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Health Inequalities Evaluation · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

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

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdConcessionSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Concession value (operator's revenue)£1,600,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 10 Sept 2026awarded 22 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to IFF Research Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 15 Nov 2031 · starts 16 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Fund is seeking to appoint a supplier to undertake a five-year impact evaluation of our Health Mission in England. The evaluation will explore the contribution of the Health Inequities Partnership, responsive funding, and community-led action in addressing health inequalities, and generate and share learning on what helps create more equitable health outcomes.

  • No preliminary market engagement: This tender did not require any PME.

CPV: Evaluation consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£1,600,000
Contract period: 16 Nov 2026 – 15 Nov 2031 (5 yrs)Value: £1,600,000 exc. VAT · £2,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
79419000 Evaluation consultancy services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80%
  • Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical
  • Commercial
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Aug 2026, 15:01 BST
Last source update
22 Oct 2026, 10:08 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 19 Oct 2026
Authority reference
C0172
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074279
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Evaluation consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dc9e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
10 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
Clarification deadline
3 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

5 Aug 2026 → 16 Nov 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published81 days ago
    5 Aug 2026, 15:01 BST
  2. Clarification questions by52 days ago
    3 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline45 days ago
    10 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by5 days ago
    19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent3 days ago
    22 Oct 2026
  6. Latest notice published3 days ago
    22 Oct 2026, 10:08 BST
  7. Today
    25 Oct 2026
  8. Standstill endsin 9 days
    2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  9. Contract startsin 22 days
    16 Nov 2026

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Aug 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Aug 2026, 15:01 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Oct 2026, 10:08 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Oct 2026, 10:08 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,531,3861 award exc. VAT
Bids received 97 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IFF Research Ltd16 Nov 2026 – 15 Nov 2031£1,531,38622 Oct 2026standstill to 2 Nov 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9final-stage tenders70—

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
  • IFF ResearchAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00849983 5th Floor, St. Magnus House, 3 Lower Thames St, London, London, EC3R 6HDContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender