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title: "Board Evaluation Review of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency"
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# Board Evaluation Review of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Buyer: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f28b

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## Summary

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 how well the agency’s board operates and performs. The work is for MHRA, a central government public authority based at 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London. The requirement is specific to governance and board evaluation within a medicines and healthcare regulator, rather than general operational, clinical or pharmaceutical services. A suitable provider would therefore need to understand board effectiveness, public-sector governance and the operating context of a national regulatory organisation. The awarded supplier, Praesta Partners LLP, is recorded as a small or medium-sized enterprise.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded under a below-threshold direct procedure without competition. Praesta Partners LLP was selected for the board evaluation review. The contract was signed on 31 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 December 2026. Its value is £35,000 excluding VAT and £42,000 including VAT. The contract is active, and the award is active. The procurement used a single lot, which is complete. The service was classified as business and management consultancy and related services. The available outcome information records the selected supplier and contract terms; the procurement was not conducted through an open or competitive tender process.

For consultancy firms specialising in board evaluation, governance review and organisational effectiveness, this award demonstrates demand from a central government regulator for a focused external assessment of board performance. Competitors seeking similar work would need to show credible experience evaluating boards, reviewing governance effectiveness and producing independent findings for senior public-sector stakeholders. Understanding how a regulatory agency operates would be particularly relevant, including the need to assess oversight, challenge, decision-making and accountability in a medicines and healthcare environment. The successful provider is an SME, indicating that this type of specialist advisory assignment can be delivered by a focused consultancy rather than only a large professional-services firm. Firms with comparable governance and public-sector regulatory experience would be best placed for future requirements from this buyer.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084010-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £35,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | East London |
| Postcode | E14 4PU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Canary Wharf |
| Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Praesta Partners LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 15:30 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084010-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084010-2026
  4th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/medicines-and-healthcare-products-regulatory-agency
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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