--- title: "QU491 - Provision for an educational content writer for an online health literacy and well-being curriculum" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2ca23cd0-1c3f-4633-8bac-37299997c533" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2ca23cd0-1c3f-4633-8bac-37299997c533" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2ca23cd0-1c3f-4633-8bac-37299997c533.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2ca23cd0-1c3f-4633-8bac-37299997c533.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL" published: "2021-06-11" --- # QU491 - Provision for an educational content writer for an online health literacy and well-being curriculum Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2ca23cd0-1c3f-4633-8bac-37299997c533 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2ca23cd0-1c3f-4633-8bac-37299997c533) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2ca23cd0-1c3f-4633-8bac-37299997c533.json) ## Summary Birmingham City Council is currently seeking a supplier for the provision of an educational content writer for an online health literacy and well-being curriculum titled The Spiral Curriculum. This tender process is part of a broader initiative aimed at addressing childhood obesity in Birmingham, a city with a significant proportion of young residents and diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. The contract is set to begin in August 2021 and will last for three months, with the tender period closing on 25th June 2021. This procurement falls under the health services sector and is being conducted using an open procedure. This opportunity presents a chance for businesses in the health education and content creation sectors to expand their service offerings while contributing to an important public health initiative. Companies with experience in health literacy, curriculum design, and youth engagement would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The successful bidder will play a crucial role in developing materials that aim to reduce health inequalities and enhance the well-being of Birmingham's youth, fostering both community impact and business growth. ## Notice Birmingham City Council is seeking for a supplier for the provision of an educational content writer for an online health literacy and well-being curriculum known as The Spiral Curriculum. Birmingham Public Health has set an ambition to improve and protect the health and wellbeing of Birmingham's population by reducing inequalities in health and enabling people to help themselves. Birmingham is a diverse city with a wide variation in deprivation and ethnicity, it is a young city with 46% of its population aged under 30 years. Childhood obesity levels have been above national average since 2006, with a clear social gradient as children living in deprived communities are at an increased risk. The successful organisation or person will support the Council's existing Childhood Obesity Trailblazer Project: Childhood Obesity Trailblazer - A national project to encourage Local Authorities to focus their efforts on becoming healthy food places. It is a council-led project in England, coordinated and funded by LGA to tackle childhood obesity at a local level, with a focus on inequalities. It aims to: o test the limits of existing powers through innovative and determined action to tackle childhood obesity o share learning and best practice to encourage wider local action o develop solutions to local obstacles and consider further actions government can take to enable ambitious local action and achieve change at scale The Spiral Curriculum is one of three of the workstreams the Council has developed to achieve this goal. The Spiral Curriculum - A health literacy study that integrates the use of apprenticeship levy and training programmes to teach health and well-being content o Focuses on health, food, nutrition and physical activity o Embedded into level 1 to level 7 apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programmes o Works with local universities and providers in Birmingham to embed health messaging in wider employment training o Targets employment opportunities towards 15-19-year olds in the most deprived areas where rates of obesity are highest o Aims to upskill a generation that could apply their knowledge in the home and as future parents The contract will commence August 2021 for a duration of 3 months. 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@birmingham.gov.uk or call... Additional information: If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal. Delivery Notes Birmingham Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/94adeeb1-489e-4e78-ae5a-985209c69b51 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Jun 2021 | | Submission deadline | 25 Jun 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Aug 2021 - 30 Nov 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | WEST MIDLANDS | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B4 7WB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Newtown | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 79314000 - Feasibility study - 85100000 - Health services - 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services - 85323000 - Community health services - 98330000 - Physical well-being services ## Release History - 11 Jun 2021 at 14:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/94adeeb1-489e-4e78-ae5a-985209c69b51 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/94adeeb1-489e-4e78-ae5a-985209c69b51 11th June 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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