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# The Provision of Research Consultation

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-research-consultation-ocds-h6vhtk-030b37). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Nursing and Midwifery Council: "The Provision of Research Consultation". Published status: complete. Published Value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: nmcprocurementportal.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Nursing and Midwifery Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-nursing-and-midwifery-council-GB-PPON-PHCH-9173-QTMH)
- **Published Value:** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 February 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKC, UKD, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKI3, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM, UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £875,000 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-030b37`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-research-consultation-ocds-h6vhtk-030b37#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [nmcprocurementportal.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnmcprocurementportal.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-research-consultation-ocds-h6vhtk-030b37#participate

## Description
For this contract, we are looking to appoint two suppliers. Suppliers will be required to host, design and run our consultations and collect, undertake analysis of and report on responses that present results clearly to our key stakeholders.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKC, UKD, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM, UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £500,000
- **Description:** Contract Value increase by +50% as permitted under S72 of Public Procurement Regulation 2015

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** The Provision of Research Consultation (active)
  - Award id: `016203-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Office for Public Management Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-11478`
  - Value: £250,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** The Provision of Research Consultation (active)
  - Award id: `016203-2022-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Britain Thinks**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-55302`
  - Value: £250,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Agreement relating to the provision of Research Consultation (active)
  - Award id: `027176-2023-NMC-0491-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Thinks Insight & Strategy**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-181539`
  - Value: £375,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** The Provision of Research Consultation (active)
  - Signed Value: £250,000
  - Signed Date: 16/05/2022

- **Contract:** The Provision of Research Consultation (active)
  - Signed Value: £250,000
  - Signed Date: 16/05/2022

- **Contract:** Agreement relating to the provision of Research Consultation (active)
  - Signed Value: £375,000
  - Signed Date: 21/08/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027176-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-14T09:02:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T15:39:30.977Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-030b37