Published date: 24 March 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 April 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Survey services - 79311000

Location of contract

GU29 9DH

Value of contract

£250,000 to £30,000

Procurement reference

SD - 00000132

Published date

24 March 2020

Closing date

24 April 2020

Contract start date

12 June 2020

Contract end date

11 June 2023

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?

No

Description

In 2017, the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) set up a Citizens Panel for local residents living within or near the South Downs National Park (SDNP). The Panel initially ran as a three year pilot, and we now plan to continue with a panel for a further three years.

Having our own Citizens Panel enables us to engage with people who have not previously engaged with the SDNP and/or the work of the SDNPA and enables us to evaluate the effectiveness of our work. We have also used the Panel to obtain feedback about the issues of importance to them (such as climate change) which has assisted our and our partners' work. The time commitment for individual Citizens Panel members is small as they are asked to participate in just two surveys a year - one in the spring and one in the autumn.

Occasionally, we invite Panel members to take part in one-off research studies - recent examples include testing our website and providing suggestions for improvements and feeding back on design in the National Park as part of the Peoples' Choice Design Review Award.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Rebecca Osborne

Address

North Street
Midhurst
West Sussex
GU29 9DH
United Kingdom

Telephone

01730 819214

Email

rebecca.osborne@southdowns.gov.uk