--- title: "Evaluating the Community Impact of Shared Reading - A Longitudinal Evaluation Study Measuring the Impact of Community Shared Reading on Social Isolation and Well-being" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b6cafa99-b83b-4890-9ddf-c78cbcbc2167" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b6cafa99-b83b-4890-9ddf-c78cbcbc2167" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b6cafa99-b83b-4890-9ddf-c78cbcbc2167.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b6cafa99-b83b-4890-9ddf-c78cbcbc2167.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE READER ORGANISATION" published: "2019-02-06" --- # Evaluating the Community Impact of Shared Reading - A Longitudinal Evaluation Study Measuring the Impact of Community Shared Reading on Social Isolation and Well-being Buyer: THE READER ORGANISATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b6cafa99-b83b-4890-9ddf-c78cbcbc2167 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b6cafa99-b83b-4890-9ddf-c78cbcbc2167) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b6cafa99-b83b-4890-9ddf-c78cbcbc2167.json) ## Summary The Reader Organisation, a national charity based in Liverpool, is currently seeking proposals for a longitudinal evaluation study titled "Evaluating the Community Impact of Shared Reading." This tender falls under the services category, specifically focusing on the design and execution of research and development. With an estimated value of £50,000 and a minimum budget of £40,000, the procurement process is being conducted through an open procedure. The tender period will close on 11th March 2019, and the contract is expected to commence on 1st April 2019, lasting until 31st October 2020. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in research and evaluation methodologies, such as academic institutions, independent evaluators, or early-career researchers. Companies that have proficient capabilities in quantitative and qualitative research tied to public health or community engagement would be particularly well-positioned to compete. The project aims to deliver insights that inform community well-being and social connectivity, thereby opening avenues for innovative research contributions and collaborations linked to public-funded initiatives. ## Notice The Reader is a dynamic national charity and social enterprise, head quartered in Liverpool. The Reader builds stronger and more supportive communities through the unique model of Shared Reading. Shared Reading improves psychological wellbeing, social connectivity and builds a sense of purpose for thousands of people across the UK. --- Alongside our internal evaluation processes, externally-conducted evaluation projects have a vital role to play in enabling the in-depth insights that snapshot evaluations alone just can't give. Together with our snapshot data, they help us to build a picture of our impact that has both breadth and depth, showing both our general overall indicative impact and the detail that helps with finer-grained learning and the generation of a more compelling evidence base. --- We have recently completed a process evaluation looking at how we can support our volunteer Reader Leaders to continue to deliver high quality Shared Reading groups sustainably into the future. We now feel that we are in the right place to evaluate the output of these groups, specifically within a community, Public Health context. --- We wish to work with an evaluator who can plan and conduct a longitudinal evaluation/research project to take us to Level 3 in the NESTA Standards of Evidence - that is we want to use a methodology that enables us to have a higher degree of confidence about causality on the outcomes. We foresee this project being a focused, specially recruited project involving a control group comparison, although would be open to other suggestions from an evaluator as to the best approach to have greater confidence in the impact data, and a stronger understanding of causality. It is important to us that the findings give us genuine insights into the effectiveness of our work rather than simply tell us the answers we want to hear. The project should therefore have a rigorous methodology and a large enough population to provide strong and reliable findings. --- The evaluation may have a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods but there should be a focus on quantitative data that could demonstrate a measurable difference between Shared Reading and control/comparison participants. --- The evaluation should be based from our Theory of Change, placing particular importance on evidencing: reductions in social isolation, improvements in well-being, increased sense of purpose in life. --- Where possible we would like to use leading standardised tools that are well respected and translatable to the commissioning audience. The evaluation may use bespoke quantitative measures to reflect the particular impacts of Shared Reading but should also contain standardized items to ensure translatability to a broad commissioning audience. --- We foresee that candidates may include early career researchers, academic teams or independent evaluation bodies. --- For details of how to apply, please see the attached Invitation to Tender. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/822de608-e7ac-4605-b207-ad960ae71d1b | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Feb 2019 | | Submission deadline | 11 Mar 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2019 - 31 Oct 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | 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 | THE READER ORGANISATION | | Locality | LIVERPOOL | | Post town | Liverpool | | Postcode | L18 3JB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool | | Local authority | Liverpool | | Electoral ward | Calderstones | | Westminster constituency | Liverpool Garston | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development ## Release History - 6 Feb 2019 at 10:59 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/822de608-e7ac-4605-b207-ad960ae71d1b - 5 Feb 2019 at 17:12 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/822de608-e7ac-4605-b207-ad960ae71d1b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/822de608-e7ac-4605-b207-ad960ae71d1b 6th February 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f48381a2-98db-43cd-bee0-7b93c2692afe Invitation to Tender - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/93f5a045-eab2-46b0-ba83-def65724824c The Reader's Core Theory of Change for Shared Reading Groups - https://www.nesta.org.uk/feature/centre-social-action-our-evidence-base/nestas-standards-of-evidence/ Link to details of NESTA's Standards of Evidence - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9a087852-ed9e-4d38-b8ab-4c553842b084 Evaluating the Community Impact of Shared Reading - Invitation to Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.thereader.org.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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