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Patient Centric Risk Benefit Framework

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

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26 Oct 2026 at 09:19

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) commissioned engagement and social research to involve communities that are less engaged with healthcare information. The work focuses on how risks are described in patient information leaflets, as part of a patient-centred risk-benefit framework. The supplier is expected to engage these communities and inform the way risk descriptions are presented. This is a services requirement combining community engagement with social and market research. The buyer is the UK medicines and healthcare products regulator, and the supplier, Nesta, is based in London. The procurement data does not identify a delivery location, so no specific place of delivery can be stated.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Nesta. The contract was signed on 22 October 2026 and runs from that date to 28 February 2027. Its value is £79,979 excluding VAT, or £95,974.80 including VAT. The buyer used a below-threshold limited competition procedure. The requirement was arranged as a single lot, and the reported award covers social and market research services. No award criteria or eligibility requirements are provided in the procurement details, so the basis for selecting Nesta cannot be described further. This outcome records a completed purchase of specialist engagement and research work for MHRA, rather than an opportunity to submit a bid.

For suppliers considering similar future work for MHRA, this award shows demand for research that can reach communities less engaged with healthcare information and gather their views on how risks are explained in patient information leaflets. A credible provider would need to combine inclusive community engagement with sound social research, and be able to turn findings into useful insight for a patient-centred risk-benefit framework. Experience engaging people with varied levels of interest or access to health information would be relevant, alongside the ability to work on communications about medicines and healthcare risks. The purchase was a focused, single-lot service delivered through a limited competition route, so suppliers should be equipped to deliver a defined research and engagement project rather than a broad, multi-lot programme.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Patient Centric Risk Benefit Framework

Notice Description

Engagement provider to engage less engaged communities on the risk description within patient information leaflets

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078fbf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100818-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details 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

79310000 - Market research services

79315000 - Social research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£79,979 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
22 Oct 2026 - 28 Feb 2027 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

NESTA

Further Information

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