Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of research and transformation projects and associated services
Notice Description
This contract includes the run and maintain of the OpenSafely Research Service, the transfer of the Service into NHSE and a range of activities to enhance and develop the service.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This contract includes the run and maintain of the OpenSafely Research Service, the transfer of the Service into NHSE and a range of activities to enhance and develop the service.
Procurement Information
In the short and medium term this Supplier is the only Supplier capable provider of this requirement due to the IPR position, rendering it impossible to exit or transition at this stage. The Contract being put in place as a result of this STA will rectify the IPR position and will give the Authority rights to use the IPR and therefore enable us to fully assess options for future delivery, including bringing some activities in house.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-043af0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005295-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
72260000 - Software-related services
72316000 - Data analysis services
73110000 - Research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £8,000,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Feb 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Nov 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Nick Knight
- Contact Email
- nicholas.knight@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 6LH
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
- Delivery Location
- TLI31 Camden and City of London
-
- Local Authority
- Southwark
- Electoral Ward
- St George's
- Westminster Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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