Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Quarry House
Leeds
LS2 7UE
Contact
Commercial Contract Manager
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
ARC / AHSN regional prioritisation programme 21/23
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
R&D: Evaluation and implementation
support for pandemic response innovations
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £4,200,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
National
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Research and development (R&D) services which will be provided by the partnership between NIHR Applied Research Collaboratives (ARCs) and the Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) between 1/6/2021 and 31/3/2023.
In 20/21 the Accelerated Access Collaborative team at NHSE/NHSI and the Improvement Directorate led Beneficial Changes Network (BCN) commissioned a rapid review of potential high-impact innovations deployed during the pandemic. Alongside the report, NIHR and the AAC team commissioned a review of completed and ongoing research and evaluation activities which mapped promising innovations to the BCN and NHSE/NHSI regional priorities. This was delivered in March 2021 through an ARC/AHSN partnership.
This 21/22 ARC/AHSN regional prioritisation programme aims to further develop the R&D knowledge of innovations deployed during the pandemic. It will task this ARC/AHSN partnership with delivering:
1. A mapping of completed and ongoing evaluations against NHSE/NHSI regional priorities, confirming these priorities with NHSE/NHSI regional leads, medical directors and key stakeholders
2. A gap analysis, identifying where evidence gaps exist and utilising ARC expertise to generate the required evidence
3. An evidence synthesis, identifying where there is sufficient evidence to scale up deployment of the priority innovations and sharing this information across health and care networks and NHSE/NHSI directorates, to inform strategic planning
4. Implementation scale up and evaluation into health and social care settings of innovations which have proven benefit, utilising the AHSNs expertise in spread and adoption.
The programme utilises an existing route to procure through a 'call off' Future Licence for Agreed Services (FLAfS) against the AHSN Master Services Agreement (MSA) 2018-2023.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Contract awareded under Regulation 14 (PCR2015)
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 December 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Health Innovation Manchester
Citylabs Campus, Nelson St, Manchester
Manchester
M13 9N
Ben.Bridgewater@healthinnovationmanchester.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £4,200,000
Lowest offer: £4,200,000 / Highest offer: £4,200,000 taken into consideration
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Value excluding VAT: £3,691,884
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted
Manchester AHSN acts as the lead organisation which NHSEI contracts with. The contract with Manchester AHSN enables them to award up to £3,691,884 to a series of other AHSNs.
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
generaloffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
generaloffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom