Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- University of Essex · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Thriva SME
- Value
- £962,790
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Health & social care · Blood analysis services (CPV 85111810)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 000500-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date29 Nov 2023
- Published8 Jan 2024Published 40 days after the contract date
Description
Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) is a longitudinal social survey of households and individuals living in the UK. For Understanding Society, data collection began in January 2009 and participants are interviewed annually. In the second and third waves (2010-12) a wide range of objective health measures were collected by a nurse, including venous blood samples from which we produced a range of analytes, extracted DNA and produced genetic and epigenetic data. This data has been extensively used by the public health and social science research communities. This contract covers a wave of bio-data collection at Wave 16 (2024-26), with the emphasis being on participants collecting samples/measurements themselves. The survey is designed and managed by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex. At Wave 16 of Understanding Society (2024-2026) we are planning to collect a range of biomarkers. This includes asking participan…
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