Planning

DHSC: OLS: Addiction Healthcare Goals Data Roadmap

DHSC, LONDON

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Planning

24 Apr 2025 at 10:29

Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), London, is in the planning stage for a public procurement process titled "DHSC: OLS: Addiction Healthcare Goals Data Roadmap." This initiative falls under the industry category of research and development consultancy services, targeting addiction healthcare data improvement, with key operations centred in the United Kingdom. The project seeks early market engagement to develop a UK Addiction Research Data Roadmap, with an upcoming deadline for engagement responses due on 12 May 2025. Although this stage is not a call for competition, it enables stakeholders to offer feedback, assisting in refining the procurement strategy and supporting supplier engagement.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in research development and consultancy, particularly those focused on healthcare data analytics and addiction treatment innovations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to contribute, as their participation is deemed suitable for this project. The project's total maximum value is projected at £420,000, allowing businesses with relevant expertise a chance to impact future addiction healthcare innovation in the UK by assisting in roadmap drafting and proposing solutions to identified data challenges. Establishing connections with DHSC could prove advantageous for businesses looking to expand their influence in public health innovation and data application.

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Notice Title

DHSC: OLS: Addiction Healthcare Goals Data Roadmap

Notice Description

The Addiction Healthcare Goals (AHG) programme, led by the Office for Life Sciences, aims to make the UK a hub for innovation in addiction treatment by fostering collaboration between researchers, industry, the NHS, and the Third Sector. A key focus is improving the use of addiction healthcare data in research to develop effective treatments, improve lives, and reduce the wider harms of drug and alcohol addiction. We are seeking a supplier to lead the drafting of a UK Addiction Research Data Roadmap, identifying key data sets, research challenges in addiction healthcare data and proposing potential solutions.

Planning Information

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is seeking early market engagement for the development of a UK Addiction Research Data Roadmap. This roadmap will outline key research challenges in addiction-related healthcare data and explore potential solutions. This is not a call for competition, but an opportunity to gather feedback to better understand market capabilities, refine the procurement strategy, and encourage supplier engagement. Interested parties can access the relevant documents via the Atamis system at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome using the contract reference. Suppliers may also submit the completed questionnaire through Atamis but must be registered on the system to do so. Alternatively, questionnaires can be submitted by email to ccsinbox@dhsc.gov.uk, quoting ‘AHG – Data Roadmap’.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0506de
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016733-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

73110000 - Research services

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£350,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
21 May 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Jul 2025 - 27 Feb 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DHSC, LONDON
Contact Name
Julia Estruga
Contact Email
ccsinbox@dhsc.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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
Not specified

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

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