London-wide citizen behavioural tracker

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    "description": "This invitation to tender is for longitudinal research into awareness, attitudes, motivations and claimed behaviours around various circular behaviours and lifestyles amongst a representative sample of Londoners (referred to as \u0027citizens\u0027 throughout the following document).\nOur research purpose is to track shifts over time, identifying opportunities and challenges for ReLondon and its stakeholders as we develop, deliver and evaluate the impact of our circular strategies and actions.\nWhile this brief is primarily for the design, set-up and delivery of year one\u0027s baseline-setting research, it includes a requirement to provide recommendations and costings for subsequent years so that resources to support our longitudinal approach are clear and able to be planned for.\nThe budget for this piece of work is \u00a330,000 plus VAT. The work will be awarded as a fixed-term contract subject to ReLondon\u0027s standard terms and conditions (available on request).\nBackground\nReLondon is a partnership of the Mayor of London and London\u0027s boroughs to improve waste and resource management in the capital and accelerate our transition to a low carbon circular city. Our mission is to make London a global leader in sustainable ways to live, work and prosper by revolutionising our relationship with stuff and helping London waste less and reuse, repair, share and recycle more.\nMore on ReLondon can be found on our website.\nCitizen-facing work:\nReLondon runs campaigns direct-to-citizens on behalf of the Mayor and the London boroughs, and collaborates with partners to deliver localised circular neighbourhood and recycling pilot projects. The campaigns currently run by ReLondon are:\nLondon Recycles\n\u2022\tEducates Londoners on what can and can\u0027t be recycled in their boroughs\n\u2022\tProvides tips and hints on reducing waste and materials use generally\n\u2022\tHosts London Repair Week (and supports UK-wide Repair Weeks in other cities)\n\u2022\tCreates local authority toolkits for waste and recycling communications\n\u2003\nLove Not Landfill\n\u2022\tEncourages 16-24-year-old Londoners never to throw an unwanted item of clothing in the bin\n\u2022\tEncourages fast fashion fans to buy second-hand, swap, share and give to charity through clothing swaps, second-hand pop-ups and social media\n\u2022\tAdvises on what to do with clothes when they can\u0027t be worn any longer\nEat like a Londoner (now concluded pending a new food waste campaign in 2026)\n\u2022\tRun on behalf of London boroughs\n\u2022\tHelped families and young people reduce food waste at home\n\u2022\tEncouraged sustainable diets\n\u2022\tProvided planning, shopping, storing, cooking and eating tips\nNB: a new food campaign is in development focusing on recycling and waste prevention. It will be live by summer 2026.\nLocal pilots over the past two years have included flats recycling and flats above shops research projects; circular neighbourhood projects e.g. Heston in the loop; deep engagement on recycling participation with primary schools and mosques in Tower Hamlets; and a community food project in Islington, to test an approach promoting sustainable food behaviours using a network of nudges built around a community caf\u00e9.\nThe brief\nWhile ReLondon has an annual survey of both businesses (SMEs and startups in our network) and local authorities to help measure outcomes for reporting purposes, we have relied until now on campaign-specific surveys and the polling of other organisations (e.g. London Councils\u0027 citizen climate survey) to provide data for tracking and reporting on the outcome of our citizen-facing work.\nAs London Councils\u0027 climate survey is no longer taking place, and budgets are no longer available for comprehensive campaign evaluation, ReLondon is now seeking a better value but effective way of monitoring shifts in Londoners\u0027 awareness of and attitudes towards more circular, or waste-busting, lifestyles and behaviours. This is likely to be conducted annually as a minimum, but this initial brief and contract is for year one baseline setting, including reporting, plus recommendations/suggested costings for subsquent years.\nResearch approach:\nWe would like responses to suggest optimum approaches and costings against the following core requirements:\n\u2022\tBaseline setting in March 2026, possibly through a quantitative survey of up to 25 questions of a representative sample of Londoners (at least 1,100+), with results split by borough; age group; ethnicity; housing type; and living arrangements. Household or individual income may also be of interest. Alternative approaches to baseline setting will also be considered with interest.\n\u2022\tOngoing methodology for subsequent years against year one baseline, to provide longitudinal tracking data.\nWe are also interested in proposals which suggest alternative or supplementary approaches to longitudinal behaviour, attitude and motivational tracking, such as:\n\u2022\tQuarterly \u0027dip\u0027 polling against smaller subsets of questions\n\u2022\tAd hoc insights on one-off topics via online polling or using qualitative methods\n\u2022\tOccasional topic-specific qualitative \u0027dips\u0027 which interact usefully with the quantitative survey data\nCostings for any of the above should include data analysis and reporting. We will contract work in the first instance to cover:\n(a)\tdesign and delivery of the baseline setting research in this first year; and\n(b)\tthe provision of recommendations on methodology and costing/resourcing implications for future iterations in the next financial year.\nObjectives\nOur objectives with the tracker (or alternative approach to this piece of longitudinal research) are:\n\u2022\tTo measure awareness and impact of ReLondon campaigns, events and behavioural interventions and projects\n\uf0a7\tTo track awareness of, and (shifts in) attitudes towards, circular behaviours and lifestyles such as swapping and sharing household items, buying second-hand, renting or leasing instead of buying, making things last and repairing more stuff\n\u2022\tTo track trends and provide insight about areas to focus on amongst different communities and neighbourhoods, as well as at a London-wide level\n\u2022\tTo test understanding of circularity amongst the general population, including language and specific terminology, what circular behaviours mean in practice and their perceived benefits for people and communities\nScope of work\nThe work proposed and costed for must include the following:\nItem\tBy\nInception meeting completed, notes provided and detailed timeline agreed\t2-3 March 2026\nRefined methodology proposal for year one baseline signed off and recruitment initiated\tBy 3rd week of March\nFieldwork underway\tBy end March\nConclusion of fieldwork\tEnd April\nReport on baseline research and its implications, with a wrap-up presentation of up to 1.5 hours in-person\tMid-May 2026\nFuture years\u0027 methodology and costings recommendations presented\tMid-end May 2026\nBudget\nThe budget for the baseline setting research for year one plus the provision of recommendations and costings for subsequent years\u0027 behavioural tracking activity is up to \u00a330k plus VAT. We are also interested to see estimates against any alternative or supplementary methodologies you wish to suggest for either year one or future years.\nContract management\nThe contract will be formally let by the London Waste and Recycling Board (operating as ReLondon), and ReLondon\u0027s standard terms and conditions will apply (available on request).\nQuality of service:\nThe Service Provider shall provide the services in a competent, timely manner in accordance with recognised industry quality standards. The Service Provider shall ensure an adequate supply of suitably qualified and competent personnel are available to fulfil the requirements of the Contract.\nAcceptance of bids:\nIn issuing this invitation to bid, ReLondon is not bound to accept the lowest or any bid and reserves the right to accept the whole or any specified part of the bid unless the bidder expressly stipulates otherwise. ReLondon will not enter into discussion with non-selected potential suppliers or justify its decision. Potential suppliers are deemed to have accepted these conditions by the act of submitting their quote. The selected preferred supplier cannot assume they have been granted the contract until a formal contract is signed.\nPeriod for which bids shall remain valid:\nUnless otherwise stipulated by the bidder, bids shall remain valid for 30 days from the closing date for receipt of tenders.",
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      "features": "Submission and evaluation\nThe procurement will follow a two-stage process, with stage 1\u0027s purpose being to shortlist a maximum of three candidates to take to stage 2.\nStage 1\nStage 1 is a written submission. Please include the following in your submission:\n\u2022\tDetails of your suitability to fulfil the contract, how the contract is to be managed and your approach to delivering the brief within the timeline outlined above in section 4.\n\u2022\tDetails of the team that will work on the research and a description of their role.\n\u2022\tThree examples of previous work (preferably carried out by the team included in your proposal), that shows your understanding of the brief and your ability to deliver similar projects. Please keep examples to a maximum of one side each.\n\u2022\tA pricing schedule showing the anticipated total amount for the project, broken down by phases as outlined in section 4 above. All costs to detail VAT.\nThe process we use to select contractors is a competitive one. Stage 1 scoring criteria and their weighting are:\nCriteria\tWeighting\nPrice\t15%\nMethodology proposed and its ability to meet the objectives for the tracker\t40%\nProject management and demonstrated ability to deliver the project within the timescale\t15%\nExperience of allocated personnel, their technical capability and skills\t20%\nSocial value  (5% EDI; 5% carbon reduction)\tFor EDI, please describe your organisation\u0027s approach to equity, diversity and inclusion and how you will apply it in the delivery of this contract; and for carbon reduction: please describe your organisational approach and ambition in relation to sustainability and specifically carbon reduction.    10%\nStage 2\nStage 2 will involve in-depth interviews of one hour each with a maximum of three shortlisted candidates. Stage 2 scoring criteria are:\nCriteria\tWeighting\nAdaptability: We are looking for approaches and teams that are flexible and can adapt quickly to meet the needs of real-world scenarios, without jeopardizing outcomes.\t40%\nCo-creation: We want to work with suppliers who are collaborative and can work closely with both the ReLondon team and our wider stakeholder group.\t20%\nContext-awareness: We expect appointed contractors to demonstrate a deep understanding of citizen behaviours and the social, economic and political context of our work - to ensure that the tracker does not duplicate existing research, and feels relevant and tailored to London\u0027s needs.\t40%\nPlease send any clarification questions by email to katie.moriyama@relondon.gov.uk by 21 January 2026. Answers will be provided to all bidders by 28 January.\nYour proposal should be submitted by email to tenders@relondon.gov.uk by 9am (GMT) on 9 February 2026."
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