Published date: 4 November 2019

Last edited date: 4 November 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 30 September 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Administrative services of agencies - 75120000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£77,400,995

Procurement reference

N/A/2

Published date

4 November 2019

Closing date

30 September 2016

Contract start date

31 March 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Department of Health is tendering 3 Contracts with a combined total value of £270M for a contract term of between 5 and 10 years. The intended procurement route will be the OJEU Competitive Procedure with Negotiation.

Lot 1 - NIHR Evaluations, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC)*

Lot 2 - National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Central Commissioning Facility (CCF) *

Lot 3 - NIHR Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure

* - Lots 1 & 2 have to be separate suppliers

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) provides a health research system in which the NHS supports outstanding individuals working in world-class facilities, conducting leading-edge research focused on the needs of patients and the public. The NIHR works in partnership with many sectors including the public and service users, the NHS, public health, other Government funders, the academic and third sectors and industry.

The NIHR Evaluations, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC) is a crucial component of the NIHR providing identification, prioritisation, research commissioning and management facilities for needs led Research Programmes.

The Central Commissioning Facility (CCF) is a crucial component of the NIHR providing research commissioning, management and hosting facilities for:
- Research Programmes.
- Research Schools.
- Research Infrastructure.
- Research Faculty.
- Systems for supporting Research, Growth and the Life Sciences Industry.

The NIHR Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure (NOCRI) aims to maximise the Department of Health's substantial investment in clinical research infrastructure and help other research funders, such as industry and charities, to navigate this infrastructure for:
- Health research and patient benefit.
- The nations international competitiveness as a location for applied clinical research.

The successful bidders will be able to demonstrate:
- R&D commissioning and management expertise.
- A solid institutional base with structures for recruiting and developing research management staff.
- An understanding of key research funding bodies.
- An understanding of DH and NHS.
- Multi-disciplinary skills i.e. finance management, communications, information systems, administrative and secretariat skills.
- Systems and processes to support excellent information governance and data management.

Maximum Range: between 15 000 000 and 176 000 000 GBP (includes Lots 1 and 3)

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

NIHR Evaluations, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC) - National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Central Commissioning Facility (CCF) - NIHR Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure

  • Opportunity
  • Published 27 July 2016

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Additional text

As per paragraph 11.8 of the Prior Information Notice, a supplier was held in London on 6 July 2016. The above documents have been shared with suppliers and for completeness are now available on Contracts Finder.

For any questions, and to register your interest, please contact supplier.helpdesk@dhsc.gov.uk.

Award information

Awarded date

2 August 2017

Contract start date

31 March 2018

Contract end date

31 August 2023

Total value of contract

£77,400,995

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON SCIENCE PARK LIMITED

Address

2 Venture Road
SOUTHAMPTON
Hampshire
SO16 7NP
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 01698409

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Simon Archibald

Address

Quarry House
Leeds
LS2 7UE
England

Email

supplier.helpdesk@dhsc.gov.uk