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# NECG Support Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/necg-support-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-035080). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund: "NECG Support Contract". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £203,000. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/big-lottery-fund-operating-as-the-national-lottery-community-gov-pb1283)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £203,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administration services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** Not published
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-035080`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/necg-support-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-035080#tl-md)

## Description
The National Lottery Community Fund (hereafter referred to as 'the Fund') is seeking to procure a supplier to support the National Expert Citizens Group (NECG)

The NECG is central to the design and delivery of the Changing Futures provision. The NECG is an active platform for individuals with lived experience from across the Changing Futures regional partnerships enabling them to meet regularly to discuss key issues relating to programme delivery and to discuss and inform the governance and strategic direction of the programme. This is a key ethos for the Fund to embed true engagement within and throughout the programme.

The Fund are keen to explore now the NECG develops its approach in the following manner;

1. Pursue its own strategic aims in promoting the voice of people with lived experience of multiple disadvantage with policy and decision makers
2. Creating space for the Changing Futures areas to engage with and input into the NECG.

The Contract Term will be 01st November 2022 to 31st March 2024, with the option to extend for a further 3 months (until 30th June 2024). The maximum allocated budget for this procurement is £203,000 excluding VAT (£243,600 including VAT).

This contract will be subject to The Fund's standard terms and conditions. These can be accessed via the following link: https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/about/customer-service/supplier-zone/terms-and-conditions (this contract will be subject to our terms and conditions for over £10,000).

This tender will be hosted on BravoSolution, the Fund's chosen e-tendering platform. In order to access this tender you will need to first register your organisation on the Fund's e-tendering portal via the following link: https://tnlcommunityfund.bravosolution.co.uk/.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018903-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-07-11T11:41:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T06:31:07.733Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-035080