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Published 15 Apr 2026, 12:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MSRA / SJT Discovery · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£95,000£114,000 inc. VAT11.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 21 May 2026awarded 29 Jun 2026
Awarded to BLUE BOW RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY LTD
Contract term 3 moends 30 Sept 2026 · starts 26 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Discovery to identify recommendations for possible future solutions ahead of the full tender of the Situational Judgement and Psychometric testing development and delivery services. Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA) / Situational Judgement Training (SJT)

CPV: Education and training services · Research and development consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 moSMEVCSEPublished value£95,000
Contract period: 26 Jun 2026 – 30 Sept 2026 (3 mo)Value: £95,000 exc. VAT · £114,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
73200000 Research and development consultancy services80000000 Education and training services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical and Social Value Questionnaire: 70%
  • Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical and Social Value Questionnaire: 70% Technical (60%) and Social Value (10%) Questionnaire
  • Commercial: 30% Commercial
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Apr 2026, 12:08 BST
Last source update
23 Jul 2026, 17:33 BST
Authority reference
C376901
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-038109
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesResearch and development consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0682e2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
21 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
11 May 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To express interest, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

15 Apr 2026 → 23 Jul 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published189 days ago
    15 Apr 2026, 12:08 BST
  2. Next notice expected180 days ago
    23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published177 days ago
    27 Apr 2026, 14:51 BST
  4. Clarification questions by163 days ago
    11 May 2026, 17:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline153 days ago
    21 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  6. Contract starts117 days ago
    26 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published90 days ago
    23 Jul 2026, 17:33 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2026
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    15 Apr 2026, 12:08 BST
    UK3
  2. Tender notice published
    27 Apr 2026, 14:51 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    27 Apr 2026, 14:51 BST
  4. Contract details notice published
    23 Jul 2026, 17:33 BST
    UK7
  5. Status changed to complete
    23 Jul 2026, 17:33 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £84,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BLUE BOW RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY LTD£84,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDPT-3135-BWWY Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd, London, London, SE1 8UGContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender