Published date: 16 June 2016

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 26 July 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£320,000

Procurement reference

DSU 0616

Published date

16 June 2016

Closing date

26 July 2016

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) provides national guidance and advice to improve health and social care. Documents describing the methods and process employed by NICE are available from the Institute's website (available at www.nice.org.uk specifically the methods guide is at https://www.nice.org.uk/article/pmg9/chapter/Foreword).
The Decision Support Unit assists the technical team within the Centre for Health Technology Evaluation (CHTE) at NICE with meeting the information needs of the appraisal committees. This is achieved by:
• providing technical support;
• advancing methodological development;
• providing educational support.
The Decision Support Unit will be a multidisciplinary team of people, expert in
advice, educational support and high quality analyses to decision makers
methods of health technology assessment and capable of providing expert
often within very tight deadlines.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Gillian Watson

Address

Level 1A | City Tower
Piccadilly Plazza
Manchester
M1 4BT
England

Email

gillian.watson@nice.org.uk