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title: "Thematic Evaluation - Community Connection"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06bf8e"
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buyer: "THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND"
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# Thematic Evaluation - Community Connection

Buyer: THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06bf8e

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## Summary

The National Lottery Community Fund, located in Birmingham, United Kingdom, is inviting proposals for the thematic evaluation project titled "Community Connection." This procurement process falls under the services category and aims to implement independent impact evaluations linked to the Fund's missions, such as community connection and environmental sustainability. The current stage of this process is active tender, utilising the open procedure method. Interested parties must submit their bids electronically by 24th July 2026, with enquiries closing on 17th July 2026. The awarded contract should commence on 1st October 2026, lasting until 31st March 2028, with a total estimated value of £240,000.

This tender offers significant opportunities for growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs) specialising in evaluation consultancy services. It presents a unique chance for businesses with expertise in cross-portfolio thematic evaluations and impact assessment methodologies. With a focus on quality and cost as key criteria, technical proficiency in innovative evaluation approaches will be crucial. The successful bidder will aid in the development and testing of a thematic evaluation model, potentially influencing future funding practices within the Fund, thereby offering ongoing partnership prospects and contributing to social impact initiatives across the UK.

## Notice

Our Evidence and Impact Strategy sets out an ambition to increase the proportion of our funding supported by independent impact evaluations. A key way for achieving this is through commissioning and publishing cross-Fund impact evaluations on themes linked to our missions (e.g. environmental sustainability or community connection). To support this ambition, the Impact & Evaluation (I&E) Team is undertaking a project designed to: a. develop an approach for carrying out cross-Fund thematic evaluations b. test this approach through a pilot thematic evaluation c. make recommendations for embedding thematic evaluation into future practice. While the Fund regularly commissions evaluations for specific programmes, undertaking an evaluation focused on a theme cutting across multiple portfolios is new. This pilot evaluation will therefore generate both impact evidence on a theme, and methodological learning from the process to support in decisions about rolling this approach out more widely.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061163-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| Lots value | £200,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

## Release History

- 30 Jun 2026 at 10:54 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061163-2026
- 29 Jun 2026 at 20:01 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060964-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061163-2026
  30th June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060964-2026
  29th June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=106725&TID100111821&B=
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

## Provenance

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