DHSC: Qualitative Research: Insight Gathering and Strategic and Creative Development
Details
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Topic
- Research and development services and related consultancy services
- Published
- 7 March 2025
- Submission
- 4 April 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
DHSC: Qualitative Research: Insight Gathering and Strategic and Creative Development. <br/>The Behavioural Programmes Unit (BPU) in the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) (the “Buyer”), are seeking to run a competitive tender and subsequent appointment to replace existing contracts which deliver qualitative research, insight, and evaluation. <br/>This is an exciting opportunity to become a strategic partner to the Buyer, providing vital qualitative insight to inform, design, target and evaluate high profile behaviour change programmes on issues such as mental health, smoking cessation, healthy eating, physical activity and early years development among others. Lot 1: The Department of Health and Social Care on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (the “Authority”) is inviting tenders for the provision of Qualitative Research: Insight Gathering and Strategic & Creative Development in accordance with the Specification. This tender invitation has been done using the DPS framework.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published7 March 2025Current notice
- Completed: Submission date4 April 2025
About the buyer
The Department of Health and Social Care sets health and social care policy for England, and buys as a central healthcare organisation through contracts tiered by value. Suppliers register on Atamis, the department's e-tendering portal, to see live opportunities. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender once government thresholds are passed. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. Every contract carries a 30-day payment term under the Procurement Act 2023.
UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Department of Health and Social Care's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and health and social work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 73000000 · Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73110000 · Research services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov |
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