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C0138 - UK Fund Monitoring Evaluation & Learning

The National Lottery Community Fund · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 11:27.

Opportunity overview

The UK Portfolio is seeking a single supplier or consortium of suppliers to conduct an impact evaluation of the UK Fund and provide a range of learning services to UK Fund grantholders. The UK Fund is a funding programme that cover two distinct thematic areas: - Connected Communities - CYP and Youth Voice The first awards were granted in February 2024, focusing on Connected Communities, and in 2025 the funding expanded to Children and Young People (CYP) and Youth Voice. The key themes that run across the different thematic areas include voice, relationship building, agency, community systems and lived experience. UK Fund has adopted a funding approach that spans across and between countries, rather than being geographically restricted, and focuses on supporting well-established programmes that demonstrate proven impact, enabling them to scale and expand further. The funding also prioritises equity - targeting only communities facing poverty, disadvantage, and discrimination. Another distinguishing factor about the UK Fund is its emphasis on long-term systems change, requiring projects to include a mix of service delivery and systemic transformation in their plans. The evaluation and learning contract will adopt a collaborative, co-design approach that engages all grantholders, ensuring that all activities align with their learning needs. The supplier is also encouraged to involve the communities with whom the projects work, enabling them to shape and contribute to the learning and evaluation processes. This is particularly important given the programme’s emphasis on voice, agency, and power.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£2.8m
Awarded
17 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PCXT-5737-ZJLM
Location
London, UKI42, E1W 1YW, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C0138
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The National Lottery Community Fund
Id
GB-PPON-PNLV-9975-CQQW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNLV-9975-CQQW

Address

Street Address
Apex House, 3 Embassy Drive, Edgbaston
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B15 1TR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Name
Procurement Team
Telephone
+44 3454102030

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
Id
GB-PPON-PCXT-5737-ZJLM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCXT-5737-ZJLM

Address

Street Address
3 Thomas More Square
Locality
London
Postal Code
E1W 1YW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI42

Contact

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
C0138 - UK Fund Monitoring Evaluation & Learning
Status
pending
Date
17 Sept 2026, 01:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
17 Sept 2026, 01:00

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79419000
Description
Evaluation consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
3,364,920
Amount
2,804,100
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCXT-5737-ZJLM
Name
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD

Standstill Period

Ends
28 Sept 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
2 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Nov 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Nov 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The extension is up to 1 year with a total value of £600,000 including . Extensions are at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and pricing is based on the submitted rates.

Related lots

LOT-0000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
088270-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Sept 2026, 14:15
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
5 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B15 1TR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 026350-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 026611-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 031330-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 088270-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·