Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bec-d78d-72c0-9bbd-af68930e15fe/local-sustainability-fund-evaluation-contract closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Local sustainability Fund evaluation contract [Big Lottery Fund](https://tendernation.io/buyers/big-lottery-fund) Estimated value £166,666 to £333,333 Published 18 Nov 2015 Deadline Closed 4 Jan 2016 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Big Lottery Fund (“the Fund”) is seeking to procure a suitably qualified Service Provider to provide evaluation services for the Local Sustainability Fund (LSF). The LSF is a £20 million programme delivered by the Fund on behalf of the Office for Civil Society (OCS) and aims to support Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations in England to become stronger, more resilient and more sustainable. The evaluation services will support the delivery and measure the impact of the Local Sustainability Fund (LSF). The evaluation for this programme will last approximately 18 months and the successful bidder will be required to provide evaluation and learning services to the Fund which demonstrate the impact of the LSF on the organisations receiving funding and how effective the programme has been in achieving its aims. The Service Provider will be required to work with LSF grant holders and staff at the Fund to analyse how well the common needs of VCSE organisations have been addressed by the programme and measure the impact of the LSF on the relevance, resilience and sustainability of medium sized VCSE organisations. An evaluator will need to test how successful the LSF has been in developing the organisational capability of the organisations receiving funding. A strong methodology will also identify any previous support the organisation has had and will analyse whether or not this previous support has been influential in a) accessing the LSF and - determining how best to embed new strengths sought through the LSF. Additional information: Please read attached ITT for further instructions. If interested in this opportunity please submit an electronic copy of your tender submission in a zip folder to no later than 12.00 Noon on Monday 4th January 2016. The subject line should be as follows; “TENDER REF NO. BIG001-0574 Please submit your tender response in accordance with the instructions set out in the ITT. Read full description ## CPV classification Research and development services and related consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/039ab83e-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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