--- title: "Evaluation and Learning Partner (Sport England Place Partnership Funding Expansion - Leicester)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f5ae" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f5ae" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f5ae.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f5ae.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Leicestershire County Council" published: "2026-09-14" --- # Evaluation and Learning Partner (Sport England Place Partnership Funding Expansion - Leicester) Buyer: Leicestershire County Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f5ae [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f5ae) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f5ae.json) ## Summary Leicestershire County Council is seeking an evaluation and learning partner for the expansion of Sport England Place Partnership Funding in Leicester. The requirement is for evaluation consultancy services, covering the assessment of the partnership’s work and learning from its outcomes. Leicester City Council is the procuring organisation and will provide an evaluation panel, while Leicestershire County Council is the buyer. Delivery is in Leicester. The procurement is categorised as a service opportunity and is intended for organisations able to provide consultancy support for public-sector funding, partnership evaluation and learning. The work concerns the Leicester place partnership rather than a general evaluation framework or wider regional service. The process reached tender: the councils invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. It has one lot, with an estimated value of £90,000 excluding VAT, or £108,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 30 April 2027. Enquiries were due by 21 September 2026 at 12:00, and offers were due by 2 October 2026 at 12:00. Electronic submission was allowed through the stated tendering system. Evaluation is weighted 60% to quality, including social value, and 40% to price. The opportunity is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. This opportunity suits evaluation consultancies, research organisations and learning partners with experience of assessing public-sector programmes delivered through place-based partnerships. Suppliers should be able to design or deliver credible evaluation activity, interpret evidence, draw out learning and communicate findings to organisations involved in Sport England-funded work. The quality-led evaluation, with social value included in the assessment, favours bidders able to demonstrate a strong methodology and clear wider community benefit alongside competitive pricing. Its stated suitability for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises may make it relevant to smaller specialist practices, charities and community-focused organisations, including those working in partnership where complementary evaluation, research or engagement expertise is needed. ## Notice This notice will be updated once the tender is live, please do not contact the council regarding accessing this tender as there are no current tender documents. This notice unfortunately cannot be deleted. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086926-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 2 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Nov 2026 - 30 Apr 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £90,000 | | Lots value | £90,000 | | 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 | Leicestershire County Council | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Postcode area | Leicester | | Postcode | LE3 8RA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland | | Local authority | Blaby | | Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire | | Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire | | Delivery location | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services ## Release History - 14 Sep 2026 at 14:31 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086926-2026 - 9 Sep 2026 at 16:15 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085528-2026 - 9 Sep 2026 at 14:12 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085422-2026 - 9 Sep 2026 at 13:52 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085402-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086926-2026 14th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085528-2026 9th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085422-2026 9th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085402-2026 9th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.leics.gov.uk - https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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