Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
National Institute For Health And Care Excellence
Level 1 City Tower; Piccadilly Plaza
Manchester
M1 4BT
Contact
Irene Walker
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD - North West (England)
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d4ee73e-795b-4ea2-9c58-cd2e6b7e919f
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
External Assessment Group Framework
Reference number
NICE EAG24
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NICE is seeking to commission external assessment groups (EAGs) which will provide a range of health technology assessment (HTA) services to support its technology evaluation programmes and related activities.
Suppliers must be able to provide all services within any Lot to bid for that Lot.
NICE will consider proposals from consortia or networks of organisations meeting the selection criteria and encourages potential suppliers to explore collaborations that will result in the offer of a comprehensive range of services.
NICE is inviting interested suppliers to attend a supplier early engagement day on Tuesday 1 October, 9.30am - 12:30pm, held virtually via Microsoft Teams. An opportunity for suppliers to have individual commercial in confidence meetings with NICE to discuss the questions raised by NICE on the supplier day will be available in the week following the supplier day.
To register for attendance at the supplier day please email the following contact with the information stated below no later than 10am on Monday 30th September:
Irene Walker
Procurement Manager
Please provide:
Your name
Your Job Title
Your company name
Your email address
Your contact telephone number
Please also state if you would like to book a commercial in confidence meeting with NICE. Dates and times TBC.
NICE will send an invitation to the meeting which will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams on Monday 30th September between 12 noon and 5pm.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,100,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Clinical and Economic Evidence Assessment
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Including: critical appraisal of clinical and economic evidence to support the development of NICE outputs; evidence synthesis; de novo economic modelling and critiquing and revising existing models; updating information and evidence on technologies to support guidance review; preparation of evidence summaries on new and novel technologies; systematic review and meta-analysis; market intelligence analysis; supporting identification, topic selection and scoping of HealthTech products; confirmation and review of regulatory status to the evaluation programmes.
two.2.14) Additional information
A draft specification for Lot 1 can be downloaded from https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d4ee73e-795b-4ea2-9c58-cd2e6b7e919f
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Technical and Decision Support
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Including: providing advanced methodological and analytical advice and support to NICE's technical teams and committees on all guideline and technology types that are in remit for NICE, including Centre for Health Technology Evaluation (CHTE) outputs (pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, medical device and digital technologies, combination products etc.) and Centre for Guidelines topics covering public health, social and clinical areas. This includes providing evidence synthesis, data analytics, complex decision analytical modelling and health economic support; providing a technical rapid response service and quality assurance input for guidance products; development and provision of guidance methods training, covering evidence synthesis, data analytics, decision analytical modelling and health economics; provision of a research governance and ethics support function.
two.2.14) Additional information
A Draft specification for Lot 2 can be downloaded from https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d4ee73e-795b-4ea2-9c58-cd2e6b7e919f
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Evidence Generation to support Access
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Including: Evidence generation using existing registers or databases, feasibility studies, data protocol development, pilot studies; data collection and active surveillance; data linkage and complex modelling and/or analyses; register set up and close
two.2.14) Additional information
A draft specification for Lot 3 can be downloaded from https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d4ee73e-795b-4ea2-9c58-cd2e6b7e919f
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
24 October 2024
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: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
NICE is inviting interested suppliers to attend a supplier early engagement day on Tuesday 1 October, 9.30am - 12:30pm, held virtually via Microsoft Teams. An opportunity for suppliers to have individual commercial in confidence meetings with NICE to discuss the questions raised by NICE on the supplier day will be available in the week following the supplier day.
To register for attendance at the supplier day please email the following contact with the information stated below no later than 10am on Monday 30th September:
Irene Walker
Procurement Manager
Please provide:
Your name
Your Job Title
Your company name
Your email address
Your contact telephone number
Please also state if you would like to book a commercial in confidence meeting with NICE. Dates and times TBC.
NICE will send an invitation to the meeting which will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams on Monday 30th September between 12 noon and 5pm.