Published date: 21 August 2017

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Awarded contract (published 25 October 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Database and operating software package - 48600000

  • Data services - 72300000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£0 to £100,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS IT17355 2017-18 health life sciences companies database

Published date

21 August 2017

Closing date

4 September 2017

Contract start date

13 September 2017

Contract end date

12 September 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

CLOSING TIME FOR BIDS IS 04/09/2017 14:00 HOURS. DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER.

Our work supports increased inward investment, growth in exports, and resolution of problems that could lead to disinvestment.
OLS requires information on health life sciences companies in the UK to:
• develop and evaluate government strategies and policies, including the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy,
• identify sector strengths and address weaknesses/barriers to help create the conditions for UK business success in life sciences
• monitor and map changes in the sector
• support the Department of International Trade's Life Sciences Organisation (LSO) to target their resources on new investment and trade opportunities for the UK
• produce an annual report 'Strength and Opportunity' which provides commentary on data and trends www.gov.uk/government/collections/bioscience-and-health-technology-database-annual-reports
• feed into the UK Life Sciences website https://lifesciences.trade.gov.uk/map/ to support the company search functionality

In 2009, OLS decided to collect its own company information following a review which found that the Office for National Statistics (ONS) data, and other published data did not adequately reflect the changing UK life sciences sector, and in particular provide the granularity of information to support policy making.
OLS procured a contract to establish a life sciences company dataset that could address these data requirements. This was developed with input from stakeholders who helped identify companies and provided advice on the segmentation methodology. This dataset has since been maintained and updated annually (including in 2014 adding information on Government funding opportunities for health life sciences companies).

About UK Shared Business Services
Putting the business into shared services
UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our customers improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise.
It is our vision to become the leading provider for our customers of shared business services in the UK public sector, continuously reducing cost and improving quality of business services for Government and the public sector.

Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations.

Core services include Procurement, Finance, Grants Admissions, Human Resources, Payroll, ISS, and Property Asset Management all underpinned by our Service Delivery and Contact Centre teams.
UK SBS is a people rather than task focused business. It's what makes us different to the traditional transactional shared services centre. What is more, being a not-for-profit organisation owned by its customers, UK SBS' goals are aligned with the public sector and delivering best value for the UK taxpayer.

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About the buyer

Address

Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

ICTProcurement@uksbs.co.uk