Awarded contract

Community Research Hub

Details

Buyer: Birmingham City Council
Supplier(s): BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL
Value: £239,281
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 17 December 2023
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The Council wishes to establish a contract for the provision of community research hub.There is a requirement to increase community research in Birmingham by:• bringing together expert advisors who are community researchers, academics and leaders in the community and voluntary sector to design and advise on the development and delivery of the hub • providing a hub ‘space’ where diverse community researchers representative of Birmingham City’s population can be recruited, trained, coordinated and supported. • delivering 4 community research projects for the Public Health Division annually The Contract will be for a period of 3 years (unless terminated under the terms and conditions of contract).The contract will be awarded to one supplier. Lot 1: There is a requirement to increase community research in Birmingham by:• bringing together expert advisors who are community researchers, academics and leaders in the community and voluntary sector to design and advise on the development and delivery of the hub • providing a hub ‘space’ where diverse community researchers representative of Birmingham City’s population can be recruited, trained, coordinated and supported. • delivering 4 community research projects for the Public Health Division annually

Timeline

Completed: Award date17 November 2023
Completed: Award published17 December 2023
Current notice

About the buyer

Birmingham City Council is the local authority for the city of Birmingham, and buys through Corporate Procurement, a central team that commissions services to deliver the council's priorities for residents. Contract opportunities for goods and services above a set threshold are advertised on Find it in Birmingham, the council's own portal. The same opportunities also appear nationally on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. Every advertised contract is then processed through the council's own eTendering portal. Suppliers with questions about the process can contact the corporate procurement team directly by email.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Birmingham City Council's contract awards have been in transport equipment, transport services and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

73000000 · Research and development services and related consultancy services
73110000 · Research services
73210000 · Research consultancy services
75200000 · Provision of services to the community

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@birmingham-city-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@birmingham-city-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@birmingham-city-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@birmingham-city-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@birmingham-city-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@birmingham-city-council.gov