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Official procurement procedure
Friends and Family Test - Patient Experience
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£500,000
Submission deadline 20 May 2026, 10:52 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: "Friends and Family Test - Patient Experience". Published status: complete. Published value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 May 2026, 10:52 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 20 May 2026, 10:52 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £500,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
3.3Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
MYC Group (UK) LtdTop vendor: 33.8% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 161 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| MYC Group (UK) Ltd | 1 win | £249,244 |
| Becton Dickinson UK LIMITED | 1 win | £114,162 |
| Akeso & Company Limited | 1 win | £97,620 |
| HAAG - STREIT UK LTD | 1 win | £97,529 |
| GASARC GROUP LTD | 1 win | £74,532 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published26 Aug 2026, 12:55 BST | Last source update26 Aug 2026, 12:55 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05ea77 | ||
What is being bought
The NHS Friends and Family Test (FFT) is an important tool to help people who use NHS services have the opportunity to provide feedback on their experience.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
26 Aug 2026, 12:55 BST - tender value changed
23 Jul 2026, 14:57 BST - Status changed to complete
23 Jul 2026, 14:57 BST - Official notice release published
23 Jul 2026, 14:57 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
23 Jul 2026, 14:57 BST - Published value updated to £500,000
22 Apr 2026, 10:57 BST - Status changed to active
22 Apr 2026, 10:57 BST - Official notice release published
22 Apr 2026, 10:57 BST - Submission deadline changed to 20 May 2026, 10:52 BST
22 Apr 2026, 10:57 BST - Official notice release published
28 Nov 2025, 11:10 GMT - Status changed to planning
27 Nov 2025, 16:06 GMT - Official notice release published
27 Nov 2025, 16:06 GMT - Buyer information updated
27 Nov 2025, 16:06 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
26 Aug 2026, 12:55 BST - Submission deadline
20 May 2026, 10:52 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 26 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £255,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Rate My Care Ltd Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Friends and Family Test - Patient Experience £255,000 · signed 26 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active Contract period: 1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST — 31 Aug 2029, 23:59 BST |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PBVJ-9475-ZCMDDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
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