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Award of CR/2021/20 - Understanding how children and young people in Scotland engage, connect wit...

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

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07 Dec 2021 at 13:21

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Lanarkshire, along with other regional authorities, has awarded a contract titled "Award of CR/2021/20 - Understanding how children and young people in Scotland engage, connect with...", focusing on research and development services within the public sector. This project, which is at the award stage, aims to enhance understanding of children's outdoor engagement and nature connectedness. The tender started on 6 December 2021 and runs until 31 March 2022, with the awarded supplier being The Diffley Partnership, at a contract value of £45,350. The procurement method employed was a tender process facilitated by the Scottish Government.

This tender presents significant opportunities for consultancy and research firms specialising in outdoor education, youth engagement, and health and wellbeing studies. Businesses with expertise in social research, data analysis, and outdoor recreational programming would find this procurement particularly relevant. Engaging with this contract could foster business growth by contributing to key research initiatives aimed at improving children's experiences in nature, ultimately supporting public health and environmental stewardship in Scotland.

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Notice Title

Award of CR/2021/20 - Understanding how children and young people in Scotland engage, connect wit...

Notice Description

Background & Context3. The positive health and wellbeing benefits of spending time outdoors and in nature are well understood, and NatureScot has an active role in ensuring these benefits are enjoyed by everyone. The Scottish Government's Scottish Household Survey (SHS) and SNH's Scotland's People and Nature Survey (SPANS) (population-level quantitative surveys) provide evidence of attitudes and behaviours in respect to nature and outdoor activity in Scotland. Both surveys show a steady and significant increase in participation in outdoor recreation among adults in Scotland between 2012 and 2018. In 2018 participation reached its highest level since the 2006 baseline year (see Figure 1). Participation in outdoor recreation among 16-24 year olds is higher than the national average. Research undertaken in 2020 suggests that the Covid-19 pandemic may also have a long-lasting impact on how people in Scotland use, value and enjoy the natural environment.4. Neither the SHS nor SPANS currently address the attitudes and behaviours of under-16s in Scotland - the population-level quantitative surveys employed by NatureScot and many other organisations use 16 as the minimum age for participation. Several studies have shown the benefits of structured outdoor learning activities for children of all ages. The Growing Up in Scotland (GUS) project meanwhile suggests that access to private and public outdoor spaces have a positive impact on the behavioural development on younger children. However, studies focusing on primary age children and younger rely heavily on the account of parents and carers, which risk becoming less reliable for reporting the unsupervised behaviour of older children. This problem is more pronounced for older children and young adults, leading to poorer representation in research and evidence gathering. The teenage years have been identified as a particularly crucial stage for determining future behaviour as children develop more independence and gain greater autonomy over how they spend their time.5. To address this data gap, mixed quantitative and qualitative research was previously commissioned by SNH in 2011 that focused on 11-17 year olds. This important work found that there was a high level of interest in spending free time outdoors amongst young people in this age range. The qualitative research identified quality personal space and time to themselves, without adults (ideally with friends) as the main motivators to spending (increased) time in the outdoors.6. Engaging with nature on a sensory and emotional level can deliver a range of social, environmental and economic benefits, as well as developing a sense of connectedness with nature. Nature connectedness details the relationship between people and the rest of nature. It is increasingly recognised in psychology with evidence showing it to be associated with greater feelings of autonomy, personal growth, and purpose in life; lower levels of anxiety, depression and stress, and increasing attention span and cognitive function. People who feel connected with nature are also more likely to exhibit pro-environmental and pro-nature conservation (together pro-nature) attitudes and behaviours. Although being connected with nature does not require going outside, studies have pointed to links between nature connectedness and outdoor activity. Spending time outdoors and in nature, of course, have their own well-established benefits for health and wellbeing.7. It is understood that spending time outdoors and in nature can positively impact nature connectedness among children and young adults, with those having higher levels of access and broader ranges of experience showing higher levels of connection. However, less understood are the ways in which different kinds of places and the things young people do in these places impact this connectedness. This follows the 'moments, not minutes' principle which suggests that how people 'notice' or experience the outdoors is more significant in establishing feelings of connectedness than simply the duration of time spent there.8. The benefits of nature connectedness are particularly valuable for children and young adults in their physical and mental development and the formation of habits. It has been found that young people's connection to nature, as measured directly using the University of Derby's Nature Connectedness Index, often drops sharply from the age of 11, reaching a low between 13 and 18, which doesn't recover until they are 30. These results indicate the importance of better understanding the teenage years and how young people independently access and spend time in nature.9. Further research is now required to provide an updated picture of children's and young people's engagement with the natural world and to explore the concept of nature connectedness, shown in research undertaken by Natural England to have a positive relationship to wellbeing and pro- nature behaviours among both children and adults. In particular, NatureScot are keen to better understand how unstructured, unsupervised time is spent outdoors by children and young people, the kinds of places that they visit, and the activities they do there, in order to more fully understand how these in turn affect nature connectedness and the benefits this brings for people and planet.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000671814
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC434995
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£45,350 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Dec 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Mar 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Additional Buyers

ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL

ARGYLL COMMUNITY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL

COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR

EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL

FIFE COUNCIL

FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND

FORTH VALLEY COLLEGE

HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE

MORAY COUNCIL

NHS AYRSHIRE & ARRAN

NHS LANARKSHIRE

NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL

PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL

SASA - SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

SASA SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

SCOTTISH BORDERS HOUSING ASSOCIATION

SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE

SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY

SOCIAL SECURITY SCOTLAND

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

Contact Name
AFR, Administration Department, Business Improvement and Internal Audit, Commercial and Procurement Services, Communities - Repairs & Improvement, Corporate Procurement, Corporate Services, Development Consultancy, Enterprise Projects, Finance Procurement Office, Infrastructure Services, Leisure Services, More Powers Implementation Procurement Team, Procurement, Procurment Department, Property Services, Purchasing, Resourcing
Contact Email
cstewart@cne-siar.gov.uk, egarry@sbha.org.uk, elaine.summerfield@moray.gov.uk, fiona.pretswell@socialsecurity.gov.scot, gillian.ray@glasgow.ac.uk, kirsteen.mcginn@acha.co.uk, kirsty.mcveigh@gov.scot, mark.frater@sasa.gov.scot, north.procurement@forestryandland.gov.scot, procurement@eastdunbarton.gov.uk, procurement@forthvalley.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1259450000, +44 1294323219, +44 131247556, +44 1314443300, +44 1315292160, +44 1412425913, +44 1413306908, +44 1415745750, +44 1463245245, +44 1467530600, +44 1698403876, +44 1698752645, +44 1738475000, +44 1750724444, +44 1851600501, +44 3000676100, +44 3451550000, +44 7717878917, +441312448890, 01324403000, 01343563145, 01546605836

Buyer Location

Locality
BOTHWELL
Postcode
G71 8BB
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Govan
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow South West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
62
Supplier Names

ACT FIRE CONSULTANCY

AECOM

AIRE VALLEY GAS LTD T/A RECOVERCYL

AMEY OW

ANDERSON SOLUTIONS (CONSULTING

ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK

ARNOLD CLARK FINANCE

ASA RECRUITMENT (QUICK QUOTES

AZETS

BIOTAGE

BOXXE

CAMERONS STRACHAN YUILL ARCHITECTS

CAMPBELL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES

CASTLEVIEW PLANT

CEBOTEC

CELLO SIGNAL LTD (T/A LEITH AGENCY

CGF SERVICES

CIPFA

CLAREMONT OFFICE FURNITURE

COMMON PURPOSE

CONTRACT BUILDING SERVICES (SCOTLAND

CR CONTRACTING NORTH

D.N. MUNRO PLANT HIRE

DFFC

DUNCAN WEMYSS

ENTERPRISE CONTROLS ENGINEERS

GAVIN & DOHERTY GEOSOLUTIONS

GEORGE BEATTIE & SONS

GETMAPPING

GOING BALLISTIC

GOODSONS ASSOCIATES

HALL AITKEN

HARVEY NASH

ICD

INSOURCE MEDICARE

JGM - JOHN G MACKINTOSH

KEVIN MURRAY ASSOCIATES

LOGIE BUILDING SERVICES

LOGIE GLAZING&BUILDING SERVICES

LORIEN RESOURCING

MARK GARRICK

MEDINET

MURRAY FORESTRY

OLYMPUS KEYMED

OUTDOOR FIRST AID

PAGODA PUBLIC RELATIONS

PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP

PHOENIX SOFTWARE

QUEST (SCOTLAND

RAVENHILL

ROSS MACARTHUR CONTRACTOR

RS FLEET INSTALLATIONS LTD T/A RS CONNECT

SCMG

SICO EUROPE

SOCIAL VALUE LAB

STAND

SWECO

THE DIFFLEY PARTNERSHIP

THOMAS SHERRIFF

VENESKY BROWN

VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT

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        "description": "Background & Context3. The positive health and wellbeing benefits of spending time outdoors and in nature are well understood, and NatureScot has an active role in ensuring these benefits are enjoyed by everyone. The Scottish Government's Scottish Household Survey (SHS) and SNH's Scotland's People and Nature Survey (SPANS) (population-level quantitative surveys) provide evidence of attitudes and behaviours in respect to nature and outdoor activity in Scotland. Both surveys show a steady and significant increase in participation in outdoor recreation among adults in Scotland between 2012 and 2018. In 2018 participation reached its highest level since the 2006 baseline year (see Figure 1). Participation in outdoor recreation among 16-24 year olds is higher than the national average. Research undertaken in 2020 suggests that the Covid-19 pandemic may also have a long-lasting impact on how people in Scotland use, value and enjoy the natural environment.4. Neither the SHS nor SPANS currently address the attitudes and behaviours of under-16s in Scotland - the population-level quantitative surveys employed by NatureScot and many other organisations use 16 as the minimum age for participation. Several studies have shown the benefits of structured outdoor learning activities for children of all ages. The Growing Up in Scotland (GUS) project meanwhile suggests that access to private and public outdoor spaces have a positive impact on the behavioural development on younger children. However, studies focusing on primary age children and younger rely heavily on the account of parents and carers, which risk becoming less reliable for reporting the unsupervised behaviour of older children. This problem is more pronounced for older children and young adults, leading to poorer representation in research and evidence gathering. The teenage years have been identified as a particularly crucial stage for determining future behaviour as children develop more independence and gain greater autonomy over how they spend their time.5. To address this data gap, mixed quantitative and qualitative research was previously commissioned by SNH in 2011 that focused on 11-17 year olds. This important work found that there was a high level of interest in spending free time outdoors amongst young people in this age range. The qualitative research identified quality personal space and time to themselves, without adults (ideally with friends) as the main motivators to spending (increased) time in the outdoors.6. Engaging with nature on a sensory and emotional level can deliver a range of social, environmental and economic benefits, as well as developing a sense of connectedness with nature. Nature connectedness details the relationship between people and the rest of nature. It is increasingly recognised in psychology with evidence showing it to be associated with greater feelings of autonomy, personal growth, and purpose in life; lower levels of anxiety, depression and stress, and increasing attention span and cognitive function. People who feel connected with nature are also more likely to exhibit pro-environmental and pro-nature conservation (together pro-nature) attitudes and behaviours. Although being connected with nature does not require going outside, studies have pointed to links between nature connectedness and outdoor activity. Spending time outdoors and in nature, of course, have their own well-established benefits for health and wellbeing.7. It is understood that spending time outdoors and in nature can positively impact nature connectedness among children and young adults, with those having higher levels of access and broader ranges of experience showing higher levels of connection. However, less understood are the ways in which different kinds of places and the things young people do in these places impact this connectedness. This follows the 'moments, not minutes' principle which suggests that how people 'notice' or experience the outdoors is more significant in establishing feelings of connectedness than simply the duration of time spent there.8. The benefits of nature connectedness are particularly valuable for children and young adults in their physical and mental development and the formation of habits. It has been found that young people's connection to nature, as measured directly using the University of Derby's Nature Connectedness Index, often drops sharply from the age of 11, reaching a low between 13 and 18, which doesn't recover until they are 30. These results indicate the importance of better understanding the teenage years and how young people independently access and spend time in nature.9. Further research is now required to provide an updated picture of children's and young people's engagement with the natural world and to explore the concept of nature connectedness, shown in research undertaken by Natural England to have a positive relationship to wellbeing and pro- nature behaviours among both children and adults. In particular, NatureScot are keen to better understand how unstructured, unsupervised time is spent outdoors by children and young people, the kinds of places that they visit, and the activities they do there, in order to more fully understand how these in turn affect nature connectedness and the benefits this brings for people and planet.",
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                    "description": "Background & Context3. The positive health and wellbeing benefits of spending time outdoors and in nature are well understood, and NatureScot has an active role in ensuring these benefits are enjoyed by everyone. The Scottish Government's Scottish Household Survey (SHS) and SNH's Scotland's People and Nature Survey (SPANS) (population-level quantitative surveys) provide evidence of attitudes and behaviours in respect to nature and outdoor activity in Scotland. Both surveys show a steady and significant increase in participation in outdoor recreation among adults in Scotland between 2012 and 2018. In 2018 participation reached its highest level since the 2006 baseline year (see Figure 1). Participation in outdoor recreation among 16-24 year olds is higher than the national average. Research undertaken in 2020 suggests that the Covid-19 pandemic may also have a long-lasting impact on how people in Scotland use, value and enjoy the natural environment.4. Neither the SHS nor SPANS currently address the attitudes and behaviours of under-16s in Scotland - the population-level quantitative surveys employed by NatureScot and many other organisations use 16 as the minimum age for participation. Several studies have shown the benefits of structured outdoor learning activities for children of all ages. The Growing Up in Scotland (GUS) project meanwhile suggests that access to private and public outdoor spaces have a positive impact on the behavioural development on younger children. However, studies focusing on primary age children and younger rely heavily on the account of parents and carers, which risk becoming less reliable for reporting the unsupervised behaviour of older children. This problem is more pronounced for older children and young adults, leading to poorer representation in research and evidence gathering. The teenage years have been identified as a particularly crucial stage for determining future behaviour as children develop more independence and gain greater autonomy over how they spend their time.5. To address this data gap, mixed quantitative and qualitative research was previously commissioned by SNH in 2011 that focused on 11-17 year olds. This important work found that there was a high level of interest in spending free time outdoors amongst young people in this age range. The qualitative research identified quality personal space and time to themselves, without adults (ideally with friends) as the main motivators to spending (increased) time in the outdoors.6. Engaging with nature on a sensory and emotional level can deliver a range of social, environmental and economic benefits, as well as developing a sense of connectedness with nature. Nature connectedness details the relationship between people and the rest of nature. It is increasingly recognised in psychology with evidence showing it to be associated with greater feelings of autonomy, personal growth, and purpose in life; lower levels of anxiety, depression and stress, and increasing attention span and cognitive function. People who feel connected with nature are also more likely to exhibit pro-environmental and pro-nature conservation (together pro-nature) attitudes and behaviours. Although being connected with nature does not require going outside, studies have pointed to links between nature connectedness and outdoor activity. Spending time outdoors and in nature, of course, have their own well-established benefits for health and wellbeing.7. It is understood that spending time outdoors and in nature can positively impact nature connectedness among children and young adults, with those having higher levels of access and broader ranges of experience showing higher levels of connection. However, less understood are the ways in which different kinds of places and the things young people do in these places impact this connectedness. This follows the 'moments, not minutes' principle which suggests that how people 'notice' or experience the outdoors is more significant in establishing feelings of connectedness than simply the duration of time spent there.8. The benefits of nature connectedness are particularly valuable for children and young adults in their physical and mental development and the formation of habits. It has been found that young people's connection to nature, as measured directly using the University of Derby's Nature Connectedness Index, often drops sharply from the age of 11, reaching a low between 13 and 18, which doesn't recover until they are 30. These results indicate the importance of better understanding the teenage years and how young people independently access and spend time in nature.9. Further research is now required to provide an updated picture of children's and young people's engagement with the natural world and to explore the concept of nature connectedness, shown in research undertaken by Natural England to have a positive relationship to wellbeing and pro- nature behaviours among both children and adults. In particular, NatureScot are keen to better understand how unstructured, unsupervised time is spent outdoors by children and young people, the kinds of places that they visit, and the activities they do there, in order to more fully understand how these in turn affect nature connectedness and the benefits this brings for people and planet."
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