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Ext: National Diabetes Policy & Research Function

NHS ENGLAND

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25 Nov 2025 at 10:46

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the contract titled "Ext: National Diabetes Policy & Research Function" is managed by NHS England, located in London, UK. This process focuses on services within the health and social research industry category. The procurement stage is complete, and the contract was awarded to Imperial College London Limited on 25th November 2025. This direct procurement, conducted below the threshold without competition, involves a contract that spans from 1st January to 31st March 2026, with a gross value of £38,343.60. The key purpose of this contract is to support the National Diabetes Audit by adding a Research Assistant to aid in research relevant to health policy and program decision-making.

This tender creates business growth opportunities for organisations specialising in health and social research services. Businesses with expertise in policy-driven research, especially within the healthcare sector, would be well-suited to understand and navigate this domain. Given the direct procurement method, businesses with strong existing networks and relationships in public health and academia, like research institutes and large educational bodies, are particularly advantageous in securing such contracts.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Ext: National Diabetes Policy & Research Function

Notice Description

The National Diabetes Audit (NDA) currently has a Research Fellow supervised through Imperial College London. It has been identified that an addition of a Research Assistant is also required, to support the work of the Research Fellow and other embedded researched using the NDA to answer research questions relevant to health policy, advise and support new and existing programme policy decisions, identify areas of success, improvement and clinical prioritisation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e815
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076755-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

79315000 - Social research services

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£31,953 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Nov 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Nov 20253 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jan 2026 - 31 Mar 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ENGLAND
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
sharron.giblin@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
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)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON

Further Information

Notice Documents

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