Official UK procurement notice
NLPU TV Broadcast · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThree-part TV series / Sky History broadcast funded by the National Lottery Promotions Unit (NLPU). The series will explore the fundamental and life-changing impact that National Lottery funding has on heritage projects all over the country and the wider impact that has on good causes.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Sept 2025, 16:41 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Oct 2025, 15:12 BST
- Authority reference
C0105- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062229- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059b9eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Unique Work Art Performance; Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Contract will be for the creation/production of unique broadcast material. This will be the supplier's own work, and therefore hold intellectual property rights over the original idea/concept.
The justification for this under the Procurement Act 2023 is as follows;
SCHEDULE 2 - Exempted contracts;
Broadcasting
Para 9 - A contract for the acquisition, development, production or co-production of material intended for broadcast (by any means) by a contracting authority to the general public.
Para 10 - A contract for the broadcast (by any means) by a contracting authority to the general public of material (including, for example, a programme or an advertisement) supplied by the supplier.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
30 Sept 2025 → 3 Oct 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends390 days ago30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published388 days ago3 Oct 2025, 15:12 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Sept 2025- Transparency notice published16 Sept 2025, 16:41 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published19 Sept 2025, 12:19 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Oct 2025, 15:12 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1ST LOOK LTD1 Oct 2025 – 31 Jan 2026 | £300,000 | 1 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · 1ST LOOK LTD
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2025
- Value
- £300,000
- Period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Jan 2026
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Formal KPIs are not proportionate for this small / short project. Deliverables are the subject of payment milestones.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- 1ST LOOK LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender