Tender

DHSC: CSA: NIHR Research Commissioning and Management Services

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

06 Feb 2025 at 18:09

Tender

03 Feb 2025 at 16:21

TenderUpdate

09 Aug 2024 at 09:42

Planning

09 Aug 2024 at 08:53

Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is procuring research commissioning and management services for the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) under the title “DHSC: CSA: NIHR Research Commissioning and Management Services (2027-2032)”. This process, covering the industry category of research services, is being managed under the Competitive Dialogue Procedure and seeks to ensure continuity of operational services for NIHR from 1st April 2027. The procurement is structured across six lots, with the new contracts to be in place by May 2026. Key milestones include the tender period ending on 5th March 2025 and the invitation date for the second stage on 17th March 2025. The estimated value for the initial 5-year term is £364,000,000, with an optional 4-year extension.

This tender presents significant business opportunities for organisations specialising in research services, general management consultancy, and contract administration. The structured lots allow for diverse specialisations, ranging from strategic business services and research commissioning to infrastructure commissioning and career development. Businesses that can demonstrate robust expertise and innovation in these areas will find this tender particularly advantageous. The DHSC's effort to implement best practices and bring resilience across NIHR suggests that organisations with proven track records in these domains stand a strong chance to contribute to the nation's largest funder of health research.

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Notice Title

DHSC: CSA: NIHR Research Commissioning and Management Services

Notice Description

NIHR's mission is to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research. Today, NIHR is the nation's largest funder of health and care research and it invests over PS1.5bn annually in domestic and international research. NIHR's core workstreams, operating principles and areas of strategic focus are set out in the document Best Research for Best Health: The Next Chapter (2021).<br/><br/>The day-to-day operations of the NIHR are carried out by the NIHR Coordinating Centre (NIHRCC). The NIHRCC is currently made up of the following six DHSC contracts and one Service Level Agreement (SLA):<br/>* NIHR Evaluations, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC)<br/>* Central Commissioning Facility (CCF) <br/>* NIHR Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure (NOCRI) <br/>* NIHR Academy<br/>* NIHR Centre for Engagement and Dissemination (CED)<br/>* NIHR Research Delivery Network Coordinating Centre (RDNCC)<br/><br/>The NETSCC, CCF, NOCRI and NIHR Academy contracts will end on 31st March 2027. Through this procurement, the Authority will put in place contracts in May 2026, with Operational Services under those contracts due to commence on 1st April 2027, in order to ensure continuity of operational services for the NIHRCC. This procurement will however seek to reconfigure the services provided by the NETSCC, CCF, NOCRI and NIHR Academy contracts when they come to an end on 31st March 2027 into a new NIHRCC structure comprised of contracts procured across six Lots.<br/><br/>The Services going forward are divided into the following lots:<br/>Lot 1 - Strategic Business Services and One NIHR hub<br/>Lot 2 - Research Commissioning: Individual Level and Global Health Programmes<br/>Lot 3 - Research Commissioning: Population and Policy Level Programmes<br/>Lot 4 - Research Infrastructure Commissioning: Translational and Delivery<br/>Lot 5 - Research Infrastructure Commissioning: Applied, Public Health and Social Care<br/>Lot 6 - Research Commissioning: Career Development and Capacity Building<br/><br/>The Authority is seeking to appoint a range of suppliers to ensure that it maximises resilience across NIHR and brings to NIHR the benefits of implementing ways of working and best practice from multiple organisations. <br/><br/>Therefore, whilst there is no limitation on a single Tenderer submitting a bid for multiple Lots, the Authority is placing restrictions on the number of Lots any single Tenderer can win, and the Authority will only allow an entity to be involved in one bid submission per Lot. More information on this is set out in the procurement documents.

Lot Information

Lot 1 - Strategic Business Services and One NIHR hub

Deliver the following Strategic Business Services:
* Communications and partner engagement
* Impact monitoring and evaluation
* Programme Management and Assurance
* Intellectual property (IP) and Contracting
* Open research and publication
* Research Inclusion
* Climate, health and sustainability
* Business development
* Commission and manage the NIHR Horizon Scanning Centre

Options: Optional 4 year extension

Renewal: Optional 4 year extension

Lot 2 - Research Commissioning: Individual Level & Global Health Programmes

* End-to-end commissioning, management and oversight of domestic research programmes, with an expected annual budget of approximately PS300 million;
* End-to-end commissioning, management and oversight of the global health research (GHR) programme, with an expected annual budget of approximately PS170 million; and,
* Coordination and management of the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) and UK Vaccine Network.

Options: Optional 4 year extension

Renewal: Optional 4 year extension

Lot 3 - Research Commissioning: Population and Policy Level Programmes

* End-to-end commissioning, management and oversight of domestic research programmes, with an expected annual budget of approximately PS170 million; and
* Coordination and management of the following functions on behalf of NIHR:
o James Lind Alliance
o Liaison with NHSE, ALBs and the devolved administrations, ensuring their contributions are effectively managed.

Options: Optional 4 year extension

Renewal: Optional 4 year extension

Lot 4 - Research Infrastructure Commissioning: Translational and Delivery

* End-to-end commissioning and monitoring of infrastructure and infrastructure-like schemes, focussed on individual level interventions, with an expected annual budget of approximately PS350 million; and,
* Provide the Research Capability Funding (RCF) function on behalf of NIHR.

Options: Optional 4 year extension

Renewal: Optional 4 year extension

Lot 5 - Research Infrastructure Commissioning: Applied, Public Health and SC

End-to-end commissioning and monitoring of infrastructure and infrastructure-like schemes, focussed on population, policy, service and public health investments, with an expected annual budget of approximately PS170 million.

Options: Optional 4 year extension

Renewal: Optional 4 year extension

Lot 6 - Research Commissioning: Career Development and Capacity Building

* End-to-end administration and monitoring of domestic academic training schemes, with an expected annual budget of almost PS300 million;
* End-to-end administration and monitoring of global research academic training schemes; and,
* Deliver NIHR research capacity building services.

Options: Optional 4 year extension

Renewal: Optional 4 year extension

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-048940
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004061-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive dialogue
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

73110000 - Research services

73210000 - Research consultancy services

75120000 - Administrative services of agencies

79315000 - Social research services

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

79411000 - General management consultancy services

79990000 - Miscellaneous business-related services

79994000 - Contract administration services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£364,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£363,840,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Feb 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
2 Dec 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Contact Name
Martin Robbins
Contact Email
martin.robbins@dhsc.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1132546070

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0EU
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLI32 Westminster

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

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