C0191 Healthier Lives – Major Investment Development

Official notice

Authority: Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£57,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Wordsmiths Global Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Lottery Community Fund requires specialist external advice and delivery support from Wordsmiths Global Limited for a four-month Healthier Lives Mission health inequalities work programme, running from September to December 2026. Professor Bola Owolabi will act as lead external expert adviser, providing strategic framing, expert challenge and advice, and supporting the programme through the Healthier Lives Major Investment commission. Wordsmiths Global will also provide evidence synthesis and insight, support an evidence refresh, help plan and deliver external stakeholder engagement, rapidly synthesise engagement findings, and contribute to proposition and Board material development.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 Oct 2026, 13:04 GMT
Last source update: 28 Oct 2026, 13:04 GMT
Authority reference: C0191
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-102058
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-079265 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
28 Oct 2026, 13:04 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £57,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Wordsmiths Global Ltd	£57,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

C0191-Healthier Lives - Major Investment Development · Wordsmiths Global Ltd
Signed
7 Sept 2026
Value
£57,000
Period
7 Sept 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The National Lottery Community Fund

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNLV-9975-CQQW Apex House, 3 Embassy Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 1TRContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Wordsmiths Global LtdAwarded supplier 3 Feast Field, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber, LS18 4TJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender28 Oct 2026, 13:04 GMT