Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
Contact
Lara Dolamore
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI32 - Westminster
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DHSC:Med Tec: Design for Life Research and Analytical Support
Reference number
C191734
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73110000 - Research services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
To provide research and analytical support to the Design for Life initiative, discovery phase, assessing the opportunity and required actions to increase levels of reuse, remanufacture and materials recovery in the UK medical technology sector.
The successful bidder will be expected to produce a report that quantifies the economic, resilience, and sustainability opportunity of a shift towards circular economy approaches for MedTech in the UK and will include recommendations for further action.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £120,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The overall requirement is for the successful bidder to produce:
A report that quantifies the economic, resilience, and sustainability opportunity of a shift towards circular economy approaches for MedTech in the UK and will include recommendations for further action.
The work may include:
· Analysis and cataloguing of the current levels of reuse, remanufacture and recovery of selected medical technology
· Modelling of future scenarios
· Development of cost/benefit data analyses
· Drafting of a findings report recommending future action
This list is not exhaustive and may change as the contract progresses.
Experience/Skills/Knowledge Required:
· The ability to deliver excellent research and analytical products; impart leading technical, commercial, and operational insights; and brokering with expert parties. This will include:
· Pre-existing or ability to rapidly form networks within the circular economy sphere to enable coordination and brokering with leading adjacent sectors, such as consumer electronics, and supporting, horizontal domains, such as data science.
· Excellence in analysis, with an ability to use incomplete or imperfect data sets to reach robust conclusions, and, where data is unavailable, conduct indicative bottom-up analyses to ensure conclusions can still be formed.
· Fluency in economic analyses for public expenditure, greenhouse gas accounting at a business and product level, and quantifying the value of improved resilience of supply chains to businesses and whole sectors.
· Skills, such as ability to interpret technical standards or procurement frameworks, which can support translation of policy-type research into real-world operations within a sector or organisation.
· Ability to rapidly develop and analyse surveys / questionnaires.
· Delivery of Futures / Foresight workshops, including collaborative scenario development.
· Excellence in writing accessible reports for a wide audience of subject matter experts and laypersons.
Market Engagement meeting to be held via Microsoft Teams 25/07/2023. If you are interested in attending the market engagement meeting:
1. Log in or Register through the supplier portal at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
2. Locate the opportunity using 'My Proposals and Quotes' or in 'Find Opportunities’ Reference C191734
3. Click Register Interest.
4. Message via Atamis your email address for the link to the event to be forwarded to
Use of CCS Research and Insights Framework
Estimated date that Suppliers will be invited to Tender from Framework week beginning Monday 31/07/2023.
The information in this PIN is subject to change and the Authority withhold the right to make changes to any of the information contained here.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
31 July 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Estimated tender dates are:
1. Market engagement event week commencing 24/07/2023
2. ITT published week commencing 31/07/2023
3. ITT response closes week commencing 28/08/2023
4. Contract start date week commencing 11/09/2023
4. Please note that these dates, and other information in this PIN, are subject to change