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    ContractsSpecialist Professional Services Framework Contract
    Awarded contract

    Specialist Professional Services Framework Contract

    Awarded
    £1.5m
    Published 28 May 2026

    Amended specialist professional services contract with the National Lottery Community Fund offering up to £1,500,000 over 2 years, plus optional 1-year extension worth up to £500,000.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 28 May 2026· 4 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £1.5m
    Published 28 May 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £1,500,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      31 Jul 2025
      1 years ago
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • BP
      BLOOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LTD
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    28 May 2026Today31 Jul 2025

    Brief

    This is a central contract procured through the Specialist Professional Services (NEPRO³) framework to help the National Lottery Community Fund obtain specialist professional services. The contract runs for an initial 2-year term valued up to £1,500,000, with an optional 1-year extension valued up to £500,000. This amendment corrects the original contract notice, which incorrectly stated the initial term value as £500,000 and listed the extension as 2 years instead of 1 year. Suppliers should note the corrected financial and temporal terms when considering 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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    Award notice and full record on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    83857969-306e-468f-ac12-696076e94b27-899529

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