QU567 - Young People Developing Food System Assessment Tools COTP

Tender description

The Childhood Obesity Trailblazer programme is a national project to encourage Local Authorities to focus their efforts on becoming healthy food places. It is a council-led project in England, coordinated and funded by Local Government Association to tackle childhood obesity at a local level, with a focus on inequalities. The Childhood Obesity Trailblazer Programme aims to: 1. test the limits of existing powers through innovative and determined action to tackle childhood obesity. 2. share learning and best practice to encourage wider local action. 3. develop solutions to local obstacles and consider further actions government can take to enable ambitious local action and achieve change at scale. The Council requires an organisation with experience / expertise of engaging with Birmingham youth (e.g. Consulting youth, running focus groups etc) to undertake a project to harness the youth voice in developing food system assessment tools. The organisation will also need experience of creating co-produced evidence-based food environment metrics and assessment tools. The successful organisation will conduct the project following the below 6 stages: 1. STAGE 1: Focus groups with Young People (aged 13-18) (April) 2. STAGE 2: Thematic Working Groups with Young People (April-May) 3. STAGE 3: Creating Resources (May-June) 4. STAGE 4: Trailing Resources (June-July) 5. STAGE 5: Adapting Resources (June-July) 6. STAGE 6: Developing action plan (July) The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be sent details on how to log on which will enable you to download all relevant quotation documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: cps@birmingham.gov.uk Your completed quotation submission should be returned by noon on 11th April 2022 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc