--- title: "Healthy Urban Places: Community Partnership for Research" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04eb1d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04eb1d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04eb1d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04eb1d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL" published: "2025-04-11" --- # Healthy Urban Places: Community Partnership for Research Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04eb1d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04eb1d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04eb1d.json) ## Summary The University of Liverpool is leading a tender for "Healthy Urban Places: Community Partnership for Research," focusing on community engagement within the localities of Toxteth, Speke, Croxteth, and Birkenhead. The university seeks community-based organisations to collaborate in the Healthy Urban Places programme, exploring the influence of local environments on people's health and inequalities through research. This competitive tender is open for submissions until 22 April 2025, with the award period ending on 2 May 2025. The contract duration is 30 months, starting from 26 May 2025, with a potential 3-month extension. The total contract value, including potential additional funding, is up to £245,000, divided into four lots with an estimated maximum of £57,000 per lot. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, especially those with established community networks and experience in research services. The programme's collaborative nature offers businesses the chance to engage directly with communities and stakeholders, potentially leading to impactful, place-based changes that could open further consultancy and service provision opportunities. SMEs and VCSEs are particularly encouraged to participate, with the procurement process structured to include a two-stage evaluation focusing on quality, cost, social value, and presentations. This structured approach ensures a diverse range of organisations can compete and contribute to meaningful local research and improvements. ## Notice Healthy Urban Places (HUP) at The University of Liverpool (UoL) is seeking a community-based organisation (or organisations) experienced in community engagement, and with established community networks, to collaborate and contribute to "Community Collaboratives" and support the delivery of research for the Healthy Urban Places (HUP) programme. Healthy Urban Places, funded by UK Research and Innovation and part of Population Health Improvement UK, is exploring how and why local environments (e.g. housing, local amenities, access to jobs, availability of community or social spaces, the way decisions are made or resources invested) influence people's health and inequalities, through research with communities and local stakeholders. HUP is establishing a 'Community Collaboratives' that brings together communities, researchers and decision-makers in Liverpool and our sister site, Bradford. Community-based organisations will coordinate community-led research activities in their area and engage local communities and stakeholders. HUP researchers will provide training on research skills and actively support community organisations to co-produce meaningful research and identify priorities about what makes a healthy place, with the aim influencing place-based changes by sharing these with local, regional and national decision-makers. The tender will be structured into four Lots based on the local area that the research activities will be undertaken in: Lot 1: Toxteth Lot 2: Speke Lot 3: Croxteth Lot 4: Birkenhead The work will be conducted in five work phase. These five phases are: Phase 1 - Start-up Phase 2 - Initial Research Phase 3 - Reflect Phase 4 - Further Research Phase 5 - Impact The resulting contract will be 30 months, with the option to extend for 3 months. The estimated maximum contract value per Lot is PS57,000. The current total contract including any extension for all four Lots is PS228,000. There is the possibility of a further PS17,000 in additional funding, which is reflected in the stated Contract Value, however this has not yet been confirmed. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Toxteth Renewal: 3 months Lot 2 Speke Renewal: 3 months Lot 3 Croxteth Renewal: 3 months Lot 4 Birkenhead Renewal: 3 months ### Planning Information The University of Liverpool intends to undertake a competitive exercise for the provision of Healthy Urban Places: Community Partnership for Research. This notice serves to inform the market that it is seeking expressions of interest from organisations in advance of this tender. To notify us of your expression of interest, please contact: Faye Taylor Category Manager ftay0206@liverpool.ac.uk In order to see when the tender has been published, access the tender documents and participate, please ensure you are registered on the In-Tend portal as early as possible via the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/liverpooluni/ ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014582-2025 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Apr 2025 | | Submission deadline | 22 Apr 2025 | | Future notice date | 14 Mar 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 26 May 2025 - 25 Nov 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £245,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL | | Locality | LIVERPOOL | | Post town | Liverpool | | Postcode | L69 7ZX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool | | Local authority | Liverpool | | Electoral ward | Brownlow Hill | | Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside | | Delivery location | TLD7 Merseyside | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73110000 - Research services - 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development ## Release History - 11 Apr 2025 at 11:49 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014582-2025 - 11 Apr 2025 at 11:46 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014580-2025 - 19 Mar 2025 at 15:49 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010208-2025 - 19 Mar 2025 at 10:18 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010076-2025 - 14 Mar 2025 at 15:56 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009515-2025 - 14 Mar 2025 at 15:50 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009509-2025 - 14 Mar 2025 at 15:44 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009502-2025 - 10 Mar 2025 at 15:28 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008567-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014582-2025 11th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014580-2025 11th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010208-2025 19th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010076-2025 19th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009515-2025 14th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009509-2025 14th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009502-2025 14th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008567-2025 10th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/liverpooluni/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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