Scope
Reference
PR412024
Description
Exeter City Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified local partner to deliver the ongoing evaluation framework of its Sport England Place Partnership 'Live and Move' programme, with funding available for a 3 year contract to 2028. This local programme is part of a national network of places that Sport England are investing in to support communities to become more physically active.
The successful organisation or alliance will be expected to work closely with Exeter City Council, Sport England and local stakeholders to deliver ongoing quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the programme. This will include delivering the local evaluation framework across communities in Exeter and Cranbrook for key place partnership programmes with a focus on tackling physical inactivity and reducing inequalities. The evaluation framework will include:
• Theory of Change evaluation
• Delivery of the annual Local Active Lives survey - Our Learning - Live and Move
• Evaluation of the flagship Wellbeing Exeter programme - HOME | Wellbeing Exeter | Exeter
• Evaluation of key programmes' impact and learning including: Wonford Community Wellbeing Hub, Active Travel schemes, Cranbrook community physical activity and a range of campaigns seeking to reduce inactivity.
• System Maturity and contribution to national comparative analysis
• Process Learning with stakeholders
• Working alongside the national Sport England learning team and the National Evaluation Partner to support the national evaluation framework.
There is a budget of £276,000 (inc. VAT) to deliver a programme of evaluation from October 2025 to March 2028.
We will seek to award the tender to organisations or partnerships/alliances that have a proven track record in capturing system and programme level impact, evaluation and learning within the community health, wellbeing and physical activity sector. We will be particularly interested in working with organisations that can demonstrate added value and the ability to lever in additional resources, expertise and investment against the committed budget.
There will be the potential opportunity to work wider across the region with other partners establishing their place partnership programmes with Sport England.
Total value (estimated)
- £276,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 3 November 2025 to 31 March 2028
- 2 years, 4 months, 28 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
Contract locations
- UKK43 - Devon CC
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
11 June 2025
Enquiry deadline
27 May 2025, 12:00pm
Tender submission deadline
11 July 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Once available, tender documents will be published on the ECC tender portal (ProContract). Interested parties should register in advance for free via the following link (if not already registered).
https://www.advantageswtenders.co.uk/ (select link to "current opportunities")
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
1 September 2025
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Contracting authority
Exeter City Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCHX-3846-DMNW
Civic Centre
Exeter
EX1 1JN
United Kingdom
Email: ECCProcurement@exeter.gov.uk
Region: UKK43 - Devon CC
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government