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Board Evaluation Review of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

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04 Sep 2026 at 16:36

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) commissioned an external review of the effectiveness of its board. This is a business and management consultancy service, focused on assessing board performance and providing an independent review rather than delivering medicines, medical products or operational services. The buying organisation is MHRA, a central government public authority based in London. The requirement was treated as a single service package and awarded to Praesta Partners LLP, a London-based small and medium-sized enterprise. The work is therefore relevant to consultancies specialising in board evaluation, governance effectiveness, organisational review and senior leadership advisory services, particularly those able to work with public authorities and regulated organisations.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct procedure below the relevant threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 31 August 2026 and awarded to Praesta Partners LLP. The contract is active and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 December 2026. Its value is £35,000 excluding VAT, or £42,000 including VAT. The award covers the single requirement for the MHRA board evaluation review. The published outcome identifies business and management consultancy as the service category. The available procurement details do not set out a scored evaluation basis; the route used was a below-threshold direct award without competition.

For competitors, this award is evidence that MHRA buys independent consultancy to examine the effectiveness of its board. A credible future supplier would need demonstrable capability in board evaluation, governance review and senior-level organisational assessment, with the independence to provide an external judgement rather than routine management support. Experience producing clear, evidence-based findings for a public authority would be relevant, as would the capacity to deliver a focused review within a short engagement. Praesta Partners LLP’s selection also shows that an SME consultancy can satisfy this type of requirement. Suppliers tracking MHRA should therefore position relevant governance and board-review expertise around this specific organisational need.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Board Evaluation Review of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Notice Description

External review of the effectiveness of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency's board.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f2be
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084088-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£35,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Praesta Partners LLP

Further Information

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