Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health & Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
Contact
Julia Estruga
Telephone
+44 01132045540
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI32 - Westminster
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DHSC: OLS: Addiction Healthcare Goals Data Roadmap Drafting
Reference number
C380505
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Addiction Healthcare Goals (AHG) programme, led by the Office for Life Sciences, aims to make the UK a hub for innovation in addiction treatment by fostering collaboration between researchers, industry, the NHS, and the Third Sector. A key focus is improving the use of addiction healthcare data in research to develop effective treatments, improve lives, and reduce the wider harms of drug and alcohol addiction. This service will deliver the drafting of a UK Addiction Research Data Roadmap, identifying key data sets, research challenges in addiction healthcare data and proposing potential solutions.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £327,820
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73110000 - Research services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI32 - Westminster
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This service will deliver the drafting of a UK Addiction Research Data Roadmap, identifying key data sets, research challenges in addiction healthcare data and proposing potential solutions.
Estimated contract value (including extensions): £327,820 excluding VAT with the option to vary to a maximum of £500,000 excluding VAT
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The tender was evaluated on Price per Quality Point assessment with initial 100% quality assessment.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This contract was awarded following a mini-competition process with the listed suppliers in the DPS Research and Insight.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 August 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
3 Thomas More Square
London
E1W 1YW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL2 - East Wales
National registration number
00948470
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £327,820
Total value of the contract/lot: £327,820
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 50 %
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom