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# Independent Evaluation Partner

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-evaluation-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-03d4de). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NOTTINGHAM CITYCARE PARTNERSHIP CIC: "Independent Evaluation Partner". Published status: active. Published Value: £180,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.smallstepsbigchanges.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NOTTINGHAM CITYCARE PARTNERSHIP CIC](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nottingham-citycare-partnership-cic-coh-07548602)
- **Published Value:** £180,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 July 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Design and execution of research and development
- **Delivery Location:** UKF
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03d4de`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-evaluation-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-03d4de#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [smallstepsbigchanges.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smallstepsbigchanges.org.uk%2Fevaluation-healthy-lives)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-evaluation-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-03d4de#participate

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Description:** 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 com...
- **Contract Period:** 13/08/2023 to 31/03/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016346-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-06-08T16:10:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T05:39:41.902Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03d4de