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    ContractsGovernance and Financial Support Delivery Partner for Scottish Grant Holders
    Open tender

    Governance and Financial Support Delivery Partner for Scottish Grant Holders

    Contract value
    £1.5m
    Published 22 Sept 2026

    Deliver tailored governance and financial support services to Scottish grant holders of The National Lottery Community Fund.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· West MidlandsPublished 22 Sept 2026· YesterdayviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £1.5m
    Published 22 Sept 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £1,500,000indicative
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      West Midlands

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened yesterday.

    22 September 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    The National Lottery Community Fund is seeking a delivery partner or partnership to design and deliver governance and financial support services to grant holders throughout Scotland. This contract will help advance the Fund's core objectives: creating healthier and more connected communities, enabling children and young people to thrive, and promoting environmental sustainability. The successful partner will develop a flexible support programme that combines structured learning with responsive, tailored assistance. Services will be tailored to meet organisations at different stages of their development journey, offering both planned activities and customized support in governance and financial management. This pre-market engagement phase will gather supplier insights to inform the development of full tender documents and procurement processes. Prospective suppliers should be experienced in delivering capacity-building services to community organisations and have expertise in governance and financial management support.

    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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    Full notice and submission process on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-077793
    NL
    Buyer
    THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND
    Sector
    Research & Innovation