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Staff Surveys For Years 2026 to 2029

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

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07 Sep 2026 at 16:16

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust procured staff survey services covering four survey years from 2026 to 2029. The requirement is classified as human resources management consultancy, so it is relevant to organisations providing employee research, workforce feedback and related HR consultancy services. The buying organisation is the NHS foundation trust serving Dorset, with its stated address at Poole Hospital in Poole. The procurement concerns one requirement rather than separate service areas. The appointed provider is Picker Institute Europe, an organisation specialising in staff and patient research. Businesses with experience of designing, managing and reporting structured workforce surveys for healthcare organisations would be closest to the requirement, particularly where they can support a continuing programme rather than a single survey exercise.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. It covered one lot and attracted two bids, with two bids reaching the final stage; the published statistics record both final-stage bids as from SMEs and VCSEs. Picker Institute Europe was awarded the contract on 7 August 2026. The award value is £34,620 excluding VAT, or £41,544 including VAT. The contract period runs from 16 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. A contract signature milestone was scheduled for 16 September 2026. The award is active and the tender is complete. The procurement used a limited method, rather than an open competition, and was conducted under the below-threshold limited-competition route. The award covers the full staff survey requirement for the single lot.

This procurement shows an NHS foundation trust buying a multi-year staff survey and HR consultancy service at a scale suited to an established specialist provider, while the competition statistics show that smaller and voluntary-sector organisations also participated successfully in the final stage. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need demonstrable expertise in workforce or employee surveys, including questionnaire design, secure data collection, analysis and clear reporting for NHS stakeholders. It would also need enough operational capacity to manage a programme spanning several survey cycles, maintain consistent methods and deliver reliable outputs over time. Experience of working with healthcare workforces, understanding staff engagement data and turning survey findings into useful organisational insight would strengthen a supplier’s position.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Staff Surveys For Years 2026 to 2029

Notice Description

Staff Surveys For Years 2026,2027,2028 to 2029

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f3d7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084570-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£34,620 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
16 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
POOLE
Postcode
BH15 2JB
Postcode Area
Bournemouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Electoral Ward
Poole Town
Westminster Constituency
Poole

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Picker Institute Europe

Further Information

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