--- title: "C0185 Scotland Governance and Finance" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077793" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077793" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077793.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077793.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Big Lottery Fund" published: "2026-09-22" --- # C0185 Scotland Governance and Finance Buyer: Big Lottery Fund Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077793 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077793) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077793.json) ## Summary The National Lottery Community Fund intends to appoint a delivery partner or partnership to design and deliver governance and financial support for its grant holders in Scotland. The service will help organisations improve governance and financial capability through a structured but flexible programme, combining planned activities with responsive support tailored to organisations at different stages of development. It is intended to support the Fund’s wider missions: healthier and more connected communities, children and young people thriving, and environmentally sustainable communities. The procurement is for services, classified under research consultancy and research services. Delivery will be across Scotland, for organisations holding grants from the Fund. The work is arranged as a single procurement package and is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. This procurement is at the planning stage: the Fund has expressed an intention to procure and has not yet invited tenders. It is above the relevant threshold and is expected to proceed through a tender process. The buyer has scheduled pre-market engagement, with activity due by 6 October 2026, to help shape the tender documents and process. A subsequent procurement notice is expected on 27 November 2026; these are the buyer’s indicative dates rather than bid deadlines. The anticipated contract period is 1 April 2027 to 1 March 2030, with a possible extension to 1 March 2032. The estimated value is £1.5 million excluding VAT and £1.8 million including VAT. The procurement comprises one lot and includes renewal. This will suit organisations with strong experience of governance development and financial support for grant-funded or community organisations in Scotland. Suitable providers are likely to be able to design and manage a programme that combines consistent, planned learning with flexible advice responding to different needs, circumstances and levels of organisational maturity. Useful capability includes assessing governance and financial requirements, delivering tailored interventions, supporting learning and continuous improvement, and working with a varied portfolio of grant holders. The buyer is open to a single delivery partner or a partnership, which may suit a lead organisation working with complementary specialists. Small and medium-sized enterprises, voluntary organisations, community bodies and social enterprises are explicitly identified as suitable. Suppliers should prepare for the planned market engagement before the tender is developed. ## Notice The National Lottery Community Fund (the "Fund") is seeking to appoint a delivery partner (or partnership) to design and deliver a Governance and Financial support contract for The Fund grant holders in Scotland. Through this investment, the Fund aims to advance its core missions: enabling communities to be healthier and more connected, supporting children and young people to thrive, and promoting environmentally sustainable communities. The contract will promote a culture of learning and continuous improvement across all Fund grant holders in Scotland, offering a structured but flexible programme of support that organisations can engage with at different stages of their journey. It will provide a planned set of activities alongside responsive, tailored support, enabling grant holders to access the level and type of governance and financial support most appropriate to their needs and circumstances. This pre-market engagement will provide details to support the development of the tender documents and process. ### Planning Information https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=109363&TID=100114408&B= ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089661-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 27 Nov 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 1 Mar 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | 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 - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73110000 - Research services - 73210000 - Research consultancy services ## Release History - 22 Sep 2026 at 14:02 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089661-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089661-2026 22nd September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=109363&TID=100114408&B= - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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