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Published 28 May 2026

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Central Contract: Specialist Professional Services

Authority: The National Lottery Community Fund

Direct award
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services (73000000)
Published contract value£1,500,000Exc. VAT
Contract ends 31 Jul 2027
Contract starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract was procured via the Specialist Professional Services ("NEPRO³) framework to support the National Lottery Community Fund in procuring services for specialist contracts.

The Contract is for an initial term of 2 years with a value up to £1,500,000 with the possibility of a further 1 year extension with a value up to £500,000.

The amendment relates to the value of the intial term which was noted as £500,000 GBP on the original notice and the extension period of 2 years on the original notice

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Published procurement details

Procedure
Direct award
Buyer reference
20260528155412-157826
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Direct
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    31 Jul 2025
  2. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025
  3. Notice published
    28 May 2026
  4. Contract ends
    31 Jul 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suppliers named on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
Contracts Finder
Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-0724408c-5d14-47cf-9cbf-e65835ed7b30-2026-05-28T15:54:17+01:00
Published
28 May 2026
Latest update
28 May 2026
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-0724408c-5d14-47cf-9cbf-e65835ed7b30
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-0724408c-5d14-47cf-9cbf-e65835ed7b30-1