Hywel Dda healthy ageing market research award to BEAUFORT RESEARCH LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 16 Oct 2026, 11:45.

Opportunity overview

Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) is seeking to award a contract to a single provider to undertake research which will help inform service planning, identify unmet needs, and support decision making for commissioning, policy development, and partnership working. The research will generate robust insights into the needs, behaviours, attitudes, and market opportunities related to healthy ageing in the HDUHB area, enabling informed strategy and service design and address four (4) key objectives: • Population Insights • Market and Service Landscape • Behavioural and Communication Insights • Strategic and Commissioning Insight The research will focus on adults aged 40 years and over, including priority subgroups, recognising that healthy ageing begins well before older age and that preventative interventions are most effective when adopted earlier in life. The research will also explore how different population groups perceive, experience, and engage with healthy ageing, identifying opportunities to improve preventative health outcomes and service delivery.

Awarded to

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Beaufort Research Ltd

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £48.2k
Awarded: 13 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PGNB-5284-CVTX
Location: Cardiff, UKL22, CF10 3BG, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: P0479
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Hywel Dda University Health Board
Id: GB-PPON-PNPY-2728-GCWW

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PNPY-2728-GCWW

Address

Street Address: Second Floor, Block C, Government Buildings, Picton Terrace
Locality: Carmarthen
Postal Code: SA31 3BT
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKL14

Contact

Name: Sara Pell
Email: sara.pell@wales.nhs.uk
Telephone: +441633831525

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Entry 2

Scheme: UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id: GB-WLS
Description: Welsh devolved regulations apply

Organisation 2

Name: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Id: GB-PPON-PXWV-6492-CGMN
Role Details: Managing Organisation

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PXWV-6492-CGMN

Address

Street Address: 4-5 Charnwood Court
Locality: Cardiff
Postal Code: CF15 7QZ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKL15

Contact

Email: NWSSP_Procurement_eEnablement_Support@wales.nhs.uk

Roles

procuringEntity

Organisation 3

Name: Beaufort Research Ltd
Id: GB-PPON-PGNB-5284-CVTX

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PGNB-5284-CVTX

Address

Street Address: 2 Museum Place
Locality: Cardiff
Postal Code: CF10 3BG
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKL22

Contact

Email: chris@beaufortresearch.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: Market Research on Healthy Ageing
Status: active
Date: 14 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: No

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 73200000
Description: Research and development consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKL14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 57,780
Amount: 48,150
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PGNB-5284-CVTX
Name: Beaufort Research Ltd

Contract period

Starts: 1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends: 30 Jun 2027, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097775-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097775-2026 ↗
Published: 16 Oct 2026, 10:25
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 30 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Carmarthen · UKL14 · SA31 3BT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

075161-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 7 Aug 2026, 10:39
097775-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 16 Oct 2026, 10:25

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

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ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Hywel Dda University Health Board has awarded a single-supplier healthy-ageing market research requirement to BEAUFORT RESEARCH LIMITED. The award covers research to inform service planning, commissioning, policy and partnership working for adults aged 40 and over in the health board area.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusContract award notice published; tender and lot marked completeEvidence: Process display status is awarded; source status is complete; award document is a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 status is listed as active.
Award date14 October 2026Evidence: Award 1 date: 2026-10-14.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097775-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06decf
First published: 7 Aug 2026
Last checked: 16 Oct 2026, 11:45
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 16 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Award decision published: award 1 is marked active, with a stated award date of 14 October 2026. The notice schedules a future signature date of 30 November 2026, so the supplied data does not evidence a signed contract.

Market significance

This is a below-threshold, open-competition research-services award valued at £48,150 excluding VAT (£57,780 gross).

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

BEAUFORT RESEARCH LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 48150 GBP · Awarded supplier; award marked active

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Verified supplier identity is BEAUFORT RESEARCH LIMITED (company number 01929917). Award 1 names Beaufort Research Ltd as supplier and has a total award value of £48,150 excluding VAT. This is a single-supplier award.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

98% confidence

Contract award notice published; tender and lot marked complete

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Process display status is awarded; source status is complete; award document is a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.

Award status

98% confidence

Active

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Award 1 status is listed as active.

Award date

98% confidence

14 October 2026

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Award 1 date: 2026-10-14.

Signature status

98% confidence

Not evidenced as signed

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The award milestones list a future signature date scheduled for 30 November 2026; no signature confirmation is supplied.

Planned delivery period

98% confidence

1 April 2027 to 30 June 2027

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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate and endDate.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£48,150

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Award 1 value amount is 48150 GBP; the notice also reports gross amount of 57780.

Award value including VAT

99% confidence

£57,780

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Award 1 value amountGross is 57780 GBP.

Value allocation

94% confidence

Award-level value for the sole supplier and lot 1

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Award 1 has one supplier and relates to lot 1. No separate lot value is published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender notice published

98% confidence

7 August 2026

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Release history records tender notice 075161-2026 dated 2026-08-07.

Tender submission deadline

98% confidence

4 September 2026, 12:00 BST

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Process submission_deadline: 2026-09-04T12:00:00+01:00.

Award date

98% confidence

14 October 2026

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Award 1 date: 2026-10-14.

Award notice published

98% confidence

16 October 2026

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Award notice 097775-2026 datePublished: 2026-10-16.

Scheduled signature date

98% confidence

30 November 2026

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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-11-30.

Planned contract start

98% confidence

1 April 2027

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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate: 2027-04-01.

Planned contract end

98% confidence

30 June 2027

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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate: 2027-06-30.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Healthy-ageing market research

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Tender and award title: Market Research on Healthy Ageing.

Research purpose

98% confidence

Support service planning, unmet-needs identification, commissioning decisions, policy development and partnership working

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Published tender description.

Research objectives

98% confidence

Population insights; market and service landscape; behavioural and communication insights; strategic and commissioning insight

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Published tender description lists four key objectives.

Target population

98% confidence

Adults aged 40 and over, including priority subgroups

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Published tender description.

Service classification

98% confidence

Research and development consultancy services (CPV 73200000)

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Award item additional classification.

Delivery area

94% confidence

Carmarthenshire region (UKL14), United Kingdom

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Award delivery address region is UKL14.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Open

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Tender procurementMethod is open.

Procedure detail

99% confidence

Below threshold - open competition

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Tender procurementMethodDetails.

Award structure

98% confidence

One completed lot and one awarded supplier

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Tender contains lot 1; award 1 relates to lot 1 and identifies one supplier.

Competition data

99% confidence

Number of bids and evaluation results not published in the supplied data

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No bidder count, scores or evaluation narrative is supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Planned term

98% confidence

Approximately three months

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The stated contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 30 June 2027.

Signature milestone

98% confidence

Future signature date scheduled for 30 November 2026

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Award milestone is type futureSignatureDate with scheduled status.

Extension or renewal terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Market access

99% confidence

The requirement was competed through a below-threshold open procedure.

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Tender procurement method and method detail.

Commercial scale

98% confidence

The published award value is £48,150 excluding VAT for a defined healthy-ageing research assignment.

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Award 1 value and published scope.

Delivery planning

94% confidence

The published schedule leaves a gap between the scheduled signature date and planned service start.

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Future signature date is 30 November 2026; planned start is 1 April 2027.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06decf
Analysed: 16 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Hywel Dda University Health Board

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Named as buyer in the published notice.

Managing procurement organisation

98% confidence

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

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Listed as procuring entity with role detail Managing Organisation.

Buyer classification

96% confidence

Public authority - central government; Welsh devolved regulations apply

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Buyer party details classifications.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

BEAUFORT RESEARCH LIMITED (company number 01929917)

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Supplier-verification record reports verified company name and number using an exact-name match; company status is Active.

Source supplier name

99% confidence

Beaufort Research Ltd

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Award supplier name in source notice.

Supplier SME status

96% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details state scale: sme.

Supplier location

97% confidence

Cardiff, United Kingdom

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Supplier party address locality is Cardiff.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement reference point

83% confidence

Around June 2027, based on the stated end date

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The published contract period ends 30 June 2027. This is a date-based estimate only, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Contract conclusion status

99% confidence

Award publication does not confirm contract signature

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A future signature milestone remains scheduled for 30 November 2026; no signed-contract field or confirmation is supplied.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value

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Lot record contains null title, description and value.

Competition transparency

99% confidence

Bid numbers, bidder identities beyond the winner, evaluation scores and award rationale are not supplied

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No such fields appear in the supplied notice data.

Commercial terms

99% confidence

Pricing breakdown, payment terms and extension provisions are not supplied

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No such terms appear in the supplied notice data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The supplied data records an award and active award status but does not evidence that a contract has been signed; signature is shown only as a future scheduled milestone.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
Information on bid volumes, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, unsuccessful suppliers and savings is not supplied in the published notice data.
No pricing breakdown, payment terms, performance measures, extension options or renewal provisions are supplied.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Hywel Dda healthy ageing market research award?

BEAUFORT RESEARCH LIMITED, verified under company number 01929917, is the named supplier for award 1.

What is the published value of the award?

The award value is £48,150 excluding VAT and £57,780 including VAT.

Has the contract been signed?

The supplied notice does not confirm signature. It lists a future signature date scheduled for 30 November 2026.

When is the planned research delivery period?

The published contract period is 1 April 2027 to 30 June 2027.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

MARKET RESEARCH ON HEALTHY AGEING

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Beaufort Research Ltd

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Traceable procurement data

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