Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c9f-6950-7329-a586-f2e117e8a31e/health-research-authority-hra-public-consultation-for-think-ethics-programme awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Health Research Authority (HRA) Public Consultation for Think Ethics Programme [Health Research Authority](https://tendernation.io/buyers/health-research-authority) Estimated value £49,868 Published 11 Feb 2022 Deadline Closed 1 Nov 2021 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Supplier will deliver a public engagement project using a deliberative approach to help inform our Ethics Review Programme (known publicly as Think Ethics) and shape policy development. The work will seek to explore the different values and concerns at play when people weigh up different scenarios, recognise trade-offs between risks and benefits, and express expectations and concerns about participating in a research study. The purpose of this work is for the HRA to get an understanding of what people know about research ethics review and through a deliberative approach, what people: perceive to be the value of ethics review and the role of RECs think should be the focus/nature of ethics review consider to be important categories that should be considered by RECs The aim is for the outcome of this work to feed into our Ethics Review Programme, in particular the following projects: 'Method of Review' project, which explores how different pathways of ethics review could be used to ensure that health and social care research studies are reviewed in the right way. We will consider whether some research could be reviewed in a more 'light touch' way, potentially by researchers themselves. The aim is to focus REC members' time and expertise where they add most value, reduce the number of studies going to full REC meetings and enable studies with few ethical issues to be reviewed in a more simplified, less resource-intensive way. 'Streamlining REC Documentation' project, which aims to modify questions in our application form and reduce the volume of information to REC members to allow them to focus their time most effectively on ethical issues. 'Decision Making and Committee Culture' project, which aims to improve consistency in the way decisions are made by RECs across the UK, in part through a review of the Lead Reviewer Form (Table 1) used by RECs. 'Information and consent' project, which aims to improve public involvement in the development of information for study participants and focus ethics review on what matters to those participants. Read full description ## CPV classification Research and development consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b3c60e98-96fc-4218-8564-b7a87ce3c1ac) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Health Research Authority: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/health-research-authority) [Sector More Research & development tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development) ## More tenders like this [Research and development consultancy services – ATU wishes to establish a Panel of National Contact Point Experts across EU Member States to build capacity to incorporate EU Results-Based Payments Schemes in Public or Private Support Schemes. · Atlantic Technological University · 438 days left · 31 Dec 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ccf1-7050-b440-6554b4a1426f/ireland-austria-slovenia-research-and-development-consultancy-services-atu) [Research services – Evaluatie van de implementatie van de proeftuin Pioniersscholen · Vlaamse Overheid · 21 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-cecf-7255-bee1-542f502ed088/belgium-research-services-evaluatie-van-de-implementatie-van-de-proeftuin-pi) [Research services – KPN/28/2026 „Charakterystyka biogeochemiczna gleb i roślin wybranych torfowisk subalpejskich ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem torfowiska u źródeł Úpy na Równi pod Śnieżką” · Karkonoski Park Narodowy z siedzibą w Jeleniej Górze · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-97ae-7315-8e1a-e686bca1e724/poland-research-services-kpn282026-charakterystyka-biogeochemiczna-gleb-i) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Evaluation of Five Pilot Projects Testing Exemptions from Provisions of the Local Government Act, the Property Tax Act, the General Practitioner Regulations, and Other Regulatory Frameworks · Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-a35e-73b3-8bf4-7d33c32cf58b/norway-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-ev) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Zabezpečenie trvalých a analytických činností pre oblasť dopravy · Ministerstvo dopravy Slovenskej republiky · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ce90-72fd-b25d-99b3ee2e8b4b/slovakia-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services) [Development consultancy services – Accompagnement à la stratégie d'attractivité économique du territoire de GrandSoissons Agglomération (02) · GrandSoissons Agglomération · 44 days left · 2 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156aa-1b92-70f5-96fc-71a2756e9dc1/france-development-consultancy-services-accompagnement-a-la-strategie-dattr)