Published date: 18 March 2024

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: 18 April 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

    • Research consultancy services - 73210000

    • Social research services - 79315000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£70,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

CF-0262600D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

18 March 2024

Closing date

18 April 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

8 May 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Defra intends to commission research to improve understanding of nature-based activity providers' participation in green social prescribing, including barriers and enablers for success, to support cross-government policy to roll out and scale up this intervention.

The project will explore current challenges and solutions and identify examples of good practice including in relation to link workers and other referral pathways; providers' capacity, skills and training requirements; access to appropriate green spaces; funding and wider sustainability; and data collection processes and information flows.

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal. The aim of this contract to undertake research to improve understanding of nature-based activity providers' participation in green social prescribing (GSP), including barriers and enablers for success, to support cross-government policy to roll out and scale up these interventions.

About the buyer

Contact name

Honor Bathie

Address

1-2 Peasholme Green
York
YO1 7PX
United Kingdom

Telephone

07469440109

Email

honor.bathie@defra.gov.uk