Tender: Combined Authority Communities, Consultation and Engagement Framework – 3 Lots, up to 4 years, £3.6M

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The Combined Authority is seeking suppliers for a framework to provide communities, consultation and engagement services, commissioning as-needed support to design, deliver and analyse engagement activity across multiple methods and diverse audiences. Suppliers will work with the Combined Authority’s Communities, Consultation and Engagement Team (and occasionally partner organisations) to deliver full end-to-end consultation projects and smaller pieces of work such as consultation and engagement plans, methodology design and delivery (surveys, workshops, focus groups — online, telephone, face-to-face, paper/post), targeted sampling and communications for specific audiences, and quality data analysis and accessible reporting. All work must follow best-practice guidance including the Consultation Gunning Principles, the Public Sector Equality Duty and WCAG 2.2 level AA, and align with the Combined Authority’s standards for community consultation. The framework is expected to consist of three Lots for an initial two-year term with two 12-month optional extensions (maximum four years) and a total budget of £3,600,000 across all Lots for the full term.