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    ContractsSolidarity Fund Scoping and Monitoring Framework Contract
    Closed contract

    Solidarity Fund Scoping and Monitoring Framework Contract

    Contract value
    £333.3k
    Closed 7 Jul 2026

    Design the evaluation, support, and monitoring framework for a £250m national fund supporting community-led organisations making systemic change to tackle inequality.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 2 Jun 2026· 3 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £333.3k
    Closed 7 Jul 2026
    Tender deadline passed on 7 Jul 2026.

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      est.£333,333
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      7 Jul 2026
      2 months ago
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Lifecycle

    Closed

    Tender closed on 7 Jul 2026. Awaiting award.

    2 Jun 2026Today7 Jul 2026

    Brief

    The National Lottery Community Fund is seeking a contractor or consortium to develop a comprehensive framework for the Solidarity Fund, a £250m multi-year programme supporting charitable organisations tackling inequality across England. The contract has three key deliverables: (1) Design an impact evaluation approach to measure the Solidarity Fund's effectiveness, (2) Define the scope for a separate learning and support contract to help grantholders achieve systems change and build community power, and (3) Develop a monitoring framework that produces publishable data for stakeholders. The Solidarity Fund will distribute grants of £1m-£5m over 5-10 years to approximately 60 organisations by 2030, with delivery potentially continuing to 2040. Successful organisations must be led by and accountable to people with lived experience of inequality, and focus on creating lasting systemic change through collaboration, solidarity, and community organising. This scoping contract will establish the evidence and support infrastructure needed to evaluate and learn from the programme's impact on reducing poverty, disadvantage and discrimination.

    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.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06ab53
    NL
    Buyer
    THE NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND
    Sector
    Research & Innovation