DHSC: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Support Services: Research Commissioning and Management Services (2027-2032)
Department of Health and Social Care · London
Key facts
- Estimated value
- £400,000,000
- Closing date
- 05 Mar 2025
- Contract starts
- 30 Apr 2026
- Contract ends
- 31 Mar 2032
- Procedure
- Competitive dialogue (above threshold)
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Source
- Contracts Finder
Description
NIHR's mission is to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research. Today, NIHR is the nation's largest funder of health and care research and it invests over £1.5bn annually in domestic and international research. NIHR's core workstreams, operating principles and areas of strategic focus are set out in the document Best Research for Best Health: The Next Chapter (2021).
The day-to-day operations of the NIHR are carried out by coordinating centres - the NIHR Coordinating Centre (NIHRCC) and the NIHR Research Delivery Network Coordinating Centre (RDNCC). The NIHRCC is currently made up of the following five DHSC contracts, which went live on 1st April 2018: • NIHR Evaluations, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC) • Central Commissioning Facility (CCF) • NIHR Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure (NOCRI) • NIHR Academy • NIHR Centre for Engagement and Dissemination (CED)
These contracts will end on 31st March 2027 and through this procurement, the Authority will put in place contracts in May 2026, with Operational Services under those contracts due to commence on 1st April 2027, in order to ensure continuity of operational services for the NIHRCC. This procurement will however seek to reconfigure the services provided by the NETSCC, CCF, NOCRI and NIHR Academy contracts when they come to an end on 31st March 2027 into a new NIHRCC structure comprised of contracts procured across six Lots.
The Services going forward are divided into the following lots: Lot 1 - Strategic Business Services and One NIHR hub Lot 2 - Research Commissioning: Individual Level and Global Health Programmes Lot 3 - Research Commissioning: Population and Policy Level Programmes Lot 4 - Research Infrastructure Commissioning: Translational and Delivery Lot 5 - Research Infrastructure Commissioning: Applied, Public Health and Social Care Lot 6 - Research Commissioning: Career Development and Capacity Building
The Authority is seeking to appoint a range of suppliers to ensure that it maximises resilience across NIHR and brings to NIHR the benefits of implementing ways of working and best practice from multiple organisations.
Therefore, whilst there is no limitation on a single Tenderer submitting a bid for multiple Lots, the Authority is placing restrictions on the number of Lots any single Tenderer can win, and the Authority will only allow an entity to be involved in one bid submission per Lot. More information on this is set out in the procurement documents.
Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: [email protected]
Categories (CPV)
- 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79411000 General management consultancy services
- 79990000 Miscellaneous business-related services
- 73110000 Research services
- 73210000 Research consultancy services
- 79315000 Social research services
- 75120000 Administrative services of agencies
- 79994000 Contract administration services
- 79410000 Business and management consultancy services
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