Published date: 25 November 2021

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Opportunity (published 30 November 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£40,000

Procurement reference

CORNWALL001-DN584150-78360872

Published date

25 November 2021

Closing date

9 December 2021

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

20 December 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

This quantitative research project aims to understand the impact of the pandemic on the lifestyles, physical and mental health of those living across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (CIoS). For example, it is thought that the pandemic has resulted in an increase in the number of people suffering from anxiety and/or depression. There have also been many physical health impacts with an estimated 1 in 5 people who had been infected with COVID-19 experiencing persistent ill health following the acute phase of infection. In order to inform future services, this cross-sectional study is needed to understand the impact of the pandemic, COVID-19 and long-covid on those living across CIoS. This includes both the physical and mental health impacts of the pandemic, as well as wider issues such as those associated with social isolation and other socio-economic impacts, including those who have been adversely affected and individuals who have long-covid (e.g. loss of education, training and employment).

Understanding the short and long-term impacts of the pandemic across communities, will be achieved by undertaking a representative sample of those living across CIoS to find out about the participant characteristics, their health and wellbeing, as well as information about where they live and other wider determinants of health. The survey data will be combined with another survey that the Public Health team are undertaking to help inform current and future service provision. This means that the chosen sampling methodology must use the same questionnaire and data collection detailed in this specification and exclude residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 (this will involve working with the Public Health team to determine the postcode sample). This combined approach is necessary to maximise the impact of this project.


About the buyer

Contact name

Laura Kennell

Address

County Hall
Treyew Road
Truro
TR1 3AY
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1872327168

Email

laura.kennell@cornwall.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk