Notice Information
Notice Title
DHSC: Qualitative Research: Insight Gathering and Strategic and Creative Development
Notice 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 Information
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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04eac6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008440-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
73110000 - Research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £40,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
- Contact Name
- DAVID KIELY
- Contact Email
- ccsinbox@dhsc.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1H 0EU
- Post Town
- South 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
- TLI32 Westminster
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
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