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The Provision for a Professional Medical / Science Writers Service

Writing agency services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency: "The Provision for a Professional Medical / Science Writers Service". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthoritySecretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security AgencyScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency
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1.5Bids / Report
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Coverage: 125 active published awards; 77 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySecretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
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Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
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Published1 Aug 2025, 17:14 BST
Last source update1 Aug 2025, 17:14 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationWriting agency services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-056bb4
What is being bought
As part of pandemic preparedness activities, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) seeks an excellent medical writing service to help rapidly prepare publications and reports during public health emergencies.<br/><br/>While there are individuals and groups within UKHSA who have significant expertise in scientific writing of manuscripts, in a pandemic scenario, there will be a surge requirement for additional writing and publication tasks. There is no dedicated medical writing service that is a standalone capability that can be directed and utilised in all areas where surge support is needed for this type of activity. This contract therefore gives us the resilience in an emergency as part of future pandemic preparedness.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Aug 2025, 17:14 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    1 Aug 2025, 17:14 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    1 Aug 2025, 17:14 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    As part of pandemic preparedness activities, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) seeks an excellent medical writing service to help rapidly prepare publications and reports during public health emergencies.<br/><br/>While there are individuals and groups within UKHSA who have significant expertise in scientific writing of manuscripts, in a pandemic scenario, there will be a surge requirement for additional writing and publication tasks. There is no dedicated medical writing service that is a standalone capability that can be directed and utilised in all areas where surge support is needed for this type of activity. This contract therefore gives us the resilience in an emergency as part of future pandemic preparedness.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    1 Aug 2025, 17:14 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 7 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST · £999,999
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Ashfield Health Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£999,999 · signed 7 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 3 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authority GB-FTS-91907
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  • Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency
    buyer

    10 South Colonnade, London, UKI42, E14 4PU
    procurementnotices@ukhsa.gov.uk

  • Ashfield Health Limited
    supplier

    01887613
    Ground Floor, Ceva House, Excelsior Road, Ashby Business Park, Nottingham Road, Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, Leicester, UK, LE65 1NG
    +44 1625662501

  • The High Court
    reviewBody

    The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
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