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title: "QU132 - Naturally Birmingham Future Parks Accelerator Programme Evaluation - AWARD"
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# QU132 - Naturally Birmingham Future Parks Accelerator Programme Evaluation - AWARD

Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-79affada-f315-4316-9757-db295aa077bd

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## Summary

Birmingham City Council is seeking to appoint a Project Evaluator consultant for the "Naturally Birmingham Future Parks Accelerator Programme." This procurement falls under the services category and is located in Birmingham, West Midlands, with the contract period starting from April 1, 2020, and concluding on July 31, 2022. The open tender process is currently in the Award stage, with key dates including the tender period ending on February 25, 2020. The project aims to enhance the management and funding of parks and green spaces across the city as part of a significant national initiative.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses, particularly those involved in business development, research consultancy, and evaluation services, to engage in sustainable urban development projects. Companies with a strong track record in delivering evaluation and consultancy services related to urban green spaces would be best positioned to compete. Engaging in this project can contribute significantly to a firm's growth by establishing partnerships with local authorities and gaining experience in managing public sector projects.

## Notice

Birmingham City Council are seeking to appoint a Project Evaluator consultant for the Naturally Birmingham Future Parks Accelerator Programme. Birmingham has won a place on a new multi million pound initiative to enhance the future of its parks and green spaces. Birmingham City Council is one of only eight places across the UK selected by the National Trust (NT), The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) and Ministry for Communities, Housing and Local Government (MCHLG) to take part in its ground-breaking Future Parks programme. Future Parks is designed to help councils find sustainable ways to manage and fund parks and open spaces across entire towns and cities. The four pilots are A Skills led project at Ward End Park and wider neighbourhood this is looking at developing future skills requirement for the sector and how to link to the regional jobs programmes, and the national Parks Advisory Group, reporting to Government, how to get volunteers involved in other aspects of parks management how to get large employers within the City to value green space as an asset for their employees. The Health initiative will focus on Perry Common Recreation Ground, which is being re-structured through a recent housing scheme, as well as Witton Lakes in Stockland Green which is the site of a new eco hub being developed. This will involve the local community through Witton Lodge Community Association and local health centres to test how we really embed green spaces as part of social prescribing. This will link locally and nationally with Public Health A Housing initiative looking at the development of a 12-hectare site in Stockland Green (the Magnet Centre) will look at different ways of integrating urban green space and parks to better serve local communities. Through this the City will be working closely with the council's Planning department to ensure green spaces in housing are supported and managed in more meaningful ways. The Childrens Trust are our fourth partner in this project this community pilot will look to engage with existing projects in south Birmingham around Cotteridge Park and apply the learning to areas more in need within Kings Heath and Brandwood. The primary focus is going to be around better engaging children and young people with green spaces both in early years (the first 1001 days) as well as in our most vulnerable children in care through corporate mentoring. We are looking for an evaluation that tells us What have the 4 pilot themes achieved with respect to how green spaces are being used differently Which key partners are being engaged and how successfully. What makes the engagement successful What building blocks are being put in place to ensure the 25-year strategy is successful Is there public awareness of the 25-year strategy and what is the response How are perceptions of parks and green spaces changing both in the community public as well as within BCC staff for eac...

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0263c8c-7e7a-4ba2-8ff7-660ac6098411 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 May 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Feb 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Jul 2018 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2020 - 31 Jul 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £779,965 |
| 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 7DJ |
| 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 | SYNTHETIC TURF MANAGEMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 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

### Codes

- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 73220000 - Development consultancy services
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

## Release History

- 26 May 2020 at 08:40 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0263c8c-7e7a-4ba2-8ff7-660ac6098411
- 18 Jul 2018 at 23:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0263c8c-7e7a-4ba2-8ff7-660ac6098411

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0263c8c-7e7a-4ba2-8ff7-660ac6098411
  26th May 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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