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title: "Local News Fund Evaluation"
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# Local News Fund Evaluation

Buyer: Department for Culture, Media and Sport  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d5ac6a75-21fd-4872-8c44-c2e9f7133ab6

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## Summary

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is procuring evaluation services for the Local News Fund. The work is a business consultancy and evaluation assignment, intended to assess the fund and support the department’s understanding of its effectiveness and outcomes. Delivery is associated with the department’s London location at 100 Parliament Street, SW1A 2BQ. The procurement is categorised as services, with the broader classification covering business, consulting and related professional services. It is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations. The requirement is therefore relevant to evaluation consultancies, research organisations and professional services firms with experience assessing public funding programmes, particularly those connected with culture, media, communications or local news.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a selective procedure using a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The submission deadline was 2 June 2026 at 5pm. The award was made on 25 June 2026 to Technopolis Ltd for £179,100. The contract period runs from 15 June 2026 to 31 March 2027. The published outcome identifies one supplier and one requirement. The contract was awarded for evaluation work on the Local News Fund; the available procurement details do not set out separate lots or a detailed scoring breakdown. The award value is in pounds sterling and represents the value awarded to Technopolis Ltd. The process is recorded as complete, with the award shown as active.

This award provides a clear indication of DCMS demand for independent evaluation of a public funding programme, delivered by a specialist professional services supplier. Firms considering future work with this buyer would need credible capability in programme evaluation, applied research, evidence gathering, analysis and reporting for government or other public-sector clients. Relevant experience could include assessing policy or grant outcomes, value for money, reach, impact and delivery effectiveness, particularly in culture, media, communications or local-news settings. A small or medium-sized consultancy, research organisation or social enterprise could be well placed where it can demonstrate robust methods, experienced evaluators, strong stakeholder engagement and the capacity to complete a focused assignment to government standards. The route also shows that access through a dynamic purchasing system is commercially relevant.

## Notice

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) requires a supplier to provide evaluation work on the Local News Fund.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/69a71735-0188-45c2-bfc6-20b613137dc9 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 15 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £179,100 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £179,100 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Technopolis Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 26 Aug 2026 at 12:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/69a71735-0188-45c2-bfc6-20b613137dc9

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/69a71735-0188-45c2-bfc6-20b613137dc9
  26th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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