Published date: 4 June 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 4 January 2021, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and experimental development services - 73100000

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Design and execution of research and development - 73300000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£180,000

Procurement reference

tender_257581/969028

Published date

4 June 2021

Closing date

4 January 2021

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

29 March 2021

Contract end date

30 November 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Prior to the start of this contract, the Fund will award up to 8-10 small grants to infrastructure organisations (4 pr 5 to 'established ' infrastructure organisations, 4 or 5 to emerging infrastructure organisations). These grants will fund the resourcing and 'headspace' needed within these organisations to engage with the Design Lab process.
The needs, challenges and activities of established /existing infrastructure organisations will be greatly different than those of emerging infrastructure organisations. We are therefore procuring two different organisations or consortiums.

We are seeking two support partners to each design and run a design lab to support these two cohorts to be ready for the future, and provide some answers on what is needed in civil society in terms of infrastructure now and into the future, and what role can The National Lottery Community Fund take on to support infrastructure? 

Established Infrastructure Organisations
It will be useful for bidders to know what we will be looking for when making these grants to established infrastructure organisations - so they are clear what kinds of organisations they in turn will be supporting.

For the established infrastructure cohort, we will seek to support applications that:
1.  Demonstrate that they are playing a vital role in terms of an infrastructure offer, and with no new infrastructure providing a clear alternative.
2.  Demonstrate that they are willing to reimagine and redeliver what they do in a way that makes use of digital approaches.
3. Demonstrate organisation wide buy-in to digital change, and an understanding of the opportunities and challenges ahead. 
4.   Are frank and detailed about their strengths and weaknesses in terms of digital skills.
5. Demonstrate a generosity of spirit in how they intend to share their learning, technology or opportunities with other civil society organisations.
6.  Can demonstrate that their networks and/or membership are active and representative.
7. Have a small core team that can demonstrate that by investing in them to change, there will be a ripple effect in terms of value and impact.
8.  Demonstrate how their funding will free up staff time to engage with our support contractor and that the work will lead to sustainable change in how they work. 

The successful bidder will provide expert advice and practical support to the cohort through a dedicated team which will provide the following:

1. Service audits.
2. Identifying what to stop doing.
3.  Identifying new skills and capabilities.
4. Becoming user centred.
5. Approaches for testing, experimenting and iterating.
6.  Better segmentation of users.
7. Support to become more responsive and able to continually adapt.
8. Better use of digital tools and data.
9. Content design and different channels for distribution of content.
10. Building partnerships.

It is our intention that this work will provide an opportunity to embed deep learning, by worki

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Award information

Awarded date

10 October 2020

Contract start date

29 March 2021

Contract end date

30 November 2022

Total value of contract

£178,800

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Shift Foundation

Address

71 St John Street, London, EC1 4NJ

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Leanne Davies

Address

1 Plough Place
London
EC4A 1DE
England

Telephone

+441213458819

Email

leanne.davies@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

Website

https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/about/customer-service/supplier-zone