Award

QU807 - Real-time community listening mental health and Cost-of-Living - AWARD

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

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Award

29 May 2023 at 22:00

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Birmingham City Council has awarded a contract for a qualitative real-time listening project named "The Price we can't Pay: Real-time community listening to understand the impact of the Cost-of-Living crisis on Birmingham's mental health and wellbeing". The contract, valued at £53,370 GBP, will run from March 10, 2023, to October 6, 2023. The project entails setting up a 4-month real-time community listening exercise involving video diaries and written blogs engaging participants from across Birmingham. The deadline for tender submissions was January 13, 2023.

This opportunity created by Birmingham City Council is suited for consultancy/agency businesses with experience in conducting rapid qualitative research. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate. The project aims to address the Cost-of-Living crisis by involving local communities in highlighting mental well-being issues. Businesses interested in services related to research consultancy, economic research, video production, and health services are well-placed to compete for this tender.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

QU807 - Real-time community listening mental health and Cost-of-Living - AWARD

Notice Description

Birmingham City Council (the Council) requires a supplier for the provision of a qualitative real-time listening project called The Price we can't Pay: Real-time community listening to understand the impact of the Cost-of-Living crisis on Birmingham's mental health and wellbeing. This contract will be for a period of 6 months commencing 01 02 2023 until 01 08 2023 with an indicative maximum budget up to ?55,000. The Council declared a Cost-of-Living crisis on 6th September 2023. As a local authority, the Council has taken a number of proactive steps to ensure the prompt support to our communities over the coming months. We are looking for a consultancy/agency with experience in undertaking rapid qualitative research to set up a 4-month real-time community listening exercise, via video diary and written blogs, with participants from across Birmingham. With recruitment and report writing this project will be commissioned for 6 months in total. Products to be delivered: o Weekly short video diaries from 20 participants submitted via an app to an online fieldnotes app (visible only to researchers and member of the People Team via a dashboard) o Written blogs every six weeks from some participants, to be hosted on the mental health pages of the Birmingham City Council website. Participants would work in partnership with the provider and the Council to edit these blogs and address any issues arising from these. These blogs will be of the participant's choice, to highlight issues that are important to them, under the broad heading of mental wellbeing o Participants are to be paid by the provider for contributing their insights and experience with a fair wage that is representative of their time required to produce the blog and video diary. The Council are to retain editorial control of the video content for use in the Council presentations and reports. o An End report collating the research and providing an overview of the project focussing on any specific recommendations and actions identified by the participants. o With guidance via the contract management meeting the provider will carry out a brief evaluation with the participants to understand how they have found the research, using the app etc. This will be included in the wider project evaluation. The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity, please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be sent details on how to log on which will enable you to download all relevant quotation documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: cps@birmingh...

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c11817d-aba1-4592-960d-0197c05b9198
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

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

85 - Health and social work services

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

48224000 - Web page editing software package

48825000 - Web servers

72212515 - Video conferencing software development services

72413000 - World wide web (www) site design services

73110000 - Research services

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

73210000 - Research consultancy services

79311400 - Economic research services

85100000 - Health services

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

85323000 - Community health services

92110000 - Motion picture and video tape production and related services

92111000 - Motion picture and video production services

92111260 - Information video-tape production

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£53,370 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 May 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Jan 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Mar 20232 years ago
Contract Period
10 Mar 2023 - 6 Oct 2023 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WEST MIDLANDS
Postcode
B4 7WB
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Newtown
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BRITAINTHINKS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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