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title: "Health Research Authority (HRA) Public Consultation for Think Ethics Programme"
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# Health Research Authority (HRA) Public Consultation for Think Ethics Programme

Buyer: HEALTH RESEARCH AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b3c60e98-96fc-4218-8564-b7a87ce3c1ac

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## Summary

The Health Research Authority (HRA) has completed a public procurement process for the "Health Research Authority (HRA) Public Consultation for Think Ethics Programme," which focuses on research and development consultancy services, primarily within England and Wales. The tender was initiated as a competitive request for proposal below the threshold, with a contract value of £49,868. The contract period runs from 15th November 2021 to 14th March 2022, following the tender period that ended on 1st November 2021.

This procurement presents a significant opportunity for SMEs and voluntary and community sector enterprises, particularly those specialising in public engagement, ethics review, and research consultancy. Businesses that can effectively deliver a deliberative approach to inform ethics review processes and contribute to policy development around health and social care research are particularly well-suited for participation. Engaging in this tender allows companies to contribute meaningfully to ethical standards in research while simultaneously growing their own capabilities and networks within the public sector.

## Notice

The Supplier will deliver a public engagement project using a deliberative approach to help inform our Ethics Review Programme (known publicly as Think Ethics) and shape policy development. The work will seek to explore the different values and concerns at play when people weigh up different scenarios, recognise trade-offs between risks and benefits, and express expectations and concerns about participating in a research study. The purpose of this work is for the HRA to get an understanding of what people know about research ethics review and through a deliberative approach, what people: perceive to be the value of ethics review and the role of RECs think should be the focus/nature of ethics review consider to be important categories that should be considered by RECs The aim is for the outcome of this work to feed into our Ethics Review Programme, in particular the following projects: 'Method of Review' project, which explores how different pathways of ethics review could be used to ensure that health and social care research studies are reviewed in the right way. We will consider whether some research could be reviewed in a more 'light touch' way, potentially by researchers themselves. The aim is to focus REC members' time and expertise where they add most value, reduce the number of studies going to full REC meetings and enable studies with few ethical issues to be reviewed in a more simplified, less resource-intensive way. 'Streamlining REC Documentation' project, which aims to modify questions in our application form and reduce the volume of information to REC members to allow them to focus their time most effectively on ethical issues. 'Decision Making and Committee Culture' project, which aims to improve consistency in the way decisions are made by RECs across the UK, in part through a review of the Lead Reviewer Form (Table 1) used by RECs. 'Information and consent' project, which aims to improve public involvement in the development of information for study participants and focus ethics review on what matters to those participants.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11af16f1-28cc-4849-a6c5-c658db630a3a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Competitive Request for Proposal (Below Threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Feb 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Nov 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Nov 2021 |
| Contract period | 15 Nov 2021 - 14 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £49,868 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £49,868 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HEALTH RESEARCH AUTHORITY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E20 1JQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HOPKINS VAN MIL: CREATING CONNECTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

## Release History

- 11 Feb 2022 at 11:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11af16f1-28cc-4849-a6c5-c658db630a3a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11af16f1-28cc-4849-a6c5-c658db630a3a
  11th February 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9d3aa17c-3e85-4743-8174-d3b52d601856

## Notice URLs

- http://www.hra.nhs.uk

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