Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Simulated Patients for Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Authority: University of Sussex (Education)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: South East (UKJ2)
Published estimate£720,000≈ £240k / year · £720,000 inc. VAT15% below published estimate
Submissions closed 23 Feb 2026awarded 16 Jun 2026
Awarded to SIMACTORS LTD
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFor the provision of a specialist agency to provide trained actors ("Simulated Patients") for medical education and assessment activities, including GP Simulated Surgery and Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs).
- How the procedure runs: Issue of ITP and tender documents to tenderers, presentations and negotiations with preferred bidder.
CPV: Medical education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£720,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 65%
- Commercial: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Commercial
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 26 Jan 2026, 12:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Aug 2026, 14:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
US_24359- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006612- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060e6bFind a Tender
- How it runs
Issue of ITP and tender documents to tenderers, presentations and negotiations with preferred bidder.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 23 Feb 2026, 12:30 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
26 Jan 2026 → 17 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published267 days ago26 Jan 2026, 12:26 GMT
- Clarification questions by253 days ago9 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline239 days ago23 Feb 2026, 12:30 GMT
- Award decision expected by172 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts141 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent125 days ago17 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends111 days ago30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published64 days ago17 Aug 2026, 14:25 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jan 2026- Tender notice published26 Jan 2026, 12:26 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Jun 2026, 17:43 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Jun 2026, 17:43 BST
- Contract signature expected14 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published17 Aug 2026, 14:25 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £510,3241 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIMACTORS LTDSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2032Extensions: 1x 3 year optional extension | £510,324 | 16 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · SIMACTORS LTDSME
- Signed
- 17 Aug 2026
- Value
- £521,844
- Period
- 18 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 x 3 year extension
No agreed KPIs: Below £5 million threshold
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SIMACTORS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender