Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
Contact
Natasha Boreham
nihrsupplierengagement@dhsc.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS 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
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DHSC: NIHR Research Commissioning and Management services
Reference number
C292360
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73110000 - Research services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Department of Health and Social Care (DSHC) funds the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
NIHR research drives better health outcomes and grows the economy through:
Impact - delivering R&D focused on needs and priorities of the health and care system, improving the health and wealth of patients and the public.
Investment - using R&D to drive the country’s life sciences sector and technical advantage, making the UK an international competitive world leader.
Innovation - utilising R&D to invest in foundational underpinning science, facilities, talent and capacity building across the health and care workforce.
Inclusion - embedding R&D across the health and care system, improving access to new treatments, and developing interventions for adoption across our population.
Currently the day-to-day operations of the NIHR are carried out by two coordinating centres:
- the NIHR Coordinating Centre (NIHRCC)
- the Research Delivery Network Coordinating Centre (RDNCC)
This opportunity is for the re-procurement of four of the five contracts/Service level agreements that currently make up the NIHRCC:
- NIHR Evaluations, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC)
- Central Commissioning Facility (CCF)
- NIHR Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure (NOCRI)
- NIHR Academy
Details of the specific services delivered under each contract can be found in the accompanying attachment but in brief, the purpose of these contracts is to:
- Manage the end-to-end commissioning of NIHR’s research funding programmes.
- Manage NIHR’s research infrastructure.
- Manage the end-to-end commissioning of NIHR’s research academic training, career development and capacity building programmes.
- Manage several cross-NIHR activities including:
o Communication, business intelligence and impact functions
o Research inclusion and sustainability functions
o Supporting the life science sector, charities and other organisations to utilise NIHR’s infrastructure.
It is anticipated that these services will be split into 6 different lots under the re-procurement:
Lot 1 – Strategic Business Services
Lot 2 – Research Commissioning: Individual level and Global Health Programmes
Lot 3 – Research Commissioning: Individual level and Global Health Programmes
Lot 4 – Research Infrastructure Commissioning: Translational and delivery
Lot 5 – Research Infrastructure Commissioning: Applied, public health and social care
Lot 6 – Research commissioning: Training and capacity building
Further information regarding the services under each lot can be found in the RFI attachment.
Please note that the proposed lotting structure is not final and is subject to change.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2024/S 000-025160
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.2) Other additional information
Documents for this RFI can be found as attachments by following this link: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a97ca1ee-d612-4a09-b459-1906bca26227