Contract award · 11 Sep 2025

AHG-Addition Research in Criminal Justice

Department of Health and Social Care awarded a contract to Market and Opinion Research International Limited (Trading as Ipsos MORI) for £345k. Awarded…

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Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Department of Health and Social Care · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£345,313
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Research & development · Research services (CPV 73110000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date11 Sep 2025
  2. Published12 Sep 2025Published 1 day after the contract date

Description

Research and Report on the barriers and opportunities for Addition Treatment research within the criminal justice system.<br/>A UK-wide review of undertaking research of innovative addiction treatments within the CJS. This review will examine how to enable research of innovative treatments to improve outcomes for those with drug and/or alcohol addiction in CJS settings, identify the barriers researchers face, provide practical recommendations to overcome them, and facilitate the sharing of good practice where identified.<br/><br/>The contract has been awarded for a term of 7 months with the option to extend at no cost should the parties agree. Additional information: The tender evaluation was undertaken following a price per quality point assessment.

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