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Published 17 Apr 2025, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Survey Software

Official notice

Authority: The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKLondon (UKI)
Published estimate£320,000≈ £320k / year · £384,000 inc. VAT9.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 16 May 2025awarded 27 Jan 2026
Awarded to QUL Technologies LTD
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Sept 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Survey Software for research.

CPV: Survey services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£320,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 (1 yr) · up to 30 Sept 2029 with extensionsValue: £320,000 exc. VAT · £384,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Two extensions available: Extension one for 24 months up to 30/09/2028 Extension two for 12 months up to 30/09/2029
79311000 Survey services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    N/A

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per requirements under the pass/fail questions

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: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80%
  • Cost: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: Quality Questions total 80%
  • Cost: Cost questions total 20%
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    N/A

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per requirements under the pass/fail questions

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
Procedure method
Open 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Apr 2025, 10:05 BST
Last source update
27 Jan 2026, 15:08 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 20 Jun 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015764
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Survey services
Delivery area
UKLondon (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050483 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 days within receipt of invoice

Review and risk notes
Risks

N/A

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
16 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
7 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Reponses to the tender are to be completed electronically using the e-sourcing portal Atamis. nmcprocurementportal.force.com/s/Welcome ↗ (‘e-Sourcing Portal’). Provision of Survey Software - Tender reference: C1460

Timeline

17 Apr 2025 → 27 Jan 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Apr 2025, 10:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    7 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    16 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    20 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts387 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published268 days ago
    27 Jan 2026, 15:08 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Apr 2025, 10:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    27 Jan 2026, 15:08 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    27 Jan 2026, 15:08 GMT
  4. Buyer details updated
    27 Jan 2026, 15:08 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £290,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
QUL Technologies LTD£290,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · QUL Technologies LTD

    Signed
    27 Jan 2026
    Value
    £290,000
    Period
    28 Jan 2026 – 28 Jan 2027 · up to 28 Jan 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Contract has two extensions available with expiry date of 28.01.2030

    No agreed KPIs: KPIs to be agreed.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-CHC: 1091434 · GB-PPON: PHCH-9173-QTMH 23 PORTLAND PLACE, LONDON, London, W1B 1PZContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • The Nursing and Midwifery CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentGB-PPON: PHCH-9173-QTMH London, LondonContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • QUL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09610928GB-PPON: PRGD-1744-MWYV 5 New Street Square, London, London, EC4A 3TWContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

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