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AwardedFind a Tender · award
BuyerThe National Lottery Community Fund
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published3 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Three-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.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleContract 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.
Rationale classificationssingleSuppliersUniqueWorkArtPerformance, singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

1

Statusactive
Value£300,000

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-059b9e
Latest release ID062229-2025
Latest release timestampFri Oct 03 2025 14:12:40 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsDirect award
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
3 Oct 2025award, contract062229-2025
19 Sept 2025award, contract058087-2025
16 Sept 2025award, contract057072-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (3 releases)
3 Oct 2025 · 062229-2025 · award, contract
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19 Sept 2025 · 058087-2025 · award, contract
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16 Sept 2025 · 057072-2025 · award, contract
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