Published date: 23 March 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 28 August 2020, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£55,000

Procurement reference

Physically Inactive

Published date

23 March 2021

Closing date

28 August 2020

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

1 October 2020

Contract end date

30 July 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Physical inactivity is one of the top risk factors for developing conditions that lead to preventable disability in later life. Yet the proportion of people who are physically inactive generally increases with age. And those who are unemployed, have a long-term condition or disability, are from black and minority ethnic groups or are from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are more likely to be inactive than others of the same age. These groups are thus at increased risk of poor health outcomes in later life.
Ageing Better wants to understand more about the diversity of experiences of people in mid-life who are physically inactive.
To address this, we are commissioning a research project encompassing an evidence review and qualitative research with a diverse group of physically inactive people in mid-life. We want to summarise the existing evidence base on inactivity as it relates to our age cohort, looking at who is most likely to be inactive, and some of the enablers and barriers they identify. We know that much of the existing evidence comes from surveys and does not always sufficiently explore our specific age cohort. We therefore believe that capturing the attitudes and experiences of the most inactive through a qualitative piece of work will give us a richer understanding of how physical inactivity intersects with people's life stages and personal characteristics.
This ITT is one of two projects that we are commissioning to initiate our work on physical activity.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Understanding the experiences of physically inactive people in mid-life

  • Opportunity
  • Published 20 July 2020

Links

Additional text

Deadline is 4pm on 28 August 2020

Award information

Awarded date

1 October 2020

Contract start date

1 October 2020

Contract end date

31 July 2021

Total value of contract

£54,485

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

University of Bristol

Address

Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences,
School for Policy Studies,
University of Bristol,
Beacon House,
Queens Road,
Bristol
BS8 1QU

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£54,485

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

45 Whitfield Street
London
W1T 4HD
England

Email

responses@ageing-better.org.uk

Website

www.ageing-better.org.uk