Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 9 Jun 2025, 15:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DHSC:GH: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Survey 2025

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£1,236,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 14 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to University of Kent2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

England has been part of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey, a World Health Organisation survey of adolescents, for 20+ years along with around 44 other countries.

This is a direct award action due to the contractor having exclusive rights to undertake the HBSC England study. The World Health Organisation (WHO) requires a formal assessment process for contractors, and the study teams are awarded exclusive rights after they meet the rigorous quality specifications. The University of Kent team has been approved by the WHO for the 2025-2028 round.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

73110000 Research services 79315000 Social research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 9 Jun 2025, 15:01 BST
Last source update: 16 Sept 2025, 16:02 BST
Authority reference: C353972
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-057046
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054570 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: England has been part of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey, a World Health Organisation survey of adolescents, for 20+ years along with around 44 other countries.
This is a direct award action due to the contractor having exclusive rights to undertake the HBSC England study. The World Health Organisation (WHO) requires a formal assessment process for contractors, and the study teams are awarded exclusive rights after they meet the rigorous quality specifications. The University of Kent team has been approved by the WHO for the 2025-2028 round.

Review and risk notes

Risks: There are no risks

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

30 Jul 2025 → 16 Sept 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends
30 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice published395 days ago
16 Sept 2025, 16:02 BST

Notice history

5 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jun 2025

Transparency notice published
9 Jun 2025, 15:01 BST
UK5
Transparency notice published
9 Jun 2025, 15:18 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
21 Jul 2025, 16:49 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
16 Sept 2025, 16:02 BST
UK7

Routine re-releases (5)

2025-06: 2 releases · 9 Jun 2025, 9 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2some still in standstill

Awarded value £1,236,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
University of Kent1 Aug 2025 – 30 Jun 2028Amended: We have a chosen supplier · Amended: We have a chosen supplier	£1,236,000	14 Jul 2025standstill to 30 Jul 2025	Standstill
University of Kent	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

DHSC:GH: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Survey 2025 to 2028 · University of Kent
Signed
2 Sept 2025
Value
£1,235,491
Period
3 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2028
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health & Social Care

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PMQG-9965-CHZR 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

University of KentAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDYN-9654-JPQJ Room 107 (1st floor), Rutherford Annexe,, Canterbury, Kent, South East, CT2 7NXContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender16 Sept 2025, 16:02 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender21 Jul 2025, 16:49 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender9 Jun 2025, 15:18 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender9 Jun 2025, 15:18 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender9 Jun 2025, 15:01 BST