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Strategic Culture Change Partner

Description: The Trust is looking at appointing an Organisational Culture Change Strategic Partner to provide specialist capacity and expertise to design, deliver and embed a Trust-wide cultural transformation programme.

Summary: The University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust is currently in the tender stage for procuring a Strategic Culture Change Partner. This contract falls under the services sector, specifically research and development consultancy services, and seeks a partner to design, deliver, and embed a wide-reaching organisational culture transformation programme. The procurement process utilises an open procedure, ensuring transparency and broad competition. Key dates to note include the tender period ending on 17th August 2026 and the award period concluding by 9th September 2026. Located in Worthing, United Kingdom, this opportunity offers a total contract value of up to GBP 720,000, with an option for renewal up to 12 months after the contract ends on 20th September 2027.

Strategic Culture Change Partner

Description: The Trust is looking at appointing an Organisational Culture Change Strategic Partner to provide specialist
capacity and expertise to design, deliver and embed a Trust-wide cultural transformation programme.

Summary: The University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Strategic Culture Change Partner as part of an active tender process. The procurement, classified under the 'Business and management consultancy services' industry (CPV code: 79410000), focuses on enhancing organisational culture within a healthcare setting. The location for this project is Worthing Hospital in the United Kingdom, with submissions required through an electronic and written method by 17th August 2026. The tender follows an open procedure method and is currently in the tender stage with the bid opening set for 22nd July 2026. The contract, valued at £600,000, is projected to span 360 days without any options for renewal.

The Practice Education Facilitator role in Return to Practice

Description: A national commission to understand and strengthen the Practice Education Facilitator (PEF) role in supporting HCPC returners, identifying learning needs and delivering recommendations to improve consistency, quality, and outcomes of return-to-practice experiences across England.

Summary: NHS England, located in London, UK, is inviting tenders for the "Practice Education Facilitator role in Return to Practice." This procurement, under the industry category of research services, is at the tender stage with a focus on strengthening the Practice Education Facilitator role for HCPC returners. Potential bidders should note that the procurement is open and competitive, with a budget of £20,000, although the gross amount is £25,000. Interested parties should submit their tenders via the Atamis portal by 5th August 2026, with the enquiry period closing on 29th July 2026. The contract is scheduled to commence on 1st September 2026 and conclude on 31st March 2027.

Audit Qualification 2030: Structured interviews with non-PIE Audit firms

Description: The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) regulates auditors, accountants and actuaries and sets the UK's Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes. As the Competent Authority for audit in the UK, we set auditing and ethical standards and monitor and enforce audit quality. The FRC requires Research Services. This research concerns the pre-qualification education, training, and assessment of UK statutory auditors insofar as those matters relate specifically to non-PIE UK audit firms. By non-PIE UK audit firms we mean firms that carry out UK statutory audits, but do not audit Public Interest Entities (PIEs). The project will interview a selection of non-PIE audit firms to gain insights from them about current approaches to training, and to understand the barriers to effective training. The interviewed sample of firms will include both those (read more...)

Summary: The Financial Reporting Council Limited is currently in the "tender" stage of procuring research services, specifically focusing on "Audit Qualification 2030: Structured interviews with non-PIE Audit firms." This procurement is categorised under research and development services and involves structured interviews with non-PIE (Public Interest Entity) UK audit firms to understand training approaches and barriers to effective training. The procurement method being used is an open competition, below threshold, and is part of the services main procurement category. The deadline for tender submissions is set for 19th August 2026, with the contract period expected to commence on 7th September 2026 and conclude by 7th December 2026. The process is based in London, UK, where the Financial Reporting Council is headquartered.

HDS Treatment Trails

Description: The Mining Remediation Authority (MRA) is undertaking this preliminary market engagement to better understand the availability of suppliers capable of delivering field-based High Density Sludge (HDS) pilot treatment trials for zinc bearing mine waters and to inform its procurement approach. In particular, the MRA wishes to understand the extent of supplier capability and capacity within the market for these specialist services. The MRA is seeking to procure a specialist supplier to design, provide, mobilise, operate and report on containerised pilot-scale HDS treatment trials for metal-contaminated mine water at three sites: the former Threlkeld Lead Mines in Westmorland and Furness; Abbey Consols Mine in Ceredigion, Mid Wales; and a site within the Minsterley catchment, Shropshire. The trials are required to validate HDS treatment performance, establish optimised operating conditions and (read more...)

Summary: The Mining Remediation Authority (MRA) is conducting a preliminary market engagement to identify suppliers for delivering High Density Sludge (HDS) pilot treatment trials focused on zinc-rich mine waters, scheduled within the planning stage. The initiative specifically targets three UK locations: Threlkeld Lead Mines in Westmorland and Furness, Abbey Consols Mine in Ceredigion, and Minsterley catchment in Shropshire. Interested parties are required to submit their Expressions of Interest by 19th August 2026 to proceed further in this bidding. The procurement process, falling under the services category and expected to exceed threshold values, includes understanding supplier capabilities for field-based trials, with full trial completion anticipated by 31st March 2027.

Corrosion Testing Framework for STEP

Description: The purpose of this procurement is to establish a framework agreement with a number of pre-qualified, specialist corrosion testing providers to deliver corrosion testing services for the UKFE STEP programme over the next two years. The framework will enable efficient and compliant call-off contracts for testing of high-temperature coolants, carrier gases, and breeder materials against STEP coolant-facing alloys and candidate tritium breeding materials as requirements arise. The framework is intended to streamline procurement and contract management, reduce the need for repeated tender exercises, improve consistency in quality and supplier performance, and enable faster delivery of future testing requirements through simplified call-off procedures. The procurement also aims to establish long-term working relationships with expert testing organisations, promote innovation and market engagement, support a broad specialist supplier base (including SMEs), (read more...)

Summary: UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd is actively conducting a tender process titled "Corrosion Testing Framework for STEP," targeted at the industry category of technical and laboratory services within the United Kingdom. Located in Abingdon, the organisation is seeking pre-qualified specialists to deliver corrosion testing services essential to their STEP programme. The framework, initiated on 22nd July 2026, follows an open procedure method and is at the tender stage. Key deadlines include the tender submission ending on 24th August 2026 and the potential award period concluding on 10th September 2026. The framework aims to appoint multiple participants for efficient call-off contracts necessary for the research and evaluation of high-temperature coolants, gases, and materials critical to the STEP projects.

Design & Delivery of the UK Erasmus Youth Consultation

Description: The British Council is seeking to appoint a single supplier to design and deliver a UK-wide youth consultation to inform the implementation of the Erasmus+ Youth programme following the UK's reassociation to Erasmus+ in 2027. The supplier will deliver a mixed-methods consultation combining quantitative and qualitative research with young people involved in youth organisations or youth initiatives aged 13-30 across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, alongside engagement with youth organisations and key stakeholders. The consultation will generate evidence and practical recommendations to support the UK National Agency in developing inclusive implementation, outreach, communications and participation approaches. The contract is expected to run from August 2026 until February 2027

Summary: The British Council, located in London, is inviting tenders for the "Design & Delivery of the UK Erasmus Youth Consultation" project. This procurement falls under the services category within the research consultancy and market research sectors. The tender is currently at the procurement stage, specifically tagged as "tender" on the OCDS system, with an open competition method being used that was last updated on 22nd July 2026. Important dates to note include the tender submission deadline on 7th August 2026 and the expected contract period running from 24th August 2026 to 26th February 2027. The primary objective is to conduct a UK-wide mixed-methods consultation to support the UK's reassociation to the Erasmus+ Youth programme, involving young people across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Exposure and Effects of Veterinary Medicines and Pesticides to Aquatic Wildlife in Protected Sites.

Description: Passive quantitative sampling methodology will be employed to allow the full picture of chemical exposure to wildlife to be assessed. Chemical analysis would be selective to chemicals most relevant to remain cost effective. Based on the above analysis, evidence of exposure above the regulatory acceptable concentrations (RAC) for each substance can be used to assess the potential for adverse effects on aquatic species. Furthermore, the additive or synergistic adverse effects of chemical mixtures can be assessed. The evidence of effects from the risk assessment evidence may allow direct management practices to mitigate the adverse effects of these chemicals, either at source, in wastewater treatment works or at the protected site. This work is designed to provide evidence to Natural England, Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Group and DEFRA Biodiversity (read more...)

Summary: Natural England, a central government public authority based in London, is conducting a tender for research and development services related to the "Exposure and Effects of Veterinary Medicines and Pesticides to Aquatic Wildlife in Protected Sites." The procurement stage is currently active, and the process follows an open competition method below the threshold, inviting bids until 17:00 on Friday, 21st August 2026. This project encompasses the collection and analysis of chemical exposure data affecting aquatic wildlife, with the aim of mitigating potential harm. The tender covers services within the UK region, valued at £50,000, with the contract set to commence on 4th September 2026 and conclude on 3rd March 2027.

LGA Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) Leadership Essentials Course for Councillors

Description: The Local Government Association (LGA) delivers a range of leadership development programmes to help councillors strengthen their leadership skills, share experiences, and respond effectively to the challenges facing local government. Part of our suite of development opportunities for local political leaders is "Leadership Essentials". Leadership Essentials is a series of events designed as themed learning opportunities that concentrate on a specific portfolio area such as Planning or Children's Services, or a specific theme such as communications. These programmes run with a maximum of 24 delegates. They include a mix of class-room learning, small-group work and action learning/coaching. The LGA is seeking a supplier to update and deliver an in-person Leadership Essentials programme on Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), which will run twice, in November 2026 and January 2027. The (read more...)

Summary: The Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) is seeking a supplier to deliver an updated "Leadership Essentials" programme as part of the Local Government Association's (LGA) initiatives. This procurement, classified under personal development training services, focuses on councillors grappling with local government reorganisation. The programme will be held in London, United Kingdom, and will run twice in November 2026 and January 2027. The procurement process is currently at the tender stage, with an open method below the threshold value, allowing for broad competition. Key deadlines include the tender submission, due by 21st August 2026, and the enquiry period, ending on 11th August 2026.

A local government vision for neighbourhood health and wellbeing

Description: We would like you to work with the LGA, councils and partners to set out a whole-system vision for neighbourhood health from a local government and community perspective. This should strengthen and complement the Government's recently published 'Neighbourhood health framework' and set out clearly where local government's role and ambitions can build on that. This will inform national policy and support councils and partners to lead and shape local practice. The Government published its national 'Neighbourhood Health Framework' (NHF) in March 2026. The Framework sets out an ambition to ".... end people being passed from pillar to post in a fragmented and, at times, chaotic system, and make local health services meaningfully accountable to local residents and service users...". The Framework set outs that this will be done (read more...)

Summary: The Local Government Association (LGA) is seeking to establish a comprehensive vision for neighbourhood health and wellbeing from a local government perspective. The procurement, titled "A local government vision for neighbourhood health and wellbeing," aims to work with councils and partners to augment the Government’s recent "Neighbourhood Health Framework." This tender, classified under research and development services, is open to competition as an "open" procurement method below the threshold, targeting services across the United Kingdom. The tender stage commenced on 21st July 2026, with a submission deadline set for 14th August 2026, and the contract period planned from 22nd August 2026 to 27th November 2026. Interested parties are invited to submit their proposals electronically.