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Healthy Urban Places: Community Partnership for Research

UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:31.

Opportunity overview

Healthy Urban Places (HUP) at The University of Liverpool (UoL) is seeking a community-based organisation (or organisations) experienced in community engagement, and with established community networks, to collaborate and contribute to “Community Collaboratives” and support the delivery of research for the Healthy Urban Places (HUP) programme. Healthy Urban Places, funded by UK Research and Innovation and part of Population Health Improvement UK, is exploring how and why local environments (e.g. housing, local amenities, access to jobs, availability of community or social spaces, the way decisions are made or resources invested) influence people’s health and inequalities, through research with communities and local stakeholders. HUP is establishing a ‘Community Collaboratives’ that brings together communities, researchers and decision-makers in Liverpool and our sister site, Bradford. Community-based organisations will coordinate community-led research activities in their area and engage local communities and stakeholders. HUP researchers will provide training on research skills and actively support community organisations to co-produce meaningful research and identify priorities about what makes a healthy place, with the aim influencing place-based changes by sharing these with local, regional and national decision-makers. The tender will be structured into four Lots based on the local area that the research activities will be undertaken in: Lot 1: Toxteth Lot 2: Speke Lot 3: Croxteth Lot 4: Birkenhead The work will be conducted in five work phase. These five phases are: Phase 1 – Start-up Phase 2 – Initial Research Phase 3 – Reflect Phase 4 – Further Research Phase 5 – Impact The resulting contract will be 30 months, with the option to extend for 3 months. The estimated maximum contract value per Lot is £57,000. The current total contract including any extension for all four Lots is £228,000. There is the possibility of a further £17,000 in additional funding, which is reflected in the stated Contract Value, however this has not yet been confirmed.

Classification

  • CPV73110000 — Research services
  • CPV73300000 — Design and execution of research and development

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated
  • Lot 2Value not stated
  • Lot 3Value not stated
  • Lot 4Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
2025/06/FT
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
In order to see when the tender has been published, access the tender documents and participate, please ensure you are registered on the In-Tend portal as early as possible via the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/liverpooluni/
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Procedure

Features
A two-stage procedure will be conducted: Stage 1: Evaluation of written response to the Quality, Price and Social Value criteria Stage 2: Presentation from shortlisted Suppliers

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
3 May 2025, 00:59

Tender Period

Ends
22 Apr 2025, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
14 Mar 2025, 23:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Title
Lot 1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Toxteth

Value

Amount
0
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
0

Renewal

Description
3 months

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Quality: 60% Cost: 20% Social Value: 10% Presentation: 10%

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Simple description
Type
price
Description
Quality: 60% Cost: 20% Social Value: 10% Presentation: 10%

Contract period

Ends
25 Nov 2027, 23:59
Starts
26 May 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
25 Feb 2028, 23:59
Entry 2
Id
LOT-0002
Title
Lot 2
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Speke

Value

Amount
0
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
0

Renewal

Description
3 months

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Quality: 60% Cost: 20% Social Value: 10% Presentation: 10%

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Simple description
Type
price
Description
Quality: 60% Cost: 20% Social Value: 10% Presentation: 10%

Contract period

Ends
25 Nov 2027, 23:59
Starts
26 May 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
25 Feb 2028, 23:59
Entry 3
Id
LOT-0003
Title
Lot 3
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Croxteth

Value

Amount
0
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
0

Renewal

Description
3 months

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Quality: 60% Cost: 20% Social Value: 10% Presentation: 10%

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Simple description
Type
price
Description
Quality: 60% Cost: 20% Social Value: 10% Presentation: 10%

Contract period

Ends
25 Nov 2027, 23:59
Starts
26 May 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
25 Feb 2028, 23:59
Entry 4
Id
LOT-0004
Title
Lot 4
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Birkenhead

Value

Amount
0
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
0

Renewal

Description
3 months

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Quality: 60% Cost: 20% Social Value: 10% Presentation: 10%

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Simple description
Type
price
Description
Quality: 60% Cost: 20% Social Value: 10% Presentation: 10%

Contract period

Ends
25 Nov 2027, 23:59
Starts
26 May 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
25 Feb 2028, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD7
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research services
Entry 2
Id
73300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Design and execution of research and development
Item 2
Id
LOT-0002
Related Lot
LOT-0002

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research services
Entry 2
Id
73300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Design and execution of research and development
Item 3
Id
LOT-0003
Related Lot
LOT-0003

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research services
Entry 2
Id
73300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Design and execution of research and development
Item 4
Id
LOT-0004
Related Lot
LOT-0004

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research services
Entry 2
Id
73300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Design and execution of research and development

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
009502-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
14 Mar 2025, 15:44
Entry 3
Id
009509-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
14 Mar 2025, 15:50
Entry 4
Id
009515-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
14 Mar 2025, 15:56
Entry 5
Id
010076-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
19 Mar 2025, 10:18
Entry 6
Id
010208-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
19 Mar 2025, 15:49
Entry 7
Id
014580-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
11 Apr 2025, 12:46
Entry 8
Id
014582-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
11 Apr 2025, 12:49

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
008567-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
10 Mar 2025, 15:28

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
13 Mar 2025, 23:59
Description
The University of Liverpool intends to undertake a competitive exercise for the provision of Healthy Urban Places: Community Partnership for Research. This notice serves to inform the market that it is seeking expressions of interest from organisations in advance of this tender. To notify us of your expression of interest, please contact: Faye Taylor Category Manager ftay0206@liverpool.ac.uk In order to see when the tender has been published, access the tender documents and participate, please ensure you are registered on the In-Tend portal as early as possible via the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/liverpooluni/

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-RC000660
Name
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD72
Country
GB
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
L69 7ZX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Foundation Building, 765 Brownlow Hill

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicUndertaking
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public undertaking

Identifier

Id
RC000660
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Name
Faye Taylor

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Liverpool · UKD72 · L69 7ZX · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD7 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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