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title: "Together for Families Evaluation"
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# Together for Families Evaluation

Buyer: Big Lottery Fund  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f3d2

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## Summary

The National Lottery Community Fund is seeking an organisation, or a consortium led by a lead supplier, to evaluate the Together for Families programme. The work is evaluation consultancy: coordinating, synthesising and communicating learning and evidence from across the programme, and producing a coherent programme-wide view of insights, emerging findings and outcomes. The programme is a partnership with the Northern Ireland Department of Health, so suppliers should be able to work with stakeholders and evidence relating to Northern Ireland. The appointed evaluator must collaborate with a separately appointed Together for Families Support Supplier where different organisations win the two contracts, aligning learning, sharing relevant evidence and coordinating the overall synthesis. Delivery is across the United Kingdom.

The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through an open procedure. It is a single-lot services contract with an estimated value of £1,433,300 excluding VAT, or £1,719,960 including VAT. Enquiries were due by 21 September 2026 at 22:55, and tenders were due by 4 October 2026 at 22:59. The intended contract period is 16 November 2026 to 31 March 2029, with two optional 12-month extensions potentially extending it to 31 March 2031. The award decision period was scheduled to end on 16 November 2026 at 23:59:59. Evaluation is weighted 85% technical quality and 15% commercial price. Economic and technical selection criteria apply.

This opportunity suits evaluation consultancies, research organisations and specialist learning and evidence providers with the capability to design and deliver a substantial programme evaluation. Strong technical expertise is central to the competition, alongside the ability to coordinate evidence from multiple partners, synthesise findings into clear conclusions and communicate learning meaningfully to programme stakeholders. Suppliers should be comfortable working collaboratively with another contracted provider, aligning methods and exchanging relevant evidence without losing coherence across the overall programme. The opportunity is expressly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. An individual organisation can bid, or suppliers can form a consortium with a lead supplier, making it relevant to teams combining evaluation, research, facilitation and communications expertise.

## Notice

The Fund is seeking to procure a suitable supplier (an individual organisation or a consortium with a lead supplier) to deliver an evaluation of the Together for Families programme, a PS59.2m partnership programme with the Northern Ireland Department of Health (DoH). The appointed supplier will be expected to play a lead role in coordinating, synthesising and communicating learning and evidence from across the programme, ensuring that insights are brought together in a coherent and meaningful way. Concurrently, we are also procuring the 'C0150 Together for Families Support Contract'. Bidders may submit a tender for this contract, the C0150 Together for Families Support Contract, or both. The appointed supplier will be expected to work collaboratively with the Support Supplier, where different suppliers are appointed, to align learning, share relevant insights and evidence, and coordinate the programme-wide synthesis of evidence, learning and emerging findings.

### Lot Information

Lot LOT-0000

Renewal: Optional two x 12 month extension periods.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084561-2026 |
| 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 | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 16 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,433,300 |
| Lots value | £1,433,300 |
| 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 | Big Lottery Fund |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode area | 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

- 7 Sep 2026 at 16:02 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084561-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084561-2026
  7th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=108789&TID100113846&B=
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

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