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title: "GB-London: Thriving Communities Fund Evaluation"
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# GB-London: Thriving Communities Fund Evaluation

Buyer: ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6a8c3fe2-dd04-470a-9085-6daf8d1c5efe

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## Summary

The Arts Council England has awarded a contract for the "Thriving Communities Fund Evaluation," aimed at providing research and consultancy services within the social prescribing sector. The contract, valued at £44,700, officially commenced on 15th June 2021 and is scheduled to conclude by 31st May 2022. This project is part of a £1.8 million initiative aimed at enhancing community activities and partnerships impacted by COVID-19. The procurement process has reached the Award stage, having been completed on 11th June 2021.

This tender represents an opportunity for businesses engaged in research and evaluation services, particularly those with expertise in community health and social enterprises. Companies with experience in assessing social prescribing frameworks and evaluating social impact initiatives would be especially well-suited to compete, as the programme seeks to enhance local collaboration and improve social prescribing activities. Participating in such a project not only provides potential revenue but also aligns with broader community development goals, fostering long-term sustainability in health and social services.

## Notice

Research and development services and related consultancy services. Arts Council England, the National Academy for Social Prescribing and our partners are seeking to commission an external programme-level evaluation of the Thriving Communities Fund, to assess this programme against its intended aims and outcomes; and to develop a framework to collate the evaluation evidence of individual projects supported by the fund. The Thriving Community Fund is a PS1.8m initiative being administered by Arts Council England on behalf of the National Academy for Social Prescribing and fellow funding partners Historic England and Natural England, plus wider strategic partners NHS England and NHS Improvement, Sport England, the Office for Civil Society, the Money & Pensions Service and NHS Charities Together. The Fund will support local voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise projects which bring together place-based partnerships to improve and increase the range and reach of available social prescribing community activities - especially for those people and communities most impacted by COVID19. The Fund also aims to support and test a range of approaches to ensure social prescribing is sustainable and embedded in working practice beyond the 12 months of activity enabled by grants made through the programme. This will support the continued growth and long-term sustainability of social prescribing, and inform sector research, policy and development. We require an experienced partner to deliver a programme-level evaluation to assess the fund against its main aims to: *Strengthen the range of social prescribing activities offered locally; *Enhance collaboration and networking between local organisations; and *Enable social prescribing link workers to connect people to more creative community activities and services. 37 Thriving Communities projects have been funded for a one-year period between March 2021 and March 2022. Each project will be undertaking their own evaluation and monitoring, and we expect the programme-level evaluation to develop a framework to collate and make use of this data along with conducting their own primary research. We expect the evaluation to deliver interim findings and a final report. It is expected the final report will be published and will clearly communicate the key findings to a range of audiences.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0cfbbeaa-abe1-47c0-adc2-24e187a7f88a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Jun 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Jun 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Jun 2021 |
| Contract period | 14 Jun 2021 - 31 May 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £44,700 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £44,700 |
| 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 | ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | WC1B 3HF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Bloomsbury |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 14 Jun 2021 at 18:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0cfbbeaa-abe1-47c0-adc2-24e187a7f88a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0cfbbeaa-abe1-47c0-adc2-24e187a7f88a
  14th June 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=601727970
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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