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The commission aims to produce an applied, practice‑led exploration of leadership that:
Identifies what good place‑based leadership can look like in practice, not just in principle, when addressing physical activity inequalities.
Surfaces insights, behaviours and patterns from across different Place contexts, including:
Original/Existing (Deepening) Place Partnerships
New (Expansion) Place Partnerships
Place Universal Offer (PUO) areas
Illustrates how distributed and collective leadership enables people in all roles - policy makers, practitioners, volunteers and communities - to meaningfully influence decisions that shape active lives.
Supports leaders to reflect on and strengthen relational, collaborative and place‑specific leadership practices.
Uses national evidence, local learning and lived experience to inform outputs.
Generates practical insights, prompts and tools that leaders can adapt and apply in their own system contexts.
Identifies how existing Sport England place‑based leadership support can be extended or enhanced to help Places embed this way of working more deeply over time.
Applicants must demonstrate:
Strong experience in the sport and physical activity system
Understanding of place‑based working, systems change and Sport England’s Place Partnership approach
Awareness of Sport England wider leadership support offer (i.e. Leading the Movement programme) and the relevant E&L resources that position leadership as a key condition for change when tackling addressing inequalities in physical activity
Expertise in leadership development, systems leadership or organisational development.
Experience working at strategic leadership and/or community leadership levels.
Ability to synthesise complex insights into high-quality written outputs.
An appropriate level of independence and objectivity.
Application Process
Applicants must submit:
CV
Cover letter (max 4-5 pages) outlining:
Relevant experience
Understanding of the commission
Proposed approach and methodology, including how your approach and policy support diversity, equity and inclusion
Suggested optional outputs
Proposed timeline
Examples of previous relevant work
Bid submission deadline: 9am, Friday 26th June 2026
No supplier information available.
This procurement was divided into 1 lots, each awarded separately.
| Lot | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 Jul 2026 – Sept 2026 | £18,000 | active |
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