Universal Family Behaviour Change Academic Evaluation - Market Engagement

Tender description

Hampshire County Council (HCC) is seeking an academic provider to design and implement a mixed methodology theory-based evaluation of a complex Public Health intervention: a preventative Universal Family Behaviour Change programme (UFBC).<br /><br />The pilot programme has been commissioned to support families with children aged 2-12 to make sustainable changes to their behaviours, lifestyles, and home environments, with the aim of promoting healthy weight. The programme will be delivered by an external provider and embedded within community settings across Hampshire and will actively connect families to local assets that support them to make and sustain behaviour change.<br /><br />HCC Public Health is particularly interested in the acceptability of the service to families in Hampshire, the effectiveness of small-stepped or progressive engagement, how successfully it is embedded in the wider system, and how behaviour change related to healthy weight happens and is maintained within family systems.<br /><br />The objectives of this market engagement is to seek what interest and options there may be amongst academic institutions interested in the evaluation of pilot Public Health programmes in Hampshire.<br /><br />Specifically, we need to:<br /><br />Identify level of interest. <br />Gain feedback to inform our proposed evaluation. <br />Understand what options are available for delivery.<br /><br />As part of the process, we are looking to engage with providers who would be interested in delivering this service, and/or have experience of delivering similar services. The deadline for Expressing Interest and returning the documents in the 'View Synopsis' button is 5pm on Monday 10 June 2024.<br /> <br />More information is available within the In-tend system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/<br /><br />If your organisation is not registered on the Hampshire In-tend portal, please go to the website stated above and click on the `Register` tab - registration is free.<br /><br />Logging into In-Tend (once registered)<br />- To view this opportunity please click on `Tenders` then `Current` and then scroll down to the project<br />- Selecting ‘View Details’ on the relevant opportunity <br />- Clicking the ‘Express Interest’ tab<br />- Following the on-screen instructions<br />- More information is available via the Synopsis button<br /><br />We recommend that you refer to the e-tendering guidance for suppliers which can be found by clicking on `Information for Suppliers` at the top of the In-Tend home page.<br /><br />All communication should be via the Correspondence function on the project.<br /><br />Receiving Notification Emails<br />To ensure you receive email alerts and notifications from our system, please add the email domain `@in-tendorganiser.co.uk` to your Safe Senders list.