Official UK procurement notice
Air Quality Ethnography to Support Birmingham’s Air Quality Health Needs Assessment
Authority: Birmingham City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBirmingham City Council (the Council) is seeking to appoint an organisation to deliver an ethnographic research study that forms a key component of Birmingham City Councils’ Air Quality Health Needs Assessment (AQHNA). The study will explore residents lived experiences of air pollution in their everyday situations (e.g. travelling to work or school, health-related challenges) to support evidence‑based recommendations and actions towards reducing air‑pollution‑related health inequalities.
The work supports statutory public health duties relating to environmental health, health inequalities, prevention and the Air Quality Outcomes Framework. It reflects the Council’s statutory role in environmental health to improve air quality and aligns with national Director of Public Health (DPH) responsibilities to protect population health from environmental risks. It will generate narrative case studies, qualitative insights and recommendations to strengthen the assessment of air pollution impacts in Birmingham.
The contract for the services is expected to commence 1st May 2026 and will be in place for a period of up to 2 months.
CPV: Community health services · Economic research services · Health services · Miscellaneous health services · Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research consultancy services · Research services · Social research services
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: The award criteria carries a total weighting of 100%, this is split between the following sections: The overall weighting for the quality criteria is 80%. The overall weighting for the price criteria is 20% For full details please refer to the procurement documents.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Mar 2026, 00:15 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jul 2026, 19:06 BST
- Authority reference
PQ0677- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028816- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067732Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
This Request for Quotations is being issued using the Council's e-tendering system 'In-tend' and organisations must ensure that they are registered users. The procurement process will be managed using this system and therefore all bids must be submitted by Tenderers via the 'in-tend' system. in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc ↗
Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function and you should not contact any individual directly either by email or by telephone. If you are already a registered user, you do not have to re-register. If you are unable to register with in-tend or are experiencing difficulties, please email the [email protected].
Deadline for request for quotation is noon on 15th April 2026
Timeline
30 Mar 2026 → 7 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published213 days ago30 Mar 2026, 00:15 BST
- Clarification questions by203 days ago8 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline196 days ago15 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts181 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published113 days ago7 Jul 2026, 19:06 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Mar 2026- Tender notice published30 Mar 2026, 00:15 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published31 Mar 2026, 13:56 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £33,33331 Mar 2026, 13:56 BSTwas £40,000
- Contract details notice published7 Jul 2026, 19:06 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete7 Jul 2026, 19:06 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shift Insight LtdSME | £28,608 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Air Quality Ethnography to Support Birmingham’s Air Quality Health Needs Assessment · Shift Insight LtdSME
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2026
- Value
- £28,608
- Period
- 9 Jun 2026 – 9 Jul 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Shift InsightAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender