---
title: "NLPU TV Broadcast"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-059b9e"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND"
published: "2025-10-03"
---

# NLPU TV Broadcast

Buyer: THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059b9e

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## Summary

The National Lottery Community Fund, located in Birmingham, United Kingdom, has completed a public procurement process through a direct contract award for a project titled "NLPU TV Broadcast". The project involves the creation and production of a three-part TV series to be broadcast on Sky History, focusing on the transformative impact of National Lottery funding on heritage projects across the UK. The industry category for this tender is television broadcast transmission services, and the key contract period runs from 1 October 2025 to 31 January 2026. The procurement process is tagged as an 'award' and 'contract' with completion status and a contract value totalling £300,000, with gross costs reaching £360,000.

This tender presents vital opportunities for businesses specialising in television content production, particularly those with expertise in showcasing societal impacts and narratives. SMEs similar to the awarded supplier, 1ST LOOK LTD, which is based in Stratford-Upon-Avon, would find it beneficial to engage in such tenders. It is a golden prospect for companies holding unique creative capabilities and intellectual property rights over broadcast material, as it can lead to substantial exposure and connections in the public sector broadcast arena. The direct procurement method underscores the significance placed on originality and exclusive content creation within this sector.

## Notice

Three-part TV series / Sky History broadcast funded by the National Lottery Promotions Unit (NLPU). The series will explore the fundamental and life-changing impact that National Lottery funding has on heritage projects all over the country and the wider impact that has on good causes.

### Procurement Information

Contract will be for the creation/production of unique broadcast material. This will be the supplier's own work, and therefore hold intellectual property rights over the original idea/concept. The justification for this under the Procurement Act 2023 is as follows; SCHEDULE 2 - Exempted contracts; Broadcasting Para 9 - A contract for the acquisition, development, production or co-production of material intended for broadcast (by any means) by a contracting authority to the general public. Para 10 - A contract for the broadcast (by any means) by a contracting authority to the general public of material (including, for example, a programme or an advertisement) supplied by the supplier.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062229-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2025 - 31 Jan 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £300,000 |
| Contracts value | £300,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B15 1TR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Edgbaston |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Edgbaston |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | 1ST LOOK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 64228100 - Television broadcast transmission services

## Release History

- 3 Oct 2025 at 14:12 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062229-2025
- 19 Sep 2025 at 11:19 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058087-2025
- 16 Sep 2025 at 15:41 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057072-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062229-2025
  3rd October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058087-2025
  19th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057072-2025
  16th September 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://firstlooktv.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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