Award

UKRI-5472: Health Innovation Pipeline Audit & Review

  • UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

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Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-078731

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ec7e (view related notices)

Published 2 December 2025, 9:32am



Scope

Reference

UKRI-5472

Description

UK Research and Innovation had a requirement for a Portfolio Audit and review of Health Innovation Network Innovation pipeline for the NHS Fit for the Future Mission.


Contract 1. UKRI-5472 Health Innovation Pipeline Audit & Review

Supplier

Contract value

  • £300,000 excluding VAT
  • £360,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

12 December 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 12 December 2025 to 12 June 2026
  • 6 months, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 66140000 - Portfolio management services

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

Single supplier - technical reasons

The Health Innovation Networks are NHS England’s commissioned innovation arm and the only body positioned to conduct a portfolio audit and review of their own innovation pipelines. There is no comparable England wide network or external resource that could provide this data. The North West Coast Health Innovation Network has agreement from all other networks to lead this work on behalf of the entire group.


Supplier

Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation Trust

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZVQ-2197-NJGG

Thomas Drive

Liverpool

L14 3PE

United Kingdom

Region: UKD72 - Liverpool

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. UKRI-5472 Health Innovation Pipeline Audit & Review


Contracting authority

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Polaris House

Swindon, Wiltshire

SN2 1FL

United Kingdom

Contact name: STFC Procurement

Email: stfcprocurement@ukri.org

Website: https://www.ukri.org/

Region: UKK14 - Swindon

Organisation type: Public authority - central government