Published date: 29 August 2019

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 6 September 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

Location of contract

Any region

Procurement reference

tender_213695/795188

Published date

29 August 2019

Closing date

6 September 2019

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Sport England is seeking to build on the success of its ground-breaking Active Lives Adult and Children's surveys and would like to invite interested suppliers to a Pre-Market Engagement Supplier Event in relation to an imminent requirement for services. The purpose of this Pre-Market Engagement is to:
a) Alert the market to a potential opportunity
b) Provide an overview of the surveys to-date and planned trajectory of the surveys moving forward
c) Test the scope and feasibility of our requirements to identify our priorities
d) Seek feedback and soft-market testing in order to refine requirements
The event will be held at Sport England's Head Office in London on Wednesday 11 September 2019 and will consist of a maximum 45 minute presentation followed by an open Question and Answer (Q&A) session of 15 minutes (maximum duration of event 1 hour).

The event will be followed by 1:1 break-out sessions between Sport England and suppliers lasting no-more than 20 minutes with each supplier. If you would like to book onto a break-out session please outline this within your response to this invitation and you will be allocated a timeslot and advised of the time in advance.

Should suppliers wish to attend this Pre-Market Engagement Event they are requested to respond and provide the names of no-more than two attendees via the e-sourcing portal messaging facility by no-later-than 12:00 noon on Friday 6 September 2019. Please also outline:
- Whether you would like to book a 20 minute 1:1 break-out slot
- Which requirement you are provisionally interested in; Active Lives Adult Survey, Active Lives Children Survey or both

It is envisaged at this stage that the Active Lives Adult Survey and Active Lives Children's Survey will be procured separately however this may be subject to change. Further information of the requirements can be located within the Prior Information Notices found here:
Children's Survey: https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/XHMVC31lri51XgugTfLM?domain=ted.europa.eu
Adult Survey: https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/70eOCpYgoTjrzYsP49FE?domain=ted.europa.eu

Location of Event: Sport England, 21 Bloomsbury Street, London, WC1B 3HF
Date of Event: Wednesday 11th September 2019
Time of Event: 13:00pm start - 14:00pm (suppliers are requested to arrive no later than 12:45pm)
Instructions for Arrival: Report to reception confirming name and attendance to the Market Engagement Event.
Deadline for Responses Confirming Attendance: 12:00 noon Friday 6 September 2019 .
Note to Suppliers: This is a market engagement exercise and Sport England:
- will not reimburse any expenses incurred by interested parties in attending this Pre-Market Engagement Event.
- reserves the right to discontinue the process at any time and this exercise does not commit Sport England to conduct a procurement process in relation to the requirements


About the buyer

Address

Sport England, 21 Bloomsbury Street, WC1B 3HF
London
WC1 3HF
England

Email

procurement@sportengland.org