Official UK procurement notice
C0039 Funding Formula Review
Authority: Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£82,915published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Oct 2025
Awarded to LONDON ECONOMICS2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe overall objective is to update the budget funding formula to make it more intentional in our aspiration to reduce inequalities, considering weighting towards underrespresented groups. The new formula must incorporate equity-led measures to better reflect the needs of communities.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Feb 2026, 12:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2026, 15:48 BST
- Authority reference
C0039- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057264- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065bedFind a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Feb 2026- Contract details notice published25 Feb 2026, 12:14 GMTUK7
- Contract details notice published17 Jun 2026, 15:48 BSTUK7
- Procurement method changed17 Jun 2026, 15:48 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £82,9151 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 2latest 9 Oct 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON ECONOMICSSME | £82,915 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| LONDON ECONOMICSSME | £82,915 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
C0039 Funding Formula Review · LONDON ECONOMICSSME
- Signed
- 9 Oct 2025
- Value
- £82,915
- Period
- 9 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
C0039 Funding Formula Review · LONDON ECONOMICSSME
- Signed
- 9 Oct 2025
- Value
- £82,915
- Period
- 9 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- LONDON ECONOMICSAwarded supplier
- London EconomicsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender