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Published 28 Mar 2025, 23:10 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

SUSTAINABLE STEPS WALES: GREEN CAREERS PROGRAMME EVALUATION (DORMANT ASSETS)

Official notice

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

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£300,000≈ £50k / year · £360,000 inc. VAT0% below published estimate

Submissions closed 6 May 2025awarded 9 Jul 2025

Awarded to Learning and Work Institute

Contract term 6 yrsends 16 Jun 2031 · up to 16 Jun 2032 with extensions · starts 16 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Lottery Community Fund is seeking a supplier to evaluate the Sustainable Steps Wales: Green Careers programme from June 2025 to June 2031 (contract value: £300,000). This five-year, £10 million programme (2025-2030) will support young people aged 16-30 in Wales into green careers, with a focus on supporting young people with disabilities and those from ethnically minoritised communities. The supplier will generate evidence to support delivery, inform key audiences, and influence decision-making. The supplier will: 1. Work with projects and the Fund to gather consistent, proportional data and evidence. 2. Conduct yearly monitoring and evaluation to assess programme delivery and impact. 3. Produce Insight Papers to share good practice, policy lessons, and achievements. 4. Actively engage decision-makers and stakeholders on behalf of the Fund, using evidence to influence policy and practice on youth employment and diversity in the green transition.

No preliminary market engagement: Pre-market engagement not required.

CPV: Economic research services · Research and development consultancy services · Social research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 6 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£300,000

Contract period: 16 Jun 2025 – 16 Jun 2031 (6 yrs) · up to 16 Jun 2032 with extensionsValue: £300,000 exc. VAT · £360,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: The term of the Contract is 6 years with an option to extend for a further 1 year at the discretion of the Fund. The maximum budget for the Contract is £300,000 GBP including expenses (excluding VAT) for the initial term, and extension of up to 12 months has been included in the contract for completion of services only. No additional budget will be allocated to the extension.

73200000 Research and development consultancy services 79311400 Economic research services 79315000 Social research services

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

Price: 15

Published sub-criteria (1)

Commercial: 15

Published award criteria (2)

Technical: Total Weighting: 85%
Commercial: 15%

What this means for your bid

Price carries 15 of 15 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 Mar 2025, 23:10 GMT
Last source update: 4 Sept 2025, 10:10 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 3 Jun 2025
Authority reference: C0063
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-011894
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Economic research servicesResearch and development consultancy servicesSocial research services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fa65 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 allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes

Submission deadline: 6 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 2 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

28 Mar 2025 → 4 Sept 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
28 Mar 2025, 23:10 GMT
Clarification questions by
2 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission deadline
6 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Award decision expected by
3 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
Contract starts
16 Jun 2025
Assessment summaries sent
9 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends
21 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published
4 Sept 2025, 10:10 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Mar 2025

Tender notice published
28 Mar 2025, 23:10 GMT
UK4
Tender notice published
1 May 2025, 17:03 BST
UK4
Deadline moved to 6 May 2025, 13:00 BST
1 May 2025, 17:03 BST
+1 days · was 5 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Contract award notice published
9 Jul 2025, 21:41 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
9 Jul 2025, 21:41 BST
Contract signature expected
1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
4 Sept 2025, 10:10 BST
UK7

Published amendments (1)

Changes: 1. The deadline for submission of your tender response is now the 06/05/2025 at 13:00. The change is to accommodate additional time as the original deadline fell on early May bank holiday which was on the 05/05/2025. 2. The enquiry/clarification deadline was and is the 11/04/2025 at 18:00. The date has changed on the notice for technical reasons to allow for publications through the syste…

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-03: 1 release · 28 Mar 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £299,8901 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1210 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Learning and Work InstituteVCSE4 Aug 2025 – 3 Aug 2031 · up to 3 Aug 2032Extensions: The extension period is available should additional time be required for the completion of services. The Contract Value will remain the same.	£299,890	9 Jul 2025	Awarded

Contracts

SUSTAINABLE STEPS WALES: GREEN CAREERS PROGRAMME EVALUATION (DORMANT ASSETS) · Learning and Work InstituteVCSE
Signed
19 Aug 2025
Value
£299,890
Period
19 Aug 2025 – 18 Aug 2031 · up to 18 Aug 2032 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
For completion of services only.
No agreed KPIs: performance can not appropriately be assessed using KPIs.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
12final-stage tenders	10	2	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The National Lottery Community Fund

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Learning and Work InstituteAwarded supplierGB-CHC: 1002775 St Martins House, 7 Peacock Lane, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 5PZContact email
National Learning and Work InstituteAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXZX-3788-WXXX St Martins House, 7 Peacock Lane, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 5PZContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender4 Sept 2025, 10:10 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender9 Jul 2025, 21:41 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender1 May 2025, 17:03 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender28 Mar 2025, 23:10 GMT