DHSC: Qualitative Research: Insight Gathering and Strategic and Creative Development
Department of Health & Social CareEstimated Value
Up to £4,000,000
Deadline
4 April 2025
Published
7 March 2025
Type
services
Overview
DHSC: Qualitative Research: Insight Gathering and Strategic and Creative Development. The Behavioural Programmes Unit (BPU) in the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) (the “Buyer”), are seeking to run a competitive tender and subsequent appointment to replace existing contracts which deliver qualitative research, insight, and evaluation.
This is an exciting opportunity to become a strategic partner to the Buyer, providing vital qualitative insight to inform, design, target and evaluate high profile behaviour change programmes on issues such as mental health, smoking cessation, healthy eating, physical activity and early years development among others. The Department of Health and Social Care on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (the “Authority”) is inviting tenders for the provision of Qualitative Research: Insight Gathering and Strategic & Creative Development in accordance with the Specification. This tender invitation has been done using the DPS framework.
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Likely incumbents
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LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
1 contract wonlatest 13 Aug 2026 - 2
LGC LIMITED
1 contract wonlatest 13 Aug 2026 - 3
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
1 contract wonlatest 13 Aug 2026
LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Department of Health & Social CareKey Dates
Published
7 March 2025
Submission deadline
4 April 2025
Notice type
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