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    ContractsDeveloping a Fair Funding Distribution Formula for National Lottery Community Grants
    Awarded contract

    Developing a Fair Funding Distribution Formula for National Lottery Community Grants

    Awarded
    £83.3k
    Published 24 Jul 2026

    Research project to redesign how The National Lottery Community Fund distributes grants fairly and equitably across the UK using evidence-based methods.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 24 Jul 2026· 2 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £83.3k
    Published 24 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £83,333
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      27 Aug 2025
      1 years ago
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • LE
      London Economics
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    24 Jul 2026Today27 Aug 2025

    Brief

    The National Lottery Community Fund is conducting research to review and improve how it distributes funding across the UK. The Evidence and Impact team is leading this project to examine how the organisation can better allocate its budget using current data and evidence. The research will focus on: exploring new approaches to distribute National Lottery funding based on the latest information; aligning the Budget Funding Formula with the Fund's policy priorities and updated funding strategy; ensuring consideration of the full range of community needs across different regions; and creating a fair and equitable system for sharing awards across four UK nations and the UK Portfolio. This research supports the Fund's commitment to equity-based funding decisions and demonstrates how communities and organisations can make a positive impact. Suppliers and researchers with expertise in funding distribution models, equity analysis, data-driven policy development, or public fund allocation are encouraged to engage with this opportunity.

    Track record

    7 awards · 5 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In research innovation, THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND has awarded 7 contracts to 5 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. BLOOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LTD2× · 29%
    2. London Economics2× · 29%
    3. DJS Research Limited1× · 14%
    4. CAG Consult LLP (trading as CAG Consultants)1× · 14%
    5. LEXINGTON COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED1× · 14%

    Across research innovation, the most active winners are IPSOS MARKET RESEARCH LIMITED, WSP UK LIMITED, IFF RESEARCH LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    20fceca1-3ae0-45af-802b-4f93db64f577-908197
    NL
    Buyer
    THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND
    Sector
    Research & Innovation