Award

The Provision of Research Consultation

NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL

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AwardUpdate

14 Sep 2023 at 09:02

Award

13 Jun 2022 at 17:28

Tender

14 Jan 2022 at 13:53

Summary of the contracting process

The Nursing and Midwifery Council has awarded a contract for "The Provision of Research Consultation" related to Research services. The contracting process has reached the award stage, with an active agreement in place with C M Monitor (Britain Thinks) Ltd. The contract has a total value of £375,000 and was signed on 22nd August 2021. The procurement involved the provision of research services in London and falls under the services category. The procurement method used was a tender, and the contract period is set for 1080 days.

This tender for "The Provision of Research Consultation" presents opportunities for businesses in the research consultancy services sector, specifically for hosting, designing, and running consultations. Businesses with expertise in research services and consultancy, particularly those capable of handling different levels of consultation involvement, are well-suited to compete. The tender, initiated as an open procedure, had a bid validity period ending on 14th May 2022. The location of the services is focused on London, and the contract value was £500,000. The Nursing and Midwifery Council acted as the buyer and review body in this procurement endeavour.

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Notice Title

The Provision of Research Consultation

Notice 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.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Contract Value increase by +50% as permitted under S72 of Public Procurement Regulation 2015

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-030b37
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027176-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

73110000 - Research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£625,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
14 Feb 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

THE NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL

Contact Name
Gabriel Otubambo, Procurement Department
Contact Email
gabriel.otubambo@nmc-uk.org, procurement@nmc-uk.org
Contact Phone
+44 2073339333, +44 2076815939

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W1B 1PZ
Post Town
West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLI3 Inner London - West, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Marylebone
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

BRITAIN THINKS

C M MONITOR (BRITAIN THINKS

OFFICE FOR PUBLIC MANAGEMENT

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