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Published 22 Jul 2026, 16:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Strategic Culture Change Partner

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£600,000≈ £600k / year · £720,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Aug 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 20 Sept 2027 · up to 20 Sept 2028 with extensions · starts 21 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement 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.

CPV: Research and development consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£600,000
Contract period: 21 Sept 2026 – 20 Sept 2027 (1 yr) · up to 20 Sept 2028 with extensionsValue: £600,000 exc. VAT · £720,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: up to 12 months
73200000 Research and development consultancy services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality requirement: 70%
  • Price requirement: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality requirement: 60% Quality, 10% Social Value
  • Price requirement: 30% Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Jul 2026, 16:06 BST
Last source update
22 Jul 2026, 16:06 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Sept 2026
Authority reference
C457276
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069320
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Research and development consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d131 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 days

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
17 Aug 2026, 10:00 BST
Clarification deadline
7 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please submit via the Atamis portal atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

22 Jul 2026 → 21 Sept 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published97 days ago
    22 Jul 2026, 16:06 BST
  2. Clarification questions by81 days ago
    7 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline71 days ago
    17 Aug 2026, 10:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by48 days ago
    9 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts37 days ago
    21 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Jul 2026, 16:06 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBML-4931-GQBT Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, South East, BN11 2DHContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender