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title: "SE1161 National Evaluation Place Partner"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-049ca1"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SPORT ENGLAND"
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# SE1161 National Evaluation Place Partner

Buyer: SPORT ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-049ca1

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## Summary

Sport England, a public body governed by law, has completed the award stage of the procurement process for the contract titled "SE1161 National Evaluation Place Partner." This contract, classified under the industry category of design and execution of research and development (CPV 73300000), is focused on a £250 million Place Expansion investment across England. The open procedure procurement aimed to find a national evaluation and learning partner to support Sport England’s initiatives in various locations across the UK. The award was given to Sheffield Hallam University, with the contract value amounting to £3.4 million. The contract was signed on 20th September 2024.

This tender presents significant opportunities for large educational institutions, research organisations, and consultancies specialising in social research services and whole-system approaches to physical activity. Businesses well-suited to compete for such tenders are those capable of delivering high-quality, inclusive, and comprehensive evaluation services integrated into broader organisational and community-based frameworks. By securing a contract with a substantial public body like Sport England, companies can boost their credentials, expand their service offerings, and contribute to impactful, community-focused projects.

## Notice

This is for our PS250m investment into Place Expansion across England. More information regarding Sport England's Place Expansion can be found here: https://www.sportengland.org/funds-and-campaigns/place-partnerships Sport England is committed to high quality, relevant, and rigorous, evaluation which is inclusive and accessible, integrated as part of the work, and facilitates learning and action to improve. We are looking for a National Evaluation and Learning Partner who can enable the places we directly invest in, or organisations who access supports from the Universal Offer, and for colleagues internally, to feel equipped, comfortable, and confident, in:

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is for our PS250m investment into Place Expansion across England. More information regarding Sport England's Place Expansion can be found here: https://www.sportengland.org/funds-and-campaigns/place-partnerships Sport England is committed to high quality, relevant, and rigorous, evaluation which is inclusive and accessible, integrated as part of the work, and facilitates learning and action to improve. We are looking for a National Evaluation and Learning Partner who can enable the places we directly invest in, or organisations who access supports from the Universal Offer, and for colleagues internally, to feel equipped, comfortable, and confident, in: 1. Whole-system and place-based approaches to physical activity 2. Ways of evaluating and evidencing whole-system and place-based approaches to physical activity, which correspond with key principles. 3. Using evaluation and learning to facilitate collective sense-making and action. 4. Understanding, explaining, and presenting progress and impact. We are also looking for a Place National Evaluation and Learning Partner who can: 1. Iteratively update and build on the knowledge and understanding of whole-systems and place-based approaches so far, through different types of data and sources of data. 2. Produce and facilitate sense-making of findings and learning in relation to key topics, specific outcome pathways, and in contributing to the four strategic aims of Uniting the Movement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030189-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,400,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 20 Sep 2024 at 12:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030189-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:123456-2024:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.sportengland.org/
- https://www.sportengland.org/funds-and-campaigns/place-partnerships

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