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Sport England Active Environments Framework
A national four-year consultancy framework tender by Sport England seeking specialist teams to design, plan, and evaluate environments that encourage physical activity across England.
The Active Environments Framework, commissioned by Sport England, is a strategic procurement aimed at reshaping the public realm to encourage more active lifestyles by integrating physical activity into the environments people inhabit daily. Anchored in the “Uniting the Movement” strategy. The aim is to partner with consultants who can support local authorities in decision-making, policy implementation, and design interventions that make spaces more conducive to physical activity.
Consultants are to be appointed across 3 Lots:
Lot A – Strategic Outcome Planning & Leisure Services Delivery (12 max. appointments)
Lot B – Assessments of Need (10 max. appointments)
Lot C – Urban Design Services (8 max. appointments)
Location
Sector
Sports & Recreation
Website
Tender Portal
Tender Stage
Pre-Qualification
Deadline
25 April 2025
Contract Type
Two-year framework agreement, with optional two-year extension
Project Value/Scale
Up to £4.5m
Consultant Team
Lot A – Strategic Outcome Planning & Leisure Services Delivery
Strategic Planning Specialists
Leisure Procurement Experts
Policy and Business Case Developers
Senior Stakeholder Engagement Leads
Data and Evaluation Analysts
Project Managers
Workshop Facilitators and Community Consultants
Lot B – Assessments of Need
Needs Assessment Specialists
Strategic Planners & Analysts
Planning Policy Advisors
GIS and Mapping Experts
Health & Wellbeing Strategists
Digital Tool Specialists
Training and Outreach Coordinators
Lot C – Urban Design Services
Urban Designers & Masterplanners
Design Code Specialists
Community Co-Design Facilitators
Planning and Policy Consultants
Data Analysts / Evaluators
CPD Trainers & Advocates
Strategic Planning Specialists
Leisure Procurement Experts
Policy and Business Case Developers
Senior Stakeholder Engagement Leads
Data and Evaluation Analysts
Project Managers
Workshop Facilitators and Community Consultants
Lot B – Assessments of Need
Needs Assessment Specialists
Strategic Planners & Analysts
Planning Policy Advisors
GIS and Mapping Experts
Health & Wellbeing Strategists
Digital Tool Specialists
Training and Outreach Coordinators
Lot C – Urban Design Services
Urban Designers & Masterplanners
Design Code Specialists
Community Co-Design Facilitators
Planning and Policy Consultants
Data Analysts / Evaluators
CPD Trainers & Advocates
Submission Criteria
Part 1 – Supplier info via Central Digital Platform (CDP)
Part 2 – Exclusions & Subcontracting
Part 3 – Conditions of Participation (pass/fail):
Financial strength
Legal compliance
Insurance (minimum: £5M Employer’s Liability, Public Liability, Professional Indemnity; £1M Cyber)
Technical experience
Part 4 – Capability & Capacity (scored by Lot, minimum 50% threshold):
40%: Organisational Expertise
25%: Similar Experience
15%: Quality Assurance
20%: Staff Qualifications