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title: "QU807 - Real-time community listening mental health and Cost-of-Living - AWARD"
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# QU807 - Real-time community listening mental health and Cost-of-Living - AWARD

Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4ba092a8-c5ce-48f6-b8ce-83000420d8b3

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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...

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c11817d-aba1-4592-960d-0197c05b9198 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 10 Mar 2023 - 6 Oct 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £53,370 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BRITAINTHINKS |

## CPV Codes

### 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

### 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

## Release History

- 29 May 2023 at 22:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c11817d-aba1-4592-960d-0197c05b9198

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c11817d-aba1-4592-960d-0197c05b9198
  29th May 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/

## Provenance

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