# Research: Understanding harmful care

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [General Medical Council \(GMC\)](/buyers/general-medical-council-gmc/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [University Of Manchester](/contract-winners/university-of-manchester/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £50,000
- Tender value: £50,000
- Award date: 8 December 2016
- Published: 23 February 2017
- Contract start: 6 December 2016
- Contract end: 31 May 2017
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 20e88781-ca26-47b2-960b-855a626819e2-132059
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e725cddb-10ee-4594-b89a-378a8af53fc3

## Description

This research will attempt to establish, from existing evidence, the most common types of preventable harm that occur within a medical setting\.

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- [IIAC](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a3fe8081-cc6b-4ef6-89c3-c6730a7b2e96): Department for Work and Pensions

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/20e88781-ca26-47b2-960b-855a626819e2-132059)