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# Independent Policy Review

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-policy-review-ocds-h6vhtk-05ffea). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Sussex: "Independent Policy Review". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University of Sussex](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-sussex-urn-133795)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ2
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £33,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-policy-review-ocds-h6vhtk-05ffea#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05ffea`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-policy-review-ocds-h6vhtk-05ffea#tl-md)

## Description
The scope of the requirement is to conduct an independent, comprehensive review of the University's current policies, procedures, and practices relating to the prevention, reporting, investigation, and resolution of complaints, with the aim of ensuring they are appropriate and effective, aligned with sector best practice and legal and regulatory obligations and reflect, and adequately address specific issues identified by the University. This will conclude with a final report including recommendations for policy, process and practice improvements and a suggested implementation roadmap and timeline.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **SHAKESPEARE MARTINEAU LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-45284`
  - Value: £33,000 † (inc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Independent Policy Review (active)
  - Signed Value: £33,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000593-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-06T11:33:25.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T16:16:01.220Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05ffea