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The National Lottery Community Fund

The National Lottery Community Fund is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£24.9M

Total spend

80

Contract awards

67

Unique suppliers

£328K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded 80 contracts worth £24.9M to 67 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £328K, with the top five suppliers holding 39% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to The National Lottery Community Fund

Top-five suppliers hold 39% of contract value — a moderately competitive market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD1£2.8M
GOLIN LIMITED t/a Golin Ketchum1£2.1M
BLOOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LIMITED1£2.0M
IFF Research1£1.5M
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED2£1.3M
ALLIED PUBLICITY SERVICES (MANCHESTER) LIMITED2£1.2M
CENTRE FOR EFFECTIVE SERVICES1£1.2M
Starfish Search Limited3£1.1M
Reward Gateway (UK) Ltd1£850K
The Young Foundation1£794K
Morgan Hunt3£767K
JOHN DOE GROUP LIMITED1£624K
Manpower UK Limited1£600K
Freuds Communications Limited1£562K
Run Communications Limited1£456K
Ballicom Limited1£438K
BHSF Employee Benefits Limited1£433K
Softcat PLC1£414K
Morgan Hunt UK Limited1£400K
Camburg Collective Ltd3£304K

Procurement categories

What The National Lottery Community Fund buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
32 awards£15.3M

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
19 awards£5.3M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
9 awards£1.1M

Software package and information systems

48
4 awards£253K

Administration, defence and social security services

75
3 awards£513K

Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

44
2 awards£483K

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
2 awards£137K

Education and training services

80
2 awards£197K

Health and social work services

85
2 awards£77K

Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

18
1 award£850K

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
1 award£212K

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
1 award£45K

Postal and telecommunications services

64
1 award£300K

Recent contracts

Latest The National Lottery Community Fund contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Health Inequalities Evaluation

IFF Research · 2026-10-22

£1.5M

C0152 EDI L&D Pathway

RIGHTTRACK LEARNING LIMITED · 2026-10-10

£93K

C0151:Solidarity Fund Scoping Contract (Learning,Development, Evaluation, and Monitoring Framework)

The Social Investment Consultancy Limited · 2026-10-06

NLPU Cross Distributor Campaign

GOLIN LIMITED t/a Golin Ketchum · 2026-09-29

£2.1M

UKP ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The Young Foundation · 2026-09-28

£794K

C0138 - UK Fund Monitoring Evaluation & Learning

IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD · 2026-09-17

£2.8M

C0189 - Hivebrite

Hivebrite UK Limiited · 2026-09-17

£82K

National Lottery Open Week

JOHN DOE GROUP LIMITED · 2026-09-08

£624K

C0191 Healthier Lives – Major Investment Development

Wordsmiths Global Ltd · 2026-09-07

£57K

Thematic Evaluation - Community Cohesion

Sheffield Hallam University · 2026-08-25

£200K

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What The National Lottery Community Fund has coming up

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Most of it is in R&D, business services and IT services.

16

contracts ending in 12 months

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2

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

1

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Market analysis

Bidding into The National Lottery Community Fund — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

29%

Awards to SMEs

39%

Top-5 supplier share

2%

Framework call-offs

4

Awards to social enterprises

Around 29% of The National Lottery Community Fund’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 4 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to The National Lottery Community Fund

How much does The National Lottery Community Fund spend on procurement?

The National Lottery Community Fund awarded 80 contracts totalling £24.9M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 67 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £328K.

Who are The National Lottery Community Fund's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to The National Lottery Community Fund by total award value are IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD, GOLIN LIMITED t/a Golin Ketchum, BLOOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 39% of contract value.

What does The National Lottery Community Fund buy from suppliers?

The National Lottery Community Fund's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, research and development services and related consultancy services, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for The National Lottery Community Fund contracts?

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
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Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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