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Published 3 Apr 2025, 15:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Interim Evaluation of National Lottery Skills Clusters Fund

Official notice

Authority: British Film Institute (Charity / VCSE)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£35,000£42,000 inc. VAT3.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 15 May 2025awarded 19 Jun 2025
Awarded to Burns Owens Partnership Ltd
Contract term 6 moends 31 Dec 2025 · up to 31 Jan 2026 with extensions · starts 23 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

In 2023 the BFI awarded £9.m of National Lottery ‘good cause’ funding over three years to seven Skills Clusters supporting major production hubs across the UK that work with local industry, education and training providers to help local people train for below-the-line careers on their doorstep.

As the BFI nears the end of the first funding period (2023-2026) of the new strategy, the BFI would like to commission an interim evaluation of the National Lottery funded Skills Clusters programme. Findings from the interim evaluation will be used to inform iterations to the Fund guidelines ahead of the second funding period (2026-2029).

CPV: Business development consultancy services · General management consultancy services · Market research services · Research consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 6 moPublished value£35,000
Contract period: 23 Jun 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 (6 mo) · up to 31 Jan 2026 with extensionsValue: £35,000 exc. VAT · £42,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: Extension available if required and is the sole discretion of The BFI.
73210000 Research consultancy services79310000 Market research services79411000 General management consultancy services79411100 Business development 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

Lot awarding rule: Quality 70% and Value for Money 30%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
3 Apr 2025, 15:02 BST
Last source update
19 Jun 2025, 17:14 BST
Authority reference
2025/430
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012862
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Business development consultancy servicesGeneral management consultancy servicesMarket research servicesResearch consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
15 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
8 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.in-tendhost.co.uk/bfi/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

3 Apr 2025 → 23 Jun 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Apr 2025, 15:02 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    8 May 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    15 May 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published
    19 Jun 2025, 17:14 BST
  5. Contract starts
    23 Jun 2025

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Apr 2025, 15:02 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    19 Jun 2025, 17:14 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    19 Jun 2025, 17:14 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    21 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £33,8751 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Burns Owens Partnership Ltd23 Jun 2025 – 31 Dec 2025£33,87519 Jun 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 20 at stage one00—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Film Institute

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: 287780 21 STEPHEN STREET, LONDON, London, W1T 1LNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Burns Owens Partnership LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04665658 15 Southampton Place, London, London, WC1A 2AJContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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