AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS England has awarded and signed a contract with SOLUTIONS STRATEGY RESEARCH FACILITATION LIMITED for qualitative thematic analysis and reporting on open-text responses from seven national patient experience surveys.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are reported for lot 1. The contract was signed on 15 October 2026 and runs to 15 May 2027.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition services procurement supporting national patient-experience insight and reporting.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SOLUTIONS STRATEGY RESEARCH FACILITATION LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £58,650 excluding VAT (£70,380 including VAT) GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names Solutions Strategy Research Facilitation Limited as supplier; verified company name and number 04139118 were supplied. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states £58,650 net and £70,380 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published notice document 097479-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 15 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-15.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£58,650
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Contract 1 value.amount is 58650 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£70,380
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 70380 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Contract start
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-15.
Contract end
99% confidence15 May 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-05-15.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Notice 097479-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-15T13:31:09+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceIndependent qualitative thematic analysis of open-text responses from seven national patient experience surveys, producing insight reports on variation across topics and demographic groups.
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Tender description.
Service category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence85100000 — Health services
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Award item 1 lists CPV 85100000, described as Health services.
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and contract 1 are linked to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procurement detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition"; contract 1 is marked aboveThreshold false.
Competition information
98% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation details are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence15 October 2026 to 15 May 2027
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Contract 1 period states startDate 2026-10-15 and endDate 2027-05-15.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£58,650 excluding VAT; £70,380 including VAT
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Contract 1 states amount 58650 and amountGross 70380 in GBP.
Extensions or options
98% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single supplier holds the active award for the only published lot.
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One award, one supplier and one related lot are reported in the notice data.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published contract value is contract-level and is linked to the sole award and sole supplier.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 names one supplier.
Published scope focus
95% confidenceThe engagement concerns analysis and reporting rather than delivery of frontline health services.
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Tender description specifies qualitative thematic analysis and insight reports, while the published CPV is Health services.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract evidence quality
98% confidenceHigh
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The notice supplies an active award, active contract, signed date, contract period and net and gross values.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to active company number 04139118.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 record contains no title, description or value.
Competition detail
98% confidenceBidder numbers, scores and award rationale were not supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide a lot title, lot description or individual lot value for lot 1.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, bid prices, evaluation scores, award rationale and savings.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension, option or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS England contract awardSOLUTIONS STRATEGY RESEARCH FACILITATION LIMITEDpatient experience analysisqualitative research contractFind a Tender 097479-2026
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the NHS England patient experience analysis contract?
SOLUTIONS STRATEGY RESEARCH FACILITATION LIMITED, verified against company number 04139118.
What is the contract value?
£58,650 excluding VAT, or £70,380 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
From 15 October 2026 to 15 May 2027.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract data records a signature date of 15 October 2026.
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