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Provision of Public Consultation and Engagement Services for the UISPC

NHS England

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08 Sep 2026 at 12:07

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS England commissioned public consultation and engagement services for the Unified Information Standard for Protected Characteristics (UISPC), a Department of Health and Social Care programme to modernise equality monitoring across the NHS in England. The work supports an inclusive consultation on UISPC proposals, tests and refines them with the public, identifies risks and implementation challenges, and informs the next steps towards adopting a consistent and effective equality monitoring framework. It falls within market and economic research, polling and statistics services (CPV 79300000), with delivery in England and an identified location in Leeds. The procurement is for services and is relevant to organisations experienced in public engagement, consultation and research for health or public-sector programmes.

This procurement has been completed and awarded. NHS England selected I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED on 26 August 2026. The award value is £148,800, against an estimated procurement value of £155,000. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 30 June 2027. The tender submission deadline was 20 July 2026 at 12:00. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The contract covers one requirement rather than separate lots. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and was evaluated through the stated procurement route for the UISPC consultation and engagement requirement.

This award demonstrates NHS demand for specialist research and engagement to support equality monitoring policy across the NHS in England. A credible future supplier would need to design and deliver inclusive public consultation, engage a wide range of affected communities, gather and analyse evidence, and translate findings into practical advice on policy refinement and implementation. Relevant capability includes market research, polling, qualitative and quantitative research, stakeholder engagement, risk identification and clear reporting for health or public-sector decision-makers. Suppliers should be able to manage sensitive protected-characteristics issues responsibly, work at national programme scale, and operate through a dynamic purchasing system call-off route. The award to an SME indicates that a suitably capable smaller research or engagement business can compete for this type of requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Public Consultation and Engagement Services for the UISPC

Notice Description

The Unified Information Standard for Protected Characteristics (UISPC) public consultation and engagement (UISPC) is a Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)-commissioned programme to modernise equality monitoring across the NHS in England. This engagement seeks to support an inclusive public consultation, test and refine UISPC proposals, identify risks and implementation challenges, and inform next steps toward adopting a consistent and effective equality monitoring framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7e823320-0353-4ea3-8fc9-2da62d37a5e0
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6fad8161-27f2-4d3a-b328-03f7b85752c7
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£155,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£148,800 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 4AP
Postcode Area
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Hunslet & Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Leeds South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IFF Research

Further Information

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