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title: "Patient Centric Risk Benefit Framework"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078fbf"
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buyer: "Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency"
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# Patient Centric Risk Benefit Framework

Buyer: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078fbf

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100818-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 22 Oct 2026 - 28 Feb 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £79,979 |

## 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 | NESTA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79310000 - Market research services
- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2026 at 09:19 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100818-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100818-2026
  26th October 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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