Official UK procurement notice
Together for Families Evaluation
Authority: Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund
The Fund is seeking to procure a suitable supplier (an individual organisation or a consortium with a lead supplier) to deliver an evaluation of the Together for Families programme, a £59.2m partnership programme with the Northern Ireland Department of Health (DoH). The appointed supplier will be expected to play a lead role in coordinating, synthesising and communicating learning and evidence from across the programme, ensuring that insights are brought together in a coherent and meaningful way.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Fund is seeking to procure a suitable supplier (an individual organisation or a consortium with a lead supplier) to deliver an evaluation of the Together for Families programme, a £59.2m partnership programme with the Northern Ireland Department of Health (DoH). The appointed supplier will be expected to play a lead role in coordinating, synthesising and communicating learning and evidence from across the programme, ensuring that insights are brought together in a coherent and meaningful way. Concurrently, we are also procuring the 'C0150 Together for Families Support Contract'. Bidders may submit a tender for this contract, the C0150 Together for Families Support Contract, or both. The appointed supplier will be expected to work collaboratively with the Support Supplier, where different suppliers are appointed, to align learning, share relevant insights and evidence, and coordinate the programme-wide synthesis of evidence, learning and emerging findings.
- No preliminary market engagement: Not required.
CPV: Evaluation consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,433,300
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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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).
- Technical: 85% weighting out of 100%. Refer to the tender pack for further information.
- Commerical: 15% weighting out of 100%. Refer to the tender pack for further information.
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRE FOR EFFECTIVE SERVICESVCSEC0178 Together for Families Evaluation30 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Optional two x 12 month extension periods. | £832,108 | 9 Nov 2026standstill to 18 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 3 | 3 | — |
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
- 9 Nov 2026, 17:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Nov 2026, 17:28 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
C0178- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084561- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f3d2Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Sept 2026, 23:55 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 Sept 2026 → 18 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published63 days ago7 Sept 2026, 16:02 BST
- Clarification questions by49 days ago21 Sept 2026, 23:55 BST
- Submission deadline36 days ago4 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent24h ago9 Nov 2026
- Latest notice published6h ago9 Nov 2026, 17:28 GMT
- Today10 Nov 2026
- Contract startsin 5 days16 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected byin 6 days16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill endsin 8 days18 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 7 Sept 2026- Tender notice published7 Sept 2026, 16:02 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published9 Nov 2026, 17:28 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CENTRE FOR EFFECTIVE SERVICESAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender