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Health Research Authority (HRA) Public Consultation for Think Ethics Programme

HEALTH RESEARCH AUTHORITY

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11 Feb 2022 at 11:07

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Summary of the contracting process

The Health Research Authority (HRA) has completed a public procurement process for the "Health Research Authority (HRA) Public Consultation for Think Ethics Programme," which focuses on research and development consultancy services, primarily within England and Wales. The tender was initiated as a competitive request for proposal below the threshold, with a contract value of £49,868. The contract period runs from 15th November 2021 to 14th March 2022, following the tender period that ended on 1st November 2021.

This procurement presents a significant opportunity for SMEs and voluntary and community sector enterprises, particularly those specialising in public engagement, ethics review, and research consultancy. Businesses that can effectively deliver a deliberative approach to inform ethics review processes and contribute to policy development around health and social care research are particularly well-suited for participation. Engaging in this tender allows companies to contribute meaningfully to ethical standards in research while simultaneously growing their own capabilities and networks within the public sector.

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Notice Title

Health Research Authority (HRA) Public Consultation for Think Ethics Programme

Notice Description

The Supplier will deliver a public engagement project using a deliberative approach to help inform our Ethics Review Programme (known publicly as Think Ethics) and shape policy development. The work will seek to explore the different values and concerns at play when people weigh up different scenarios, recognise trade-offs between risks and benefits, and express expectations and concerns about participating in a research study. The purpose of this work is for the HRA to get an understanding of what people know about research ethics review and through a deliberative approach, what people: perceive to be the value of ethics review and the role of RECs think should be the focus/nature of ethics review consider to be important categories that should be considered by RECs The aim is for the outcome of this work to feed into our Ethics Review Programme, in particular the following projects: 'Method of Review' project, which explores how different pathways of ethics review could be used to ensure that health and social care research studies are reviewed in the right way. We will consider whether some research could be reviewed in a more 'light touch' way, potentially by researchers themselves. The aim is to focus REC members' time and expertise where they add most value, reduce the number of studies going to full REC meetings and enable studies with few ethical issues to be reviewed in a more simplified, less resource-intensive way. 'Streamlining REC Documentation' project, which aims to modify questions in our application form and reduce the volume of information to REC members to allow them to focus their time most effectively on ethical issues. 'Decision Making and Committee Culture' project, which aims to improve consistency in the way decisions are made by RECs across the UK, in part through a review of the Lead Reviewer Form (Table 1) used by RECs. 'Information and consent' project, which aims to improve public involvement in the development of information for study participants and focus ethics review on what matters to those participants.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-b3c60e98-96fc-4218-8564-b7a87ce3c1ac
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11af16f1-28cc-4849-a6c5-c658db630a3a
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - Competitive Request for Proposal (Below Threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£49,868 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£49,868 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Feb 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Nov 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Nov 20214 years ago
Contract Period
15 Nov 2021 - 14 Mar 2022 1-6 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
HEALTH RESEARCH AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Claire Luu
Contact Email
commercial@hra.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JQ
Post Town
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
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), TLL Wales
Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HOPKINS VAN MIL: CREATING CONNECTIONS

Further Information

Notice URLs

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