Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bf2-b8df-731d-b9e0-8a28d8914327/a-better-start-common-outcomes-indicators-framework closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # A Better Start: Common Outcomes & Indicators Framework [Big Lottery Fund](https://tendernation.io/buyers/big-lottery-fund) Estimated value £24,000 Published 29 Jan 2016 Deadline Closed 19 Feb 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. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - 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 Fund is looking for a service provider to work with the five ABS partnerships and the Fund to develop a Common Outcomes Framework, with consistent indicators that can be used to monitor change at a population level. An explicit aim of the contract is that this framework should be useful not only to the five ABS sites, but for all areas who share the Fund’s ambition for improving early child development. The Contract is for a term of 5 months. The Contract value shall not exceed £24,000 including VAT and expenses. Additional information: If you are interested please submit an electronic copy of your tender submission in a zip folder to no later than 12.00 Noon on 19th February 2016. The subject line should be as follows; “BIG 001-0691 -A Better Start: Common Outcomes & Indicators Framework” Tenders received after that time will not be considered and it is your responsibility to ensure the tender is submitted in a zip file and that we have received it. If you do not submit the information in this way it may be too large for our email inbox and we will not receive it. ## CPV classification Research and development services and related consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/3fd33c59-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. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Big Lottery Fund: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/big-lottery-fund) [Sector More Research & development tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development) ## More tenders like this [Included Outside Publication Faith in Nature · Natural England · 16 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14a29-a2ce-7073-851a-05dd5c86a64c/included-outside-publication-faith-in-nature) [The provision of an online family history service for wales · The National Library of Wales · 32 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-3ab0-72b7-a215-c1db7fc1c138/the-provision-of-an-online-family-history-service-for-wales) [Cymru Can Strategy Review · Future Generations Commissioner for Wales · 22 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-3b47-71a7-b7c4-7d49c6871347/cymru-can-strategy-review) [Sector research for councils to learn from collaborative ICT delivery in local government · Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14503-584b-7036-bbe3-327b4e51c3c7/sector-research-for-councils-to-learn-from-collaborative-ict-delivery-in-local-g) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Multiannual FWC on monitoring, research and analysis related to VET and qualifications · European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, CEDEFOP - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training · 58 days left · 15 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-1b58-70d6-9e0f-07f8589ea85c/greece-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-mu) [Research services – Istraživanja vrsta i staništa u sklopu projekta PKK "Poboljšano upravljanje PPLP" · Javna ustanova Park prirode Lonjsko polje · 30 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-312a-7230-92e1-4783caf49f90/croatia-research-services-istrazivanja-vrsta-i-stanista-u-sklopu-projekta-pk)