Official UK procurement notice
Political Monitoring · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Fund is seeking to procure a parliamentary and political monitoring service for its External Affairs team and other colleagues working across the Fund as relevant. The Fund is a UK-wide organisation that delivers funding through five main portfolios: UK-wide, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. With a diverse range of relevant subject areas, monitoring services are integral to the function of the External Affairs team and the Fund as a whole. This service will support team members in gathering intelligence as well as monitoring debates and parliamentary (or devolved equivalent) activity. It will also provide up-to-date contact information for politicians, civil servants and other key external stakeholders. The Fund requires monitoring services to support day-to-day policy and public affairs activity for a wide range of themes that are relevant to the work of the Fund. The above should include all Westminster MPs and Peers, members of the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Parliament/Senedd, Northern Ireland Assembly; city and metro mayors and combined authorities (including London Assembly); UK and devolved government departments and statutory bodies (e.g. National Audit Office, National Office of Statistics, Charity Commission). Further organisations and individuals for which monitoring could be useful include other distributors of National Lottery funding; think tanks; voluntary and charitable sector leaders/organisations.
CPV: Research consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£100,000
- Condition of participation
As stated in the tender documentation.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: The Award Criteria will be split as follows out of 100%: Technical/Quality: 80% Price Cost: 20%
- Condition of participation
As stated in the tender documentation.
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
- 23 Mar 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2026, 14:35 BST
- Authority reference
C0145- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026144- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06711fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
23 Mar 2026 → 20 Aug 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published213 days ago23 Mar 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Clarification questions by198 days ago7 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline185 days ago20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts84 days ago31 Jul 2026
- Latest notice published63 days ago20 Aug 2026, 14:35 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Mar 2026- Tender notice published23 Mar 2026, 11:00 GMTUK4
- Contract details notice published20 Aug 2026, 14:35 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete20 Aug 2026, 14:35 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VuelioSME | £78,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Political Monitoring · VuelioSME
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2026
- Value
- £78,000
- Period
- 31 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract can be extended for 2 additonal terms of 12 months after the initial term.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- VuelioAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender