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Published 23 Mar 2026, 11:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Political Monitoring · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£100,000≈ £50k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT22% below published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Apr 2026awarded 31 Jul 2026
Awarded to Vuelio
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 31 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The 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 published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 31 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: This contract includes 2 extension options which are 12 months each. Extension Option 1 end date: 31/07/2029 Extension Option 2 end date: 31/07/2030 Extensions will be at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    As stated in the tender documentation.

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: The Award Criteria will be split as follows out of 100%: Technical/Quality: 80% Price Cost: 20%

Conditions of participation1
  • 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)
Research consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06711f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Mar 2026 → 20 Aug 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published213 days ago
    23 Mar 2026, 11:00 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by198 days ago
    7 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline185 days ago
    20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts84 days ago
    31 Jul 2026
  5. Latest notice published63 days ago
    20 Aug 2026, 14:35 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Mar 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Mar 2026, 11:00 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    20 Aug 2026, 14:35 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    20 Aug 2026, 14:35 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £78,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
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

The National Lottery Community Fund

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNLV-9975-CQQW Apex House, 3 Embassy Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 1TRContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • VuelioAwarded supplier The Johnson Building, 79 Hatton Garden,, London, London, EC1N 8JSContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender