AQW 31426/22-27

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 17/09/2025
Answered On Date: 09/10/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail what procurement processes were followed to identify and decide Crowdfunder UK as the fundraising platform the Department for Communities is using for the Olympic Legacy Fund.

Answer:

This issue is an operational matter for Sport NI, which will be responsible for delivering the Olympic Legacy Fund on behalf of my Department.

I have sought the requested information from the Chief Executive, who has advised me as follows:

“On 1st April 2024, Sport Northern Ireland awarded a contract to Crowdfunder UK for cloud-based software/hosting to support grant administration. Crowdfunder UK were procured using Crown Commercial Services ‘G-Cloud 13 Call-Off Contract’ and have been contracted for 36-months (until 31st March 2027) with an optional 12-month extension. The Olympic Legacy Fund has been appended to services delivered, as per terms and conditions of contract.”