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# Together for Families Support Programme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/together-for-families-support-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06f3d1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The Fund is seeking to procure a suitable supplier (an individual organisation or a consortium with a lead supplier) to deliver the Together for Families Support Contract. The appointed supplier will be required to provide a distinct but fully aligned support service for the Together for Families programme, a £59.2m partnership programme with the Northern Ireland Department of Health (DoH), helping to ensure that the structural, relational and cultural elements of the programme are effectively embedded and sustained, in ways that are accessible, respectful and grounded in lived experience.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/big-lottery-fund-operating-as-the-national-lottery-community-gov-pb1283)
- **Published Value:** £583,330 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 October 2026 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Development consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £578,415 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/together-for-families-support-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06f3d1#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f3d1`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/together-for-families-support-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06f3d1#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D108788%26TID100113845%26B%3D)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/together-for-families-support-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06f3d1#participate

## Description
The Fund is seeking to procure a suitable supplier (an individual organisation or a consortium with a lead supplier) to deliver the Together for Families Support Contract. The appointed supplier will be required to provide a distinct but fully aligned support service for the Together for Families programme, a £59.2m partnership programme with the Northern Ireland Department of Health (DoH), helping to ensure that the structural, relational and cultural elements of the programme are effectively embedded and sustained, in ways that are accessible, respectful and grounded in lived experience. Concurrently, we are also procuring the 'C0178 Together for Families Evaluation' contract. Bidders may submit a tender for this contract, the C0178 Together for Families Evaluation Contract, or both. The appointed supplier will be expected to work collaboratively with the Evaluation Supplier, where different suppliers are appointed, to align learning, share relevant insights and evidence, and contribute to a coherent understanding of programme delivery, outcomes and impact.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0000: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0000`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73220000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £583,330

- **Contract Period:** 16/11/2026 to 15/11/2029

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** C0150 Together for Families Support Programme (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **CENTRE FOR EFFECTIVE SERVICES**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:BR015172`
  - Value: £578,415 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 09/11/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F084560-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-09T17:26:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-10T00:08:41.683Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06f3d1