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title: "Research project to understand community led activity around food and physical activity in the Vale"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-145249"
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source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)"
published: "2025-01-13"
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# Research project to understand community led activity around food and physical activity in the Vale

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-145249

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## Summary

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, initiated a tender for a research project aimed at understanding community-led activities around food and physical activity in the Vale of Glamorgan. The project, titled "Research project to understand community led activity around food and physical activity in the Vale," falls under the services category, specifically targeting research and development services and related consultancy services. The tender process, which began with an open procurement method, saw its contract awarded on 13th January 2025, with Ob3 Research (Old Bell 3 Ltd) chosen as the supplier. The project's primary focus involves collaboration with local authorities and public health teams to enhance efforts in promoting healthy weight, slated to progress under the Move More, Eat Well (MMEW) initiative.

This tender represents an invaluable opportunity for businesses specialising in research, community engagement, public health, and consultancy services. The nature of the project, which seeks to identify and enhance community-driven efforts on nutrition and physical activity, is particularly suitable for agencies with expertise in these areas. This initiative not only provides a platform for contributing to public health improvement but also for establishing lasting partnerships with agencies and community groups within the Vale of Glamorgan. Businesses with strong collaborative and analytical capabilities will find significant growth potential and scope for impactful contributions through this project.

## Notice

Procurement for developing a shared understanding of community led activity around food, nutrition, physical activity and food growing in the Vale of Glamorgan.Adopting a collaborative approach, between the Local Public Health Team (Cardiff and Vale UHB) Food Vale and the Vale of Glamorgan Council, we are commissioning a scoping piece of work, enabling us to secure the capacity needed to develop a shared understanding of community led activity across the Vale of Glamorgan relating to food, nutrition, physical activity and food growing. This project would form part of our work across the region to progress our whole systems approach to healthy weight, through Move More, Eat Well (MMEW), with community engagement as an essential component of this work.The project aims to build a collective understanding of:* The type of community led activities ongoing in the Vale of Glamorgan (considering location and audience)* The current impact and sustainability of community led activities (including those led by schools)* The perceived factors of success and challenges for community groups in delivering their activities* What partner organisations from across the Vale of Glamorgan are already connected to community led activities and how they are engaged* The existing connections between community led activities* The existing connections between the partners that are supporting community led activities* Potential gaps relating to; type of activity, location of activities, connections between community groups and connections with partner organisationsCurrent collaborative approaches have highlighted the great work already being undertaken by community led groups to support and enable people to be more active and have a healthier diet. Recognising and identifying local assets and engaging with communities will help build on their strengths.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=145249 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Oct 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Dec 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £24,379 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) |
| Locality | ST ASAPH |
| Post town | Llandudno |
| Postcode | LL17 0JL |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Electoral ward | Taff's Well |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OB3 RESEARCH (OLD BELL 3 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 13 Jan 2025 at 10:49 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=145249
- 15 Oct 2024 at 08:53 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=145249

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- http://www.ob3research.co.uk
- http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales

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