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Published 2 May 2024, 17:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NHS Race & Health Observatory (RHO) Host Provider

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: UKYorkshire & Humber (UKE)

Published estimate£664,000≈ £275k / year · 1 value update

Submissions closed 16 Sept 2024awarded 2 Jul 2025

Awarded to The NHS Confederation

Contract term 2 yrs 5 moends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 4 Nov 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS England has awarded a contract to a competent and capable supplier to host the NHS Race and Health Observatory (NHS RHO).<br/>The appointed Host Supplier will support the delivery of an agreed programme of works that will bridge the gap in the stark race and ethnic health inequalities across the healthcare system.

CPV: Equal opportunities consultancy services · Research and development consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs 5 moPublished value£664,000

Contract period: 4 Nov 2024 – 31 Mar 2027 (2 yrs 5 mo)

Delivery: UK, Yorkshire & Humber · England

Variant bids: not allowed

73200000 Research and development consultancy 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: 20%Social value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Quality: 70
Social value: 10
Price: 20

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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 · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 2 May 2024, 17:06 BST
Last source update: 30 Jul 2025, 13:49 BST
Award evaluation window: 14 Aug 2024 – …
Authority reference: C300749
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-044283
Classification (CPV): Equal opportunities consultancy servicesResearch and development consultancy services
Delivery area: UKYorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0456fc Find a Tender

Contract terms

Performance terms: Please see appended Specification of Requirements for a detailed description.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Please contact the above service for details.

Publisher note: Further information about the NHS Race and Health Observatory can be found at <br/>https://www.nhsrho.org

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline: 16 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 14 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

2 May 2024 → 30 Jul 2025 · 5 dates

Next notice expected
2 May 2024, 00:00 BST
Bids opened
14 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
16 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Contract starts
4 Nov 2024
Notice published
30 Jul 2025, 13:49 BST

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Aug 2024

Published value updated to £664,000
14 Aug 2024, 12:08 BST
was £756,000
Status changed to active
14 Aug 2024, 12:08 BST
Procurement method changed
14 Aug 2024, 12:08 BST
Deadline published: 16 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
14 Aug 2024, 12:08 BST
Buyer details updated
14 Aug 2024, 12:08 BST
Status changed to complete
30 Jul 2025, 13:49 BST
Buyer details updated
30 Jul 2025, 13:49 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £6,119,9521 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 44 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
The NHS Confederation	£6,119,952 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 044283-2025-1 · The NHS Confederation
Signed
2 Jul 2025
Value
£6,119,952
Period
… – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad	4	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNational or federal agency/officeHealthMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions 7-8 Wellington Place, Leeds, UK, LS1 4APContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtMediation bodyReview contact point London
The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NHS ConfederationAwarded supplier Nhs Confederation, 2nd Floor, 18 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HZ, London, North East, SW1P 3HZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.