Tender: Design and Delivery of Deep Listening Exercise – Merthyr Tydfil Marmot Programme

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Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced provider to design and deliver a Deep Listening Exercise in support of the Merthyr Tydfil Marmot Programme, working with the Council, University of South Wales, Cwm Taf Morgannwg Public Services Board partners, local stakeholders and communities to gather, analyse and report on residents' lived experiences to inform policy, service planning and place-based interventions aimed at reducing health inequalities and improving wellbeing. The contract includes developing a detailed engagement and research methodology, co-producing research questions and engagement approaches with stakeholders, recruiting, training and supporting community researchers or local participants, delivering inclusive engagement with residents including underrepresented and seldom-heard groups, collecting qualitative and quantitative insight, analysing findings and producing reports, presentations and recommendations, and transferring knowledge and skills to local partners while delivering social value outcomes that build community capacity, develop skills, increase civic participation and provide sustainable benefits. Delivery must align with the principles of the Marmot Agenda and the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, and the provider will be expected to demonstrate experience in community engagement, participatory research, health inequalities, co-production and working with diverse communities.