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Published 11 Nov 2026, 09:53 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

C0149 - Research into Barriers Communities Face in Accessing Funding

Official notice

Authority: Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund

Below threshold - limited competitionSME suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£44,795published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 10 Nov 2026
Awarded to Clearview Research Limited
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

The Strategic Analysis team will be commissioning external research to support the Fund’s Equity-Based Approach. This project will focus specifically on uncovering and exploring any barriers that marginalised or underserved communities may face when accessing our funding.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Strategic Analysis team will be commissioning external research to support the Fund’s Equity-Based Approach. This project will focus specifically on uncovering and exploring any barriers that marginalised or underserved communities may face when accessing our funding. The research will build on insights gathered internally during an initial scoping phase, and final outputs will be used to inform more nuanced strategies to increase our engagement with target groups, underpinned by high-quality and meaning-rich data. Please note a selective procedure was run to award the contract.

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £44,7951 award exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Clearview Research LimitedSMEC0149 - Research into Barriers Communities Face16 Nov 2026 – 15 Mar 2027£44,79510 Nov 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders50—

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
11 Nov 2026, 09:53 GMT
Last source update
11 Nov 2026, 09:53 GMT
Authority reference
C0149
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-106956
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
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Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 11 Nov 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    11 Nov 2026, 09:53 GMT
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The National Lottery Community Fund

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNLV-9975-CQQW Apex House, 3 Embassy Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 1TRContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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