is in Wales, United Kingdom. The contract period is set to commence on 2nd September 2019 and conclude by 28th February 2020, with a planned future notice expected on 1st August 2019. The procurement type is tender, signalling an opportunity for competitive bids from interested parties.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses keen on contributing to community development and sustainable practices. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-suited to participate, given the emphasis on managing and sustaining community facilities outlined in the research objectives. Businesses with expertise in evidence generation, asset management, or consultancy within community contexts may find this procurement highly relevant for expanding their impact and engaging with key stakeholders in the sector.

## Notice

This research will inform our support and guidance to customers whose grants or applications involve building, restoring or taking ownership or control of community facilities. It will also help us be better informed in our ongoing funding decision practice and in the development of new funding programmes with a community facilities element. In addition, we intend to share this research with key stakeholders, principally other funders, third sector infrastructure bodies and Welsh Government, to inform the wider debate about asset transfer and community ownership of assets. The objectives of the research are to: Identify and summarise existing evidence on managing and sustaining community facilities Generate new evidence about current approaches to managing and sustaining community facilities, common challenges and pitfalls, and conversely effective solutions, promising innovations and good practice Identify and/or develop case studies that highlight key lessons for effectively managing and sustaining community facilities Understand how challenges and solutions in the running of community facilities are affected by local and contextual factors. For example, the approaches that are effective in ensuring long-term sustainability will be different for a community building in an affluent area with a large retired population, compared to a more deprived area with a large working age population and a less established history of volunteering Explore the difference made by community assets and understand some of the ways in which effective and sustainable community facilities enable communities to thrive Make recommendations about what steps could be taken by the Fund and, where relevant, by local and national government, other funders, third sector infrastructure bodies or other stakeholders to support effective and sustainable community assets.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/951ef0af-04c9-43c7-9f85-220628e576f3 |
| Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jul 2019 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 Jul 2019 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2019 - 28 Feb 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| 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 | TLL Wales |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 16 Jul 2019 at 09:04 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/951ef0af-04c9-43c7-9f85-220628e576f3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/951ef0af-04c9-43c7-9f85-220628e576f3
  16th July 2019 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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