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title: "Learning and support contract for grant holders in Scotland 2019"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000569000"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BIG LOTTERY FUND"
published: "2019-06-11"
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# Learning and support contract for grant holders in Scotland 2019

Buyer: BIG LOTTERY FUND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000569000

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## Summary

The Big Lottery Fund is seeking a contractor for the "Learning and Support Contract for Grant Holders in Scotland 2019," placed in the services industry category. This procurement process is currently active and utilises an open tendering method. The deadline for tender submissions was 25 January 2019, with contracts awarded on 28 February 2019. The project aims to enhance collaborative learning among eight funded partnerships to ensure effective delivery and the sharing of best practices throughout the programme lifecycle.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in educational services, training and development, and collaborative learning facilitation. Companies that can provide peer-to-peer support, online information sharing, and workshops would be well-suited to compete for this tender. Firms that have experience working with public sector grant holders or community organisations may find this an advantageous opportunity to expand their business within the public procurement landscape.

## Notice

We require a learning support contract to achieve the following learning support objectives: This contract aims to work closely with the eight funded partnerships and the Fund to help support individual and collaborative learning, which would enable the partnerships themselves to learn and share best practice, and the Fund to gain an understanding of overall effectiveness and lessons learned. This approach to learning, shared throughout the programme lifecycle will provide a feedback 'loop' for the eight partnerships, and the Big Lottery Fund, ensuring effective delivery and identifying best practice and learning from the programme overall.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This has now been awarded We require a learning support contract to achieve the following learning support objectives: This contract aims to work closely with the eight funded partnerships and the Fund to help support individual and collaborative learning, which would enable the partnerships themselves to learn and share best practice, and the Fund to gain an understanding of overall effectiveness and lessons learned. This approach to learning, shared throughout the programme lifecycle will provide a feedback 'loop' for the eight partnerships, and the Big Lottery Fund, ensuring effective delivery and identifying best practice and learning from the programme overall. The learning support will focus primarily on group workshop style and facilitating peer-to-peer support. Grant holders will also be able to receive support in the form of online information sharing, webinars, signposting to follow up support etc. Some limited one-to-one support or problem solving would also be made available. We know from the previous contracts that grant holders really value the opportunity to come together with their peers to learn and work through specific challenges. Services provided through the contract will align with the support provided directly by staff at the Big Lottery Fund, such as advice and from Funding Officers, social media training, and more. The contract will also assist grant holders to articulate and share practical insights and examples and collaborate with others around implementation and continuous improvement.. All interested parties MUST register at the e-portal below to gain full access to the procurement documents containing the process, specification and deadline dates. https://biglotteryfund.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN356749 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Jun 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Jan 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Feb 2019 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | £65,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BIG LOTTERY FUND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC4A 1DE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Electoral ward | Castle Baynard |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RESEARCH FOR REAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80420000 - E-learning services

## Release History

- 11 Jun 2019 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN356749
- 7 Jan 2019 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN341162

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN341162
  Learning and support contract for grant holders in Scotland 2019 - We require a learning support contract to achieve the following learning support objectives: This contract aims to work closely with the eight funded partnerships and the Fund to help support individual and collaborative learning, which would enable the partnerships themselves to learn and share best practice, and the Fund to gain an understanding of overall effectiveness and lessons learned. This approach to learning, shared throughout the programme lifecycle will provide a feedback 'loop' for the eight partnerships, and the Big Lottery Fund, ensuring effective delivery and identifying best practice and learning from the programme overall.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN356749
  Learning and support contract for grant holders in Scotland 2019 - We require a learning support contract to achieve the following learning support objectives: This contract aims to work closely with the eight funded partnerships and the Fund to help support individual and collaborative learning, which would enable the partnerships themselves to learn and share best practice, and the Fund to gain an understanding of overall effectiveness and lessons learned. This approach to learning, shared throughout the programme lifecycle will provide a feedback 'loop' for the eight partnerships, and the Big Lottery Fund, ensuring effective delivery and identifying best practice and learning from the programme overall.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000569000
- https://biglotteryfund.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

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