--- title: "Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) - Learning and Evaluation Partner" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c5e6123e-a748-4250-bea9-3b828316a32a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c5e6123e-a748-4250-bea9-3b828316a32a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c5e6123e-a748-4250-bea9-3b828316a32a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c5e6123e-a748-4250-bea9-3b828316a32a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2024-07-24" --- # Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) - Learning and Evaluation Partner Buyer: PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c5e6123e-a748-4250-bea9-3b828316a32a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c5e6123e-a748-4250-bea9-3b828316a32a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c5e6123e-a748-4250-bea9-3b828316a32a.json) ## Summary Portsmouth City Council is seeking a qualified supplier to provide expert evaluation partner services for its Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) project. This initiative, which is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Public Health Programme, aims to make local authorities more research-active and informed in their decision-making. The procurement category is evaluation consultancy services under the broader field of business and management consultancy. Located in Portsmouth, South East England, the procurement process is currently at the tender stage with key deadlines including the tender return deadline on 23rd August 2024. The contract term is set for five years, starting from 2nd January 2025, with funding fixed at £300,000 for the entire period. This tender offers substantial business growth opportunities for firms specialising in evaluation and management consultancy, particularly those experienced in health research and public sector projects. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are especially encouraged to bid. Ideal candidates will be adept at designing comprehensive evaluation strategies and contributing to the broader learning within the HDRC programme. This contract presents an excellent opportunity for businesses to enhance their portfolio with a high-profile, long-term project in collaboration with Portsmouth City Council, promoting impactful research in public health and health inequalities. ## Notice Portsmouth City Council ('the council') is inviting tenders from suitably qualified suppliers to provide expert evaluation partner services for their HDRC project. The Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) is a new element of NIHR research infrastructure funded by its Public Health Programme that will be based in local government. The purpose is to enable local authorities to become more research-active, undertake new research and use existing evidence to inform our decision making, and undertake evaluation activities. There will be a central focus on health inequalities and actions to tackle issues faced by disadvantaged groups and areas. Portsmouth City Council has successfully bid to be one of thirty HDRCs nationally. Funding has been awarded for a Development Year from 1st January 2024 and, subject to satisfactory achievement of the agreed milestones for this year, for a full HDRC for five years from January 2025 until December 2029. Our HDRC model draws on whole systems approaches that recognise the complexity inherent in 'human systems'. We want to see proposals that engage with this, setting out how the learning partner would work with our HDRC team to design a layered evaluation strategy that includes elements addressing the following: o how our HDRC principles are meaningful to those working within the HDRC; whether they are adhered to; and to what extent and in what ways they are helping the programme to meet its objectives. o how the programme has delivered against the logic model that informed the bid to achieve impact. This will bring together a rich evidence base of whether, how, when, why and for whom the programme has created value and impact. o How the learning from our HDRC can draw on and contribute to the wider learning of the HDRC programme The estimated value of the contract is ?300,000 over the lifetime of the contract. This value is fixed as this is a funded contract, the Council reserves the right to set aside any tender submission that comes in above this value. Please note that the funder for this project does not automatically include inflation in annual uplifts. The expectation is therefore that bids should be for the full amount required to deliver the work over 5 years, inclusive of inflation. The contract term will be for 5 years with no extension options. Action Target date Contract notice published on Find a Tender Wednesday 24th July 2024 Procurement documents available on In-tend Wednesday 24th July 2024 Deadline for requests for clarification Friday 9th August 2024, 23:59 Tender return deadline Friday 23rd August 2024, 14:00 Interviews (if required) W/c 9th September 2024 Aw... Additional information: Portsmouth City Council is currently in the process of seeking expressions of interest for the following project - Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) Evaluation Project. The full details and ability to express an interest will be via our e-sourcing system Intend. This filepath will take you to the relevant area of Intend, https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/528160fb-79c8-42fe-b912-9b9a6120ae59 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Jul 2024 | | Submission deadline | 23 Aug 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £300,000 | | 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 | PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | HAMPSHIRE | | Post town | Portsmouth | | Postcode | PO1 2BJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ31 Portsmouth | | Local authority | Portsmouth | | Electoral ward | Charles Dickens | | Westminster constituency | Portsmouth South | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services - 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services ## Release History - 24 Jul 2024 at 08:55 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/528160fb-79c8-42fe-b912-9b9a6120ae59 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/528160fb-79c8-42fe-b912-9b9a6120ae59 24th July 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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