Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Map Reading and Placemaking Game (Using Digital Technology)
Cambridge - SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
PlanningUpdate Published: 25th April 2025 14:19:38 PM Find a Tender ServiceIntroduction The Greater Cambridge Shared Planning (GCSP) is looking for a service, in the form of a game, that encourages residents to move more and connect with their local area, within the publicly accessible areas in a new settlement in the Greater Cambridge region with a population of around 13,000, via walking, based on a orienteering approach to complete a prescribed set of destinations to visit, involving map reading and appreciation of placemaking with the use of digital technology in a safe way. Service requirements The service provider needs to be recognised as a 'system partner' by Sport England, as we seek funding from Sport England to support our work. We would like the service provider to supply us with the IT technology fixed points to be installed across the area concerned to allow participants to 'check in' using either a card or an app, to demonstrate that they have visited that place. The app-based solution must support RFID technology to allow for full participation from children (restricted by GDPR) and communities with limited digital access. These fixed points should be about 500m apart and be connected to an app that people can use with their mobile devices. We would like the results of participants' (individuals or groups) walking or wheeling distance (wheelchairs or mobility scooters or bicycles) and their views of the locality from a placemaking perspective analyzed, and that a report is produced based on these results to demonstrate the impact of the service on health, well-being, community cohesion, minimizing carbon footprint and placemaking, [...]