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SE1251 Active Lives adult small area estimates 2024-25

Sport England

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31 Jul 2026 at 16:03

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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26 Mar 2026 at 11:31

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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26 Mar 2026 at 11:29

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Sport England commissioned research services to produce small-area estimates of adult physical activity and inactivity for the 2024–25 Active Lives survey year. The work covers Middle Layer Super Output Areas and Lower Layer Super Output Areas, with demographic breakdowns by age, gender, disability, socio-economic status and ethnicity. It also includes a technical report explaining the methods used. The purpose is to give Active Partnerships and local authorities more detailed insight into activity levels than direct Active Lives Survey estimates can provide, so they can target resources more effectively. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The buyer is Sport England, based at Loughborough Sport Park in Loughborough. The requirement was structured as one service lot and was identified as research services.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award on technical grounds, using the single-supplier technical-reasons route. The award date was 3 March 2026. Sport England awarded the contract to Substance 2005 Limited. The awarded value is £12,850 excluding VAT, or £15,420 including VAT. The award period runs from 18 May 2026 to 17 November 2026. The contract was signed on 14 May 2026 and its recorded contract period runs from 31 July 2026 to 18 November 2026. The award is below the applicable threshold. The single lot was marked suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The procurement concerned services and was evaluated through the direct-award rationale rather than an open competitive tender.

This requirement shows demand for specialist public-sector research that can turn survey data into reliable local estimates of adult activity and inactivity. Suppliers best placed for comparable work would combine survey research, statistical modelling and small-area estimation, with the ability to work at both Middle Layer and Lower Layer Super Output Area level. Relevant capability includes producing robust demographic analysis across age, gender, disability, socio-economic status and ethnicity, and explaining methods clearly in a technical report. Experience translating quantitative findings into practical intelligence for local authorities, public bodies or partnership networks would strengthen credibility. A competitor would also need to demonstrate technical expertise sufficiently distinctive to address a direct-award justification based on technical reasons, alongside the capacity to deliver a defined research service for Sport England.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SE1251 Active Lives adult small area estimates 2024-25

Notice Description

The supplier will deliver small area estimates of activity and inactivity for MSOAs and LSOAs for adults for Active Lives survey year 2024-25. This will include demographic breakdowns of these small area estimates by age, gender, disability, socio-economic status and ethnicity. The supplier will also produce a technical report detailing the methods used. The main purpose of the work is to enable partners such as Active Partnerships and Local Authorities to have more detailed insights into local levels of activity and inactivity than are possible through direct Active Lives Survey estimates, in order to target their resources effectively.

Procurement Information

Technical reasons

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0674da
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072867-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73110000 - Research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£12,850 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£12,850 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Mar 20267 months ago
Contract Period
31 Jul 2026 - 18 Nov 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Sport England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LOUGHBOROUGH
Postcode
LE11 3QF
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Charnwood
Electoral Ward
Loughborough Ashby
Westminster Constituency
Loughborough

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Substance 2005 Limited

Further Information

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