Independent Evaluation Partner

Tender description

Small Steps Big Changes are inviting tenders from organisations who feel suitably qualified to deliver the evaluation of two commissioned services. Healthy Little Minds (Parent Infant Relationship Service) • Healthy Little Minds aims o To improve social and emotional outcomes for children o To lay the foundations to support children to build positive relationships, understand their emotions and increase resilience o To raise awareness amongst the public and children's services' workforce professionals to recognise the importance of supporting all parent infant relationships • Healthy Little Minds offers evidence-based programmes to families from 20 weeks of pregnancy to 2 years. o New-born Behavioural Observations o Baby Massage o Solihull basics, parenting groups and neo-natal plus o Going Mellow/ Mellow Bumps o Video Interactive Guidance (VIG) • Healthy Little Minds also provides specialised support where there are difficulties in the parent-infant relationship. Healthy Lifestyles Pathway • The service offers a care programme to promote healthy lifestyle choices and prevent childhood obesity and poor health outcomes. • The service works holistically with families; helping them to set achievable goals around healthier lifestyles by offering a variety of one-to-one and group activities to help families achieve these goals. Lot 1: This is a great opportunity to work with us to support our work in early childhood development in Nottingham. SSBC are inviting tenders for organisations that have • Demonstrable skills knowledge and expertise in proposed evaluation approaches in community settings including proportionate use of counterfactual methods • Enthusiasm and passion for early years • Demonstratable capacity to deliver evaluations on time, on budget and to the required standard, with proven ability to flex resource capabilities and adapt to changing environments where required • Appropriate project management, risk management and quality assurance expertise • Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders, including parents • Strong communication skills. • Knowledge of early nutrition and early healthy lifestyle initiatives • Knowledge of parent and infant relationship initiatives • Understanding of the Nottingham City context and the wider partnership that SSBC operates in • Knowledge and awareness of behaviour change theory and practice To evaluate two of its commissioned services - Healthy Little Minds (Parent Infant Relationship Service) • Healthy Little Minds aims o To improve social and emotional outcomes for children o To lay the foundations to support children to build positive relationships, understand their emotions and increase resilience o To raise awareness amongst the public and children's services' workforce professionals to recognise the importance of supporting all parent infant relationships • Healthy Little Minds offers evidence-based programmes to families from 20 weeks of pregnancy to 2 years. o New-born Behavioural Observations o Baby Massage o Solihull basics, parenting groups and neo-natal plus o Going Mellow/ Mellow Bumps o Video Interactive Guidance (VIG) • Healthy Little Minds also provides specialised support where there are difficulties in the parent-infant relationship. Healthy Lifestyles Pathway • The service offers a care programme to promote healthy lifestyle choices and prevent childhood obesity and poor health outcomes. • The service works holistically with families; helping them to set achievable goals around healthier lifestyles by offering a variety of one-to-one and group activities to help families achieve these goals.