# Minimum standards for patients and carers on an NHS waiting list\.

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit](/buyers/nhs-midlands-and-lancashire-commissioning-support-unit/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [IPSOS Ltd](/suppliers/ipsos/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £93,441
- Tender value: £93,441
- Award date: 26 September 2025
- Published: 23 April 2026
- Contract start: 1 October 2025
- Contract end: 31 January 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 876502b1-85a8-4db3-b4aa-8d802419a5ce-894263
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bfe87335-99ca-4632-baa0-25349eb1e651

## Description

Conduct activities for the engagement \(Phase 1\) of the 'Minimum standards for patients and carers on an NHS waiting list' project\. These include: liaising with the Strategy Unit and the client \(NHS England\); managing recruitment of patients and carers \(including young people and their parents\) who have been on/ are currently on an NHS waiting list against agreed sampling criteria; scheduling all interviews; conducting approx\. 55 of 125 interviews; providing weekly updates on recruitment, scheduling and interview progress \(and flagging any risks\); holding a fieldwork team briefing for topic guide orientation and analysis sessions; transcribing audio recordings of interviews; conducting thematic analysis of all interview transcripts \(conducted by the SU and Ipsos\); providing a written insights report of findings from interviews with patients and carers \(including young people and their parents\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/876502b1-85a8-4db3-b4aa-8d802419a5ce-894263)