--- title: "SE1157 Evaluation, Learning and Innovation partner for Sport England's Open Fund" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0425dd" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0425dd" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0425dd.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0425dd.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SPORT ENGLAND" published: "2023-12-15" --- # SE1157 Evaluation, Learning and Innovation partner for Sport England's Open Fund Buyer: SPORT ENGLAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0425dd [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0425dd) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0425dd.json) ## Summary The procurement process for the contract titled "SE1157 Evaluation, Learning and Innovation partner for Sport England's Open Fund" is currently in the planning stage. Sport England, based in Loughborough, UK, is seeking suppliers for social research services. The contract, valued at up to £2.5m over 4-5 years, is part of the Open Fund programme, with an engagement session scheduled for 17th January 2024. This tender by Sport England offers an opportunity for businesses in the research and innovation services sector to compete for a significant contract in social research. The procurement process aims to find a partner to evaluate and support the Open Fund programme, focusing on grassroots sport and physical activity in England. Businesses with a strong background in social research, community engagement, and innovation would be well-suited to participate in this tender process. ## Notice Sport England is inviting interested suppliers to attend an online session to hear about, discuss and inform a forthcoming procurement for an evaluation, learning and innovation partner for its new Open Fund. The contract value is estimated at up to PS2.5m over 4-5 years. The Open Fund is a new four-year funding programme that will launch in April 2024. The PS160m fund will invest in and support thousands of organisations and projects to deliver grassroots sport and physical activity across the whole of England as part of Uniting the Movement. It is being designed to meet the needs of communities, organisations and stakeholders not covered by Sport England's existing investments into Partners, Place and Campaigns. Most Open Fund investments will be less than PS50k and will go towards a wide variety of local community organisations and projects. It will also include an expansion of our crowdfunding programme Active Together, and over time expand to be able to support a small number of larger national strategic investments. Sport England is designing the Open Fund as a new user-led 'service' which aims to move the investment process closer to communities. This includes commitments to: * Provide a simple, easy and accessible application process, including improved information and tools * Favour those people and communities where the need is greatest * Allocate portions of the Fund to local 'Investment partners' to help manage and distribute * Follow an Investment Charter based around user-led principles and comprehensive user and stakeholder feedback * Be driven by our values: Ambitious, Innovative, Inclusive and Collaborative * Proportionate evaluation and learning that is valued by all parties We want to procure a supplier - or consortium of suppliers - to help us measure and evaluate the contribution of the Open Fund to the four strategic aims of Uniting the Movement, learn about what is working including how Sport England administers the Fund, and support the evolution and development of the Fund including an explicit focus on innovation. Interested suppliers can book to attend an open session with the Sport England project team, taking place from 2-3pm on Wednesday 17th January 2024 over MS Teams. This will be an opportunity for you to find out more about the forthcoming procurement, provide feedback and ask questions about the work, and meet other suppliers who may wish to collaborate. We will use the sessions to help us finalise the brief. You can book onto the session here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e775c32a-f72c-4343-8e20-dce254651de0@c8aa047b-166f-4855-90ea-b8ab9d872d1d ### Lot Information Lot 1 To help us measure and evaluate the contribution of the Open Fund to the four strategic aims of Uniting the Movement, learn about what is working including how Sport England administers the Fund, and support the evolution and development of the Fund including an explicit focus on innovation. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036894-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 4 Mar 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SPORT ENGLAND | | Locality | LOUGHBOROUGH | | Post town | Leicester | | Postcode | LE11 3QF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland | | Local authority | Charnwood | | Electoral ward | Loughborough Ashby | | Westminster constituency | Loughborough | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79311400 - Economic research services - 79315000 - Social research services ## Release History - 15 Dec 2023 at 09:51 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036894-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.sportengland.bravosolution.co.uk - http://www.sportengland.org - https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e775c32a-f72c-4343-8e20-dce254651de0@c8aa047b-166f-4855-90ea-b8ab9d872d1d - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT47RkwG87I ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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