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title: "Specialist Mental Health Guideline Development Support Unit"
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# Specialist Mental Health Guideline Development Support Unit

Buyer: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0731c685-4251-4f7c-aa37-5f7075c4300c

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## Summary

The National Institute for Health And Care Excellence has awarded a contract for a Specialist Mental Health Guideline Development Support Unit. The contract, titled SMHGDSU 2022, falls under the industry category of Research and development services and related consultancy services. The contract, valued at £1,006,902, began on 1st April 2023 and will run until 31st March 2026. NICE is located in London, England, and the procurement method used was an open procedure above the threshold, with a tender deadline of 16th December 2022.

This opportunity to provide support to NICE in mental health guideline development will be suitable for businesses offering services in research, development, and consultancy services related to health. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to compete for this contract. The initial budget for this contract is £335,634 per annum for three years, with possible extensions, making it a long-term engagement opportunity for qualified businesses.

## Notice

NICE wishes to commission a Specialist Mental Health Guideline Development Support Unit (SMHGDSU) to support its guidelines programme. The SMHGDSU will act as a credible source of subject matter expertise in mental health guideline development across NICE. The SMHGDSU will work with NICE to support committee decision making by producing evidence reviews, economic evaluations and other evidence-based products. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for a high calibre external unit to contribute to the work of NICE and we are inviting tenders for this work. The contract for this work will commence on the 1st April 2023. The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years. The agreement shall have an option to be extended for a further two 12 month periods, so that this contract may remain in force for a series of 1 year periods terminating on 31st March 2028. The budget will be PS335,634 per annum for the initial period of three years after which time the budget will be varied according to the work programme requirement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28584632-4cc8-4663-b4e0-573aa23404f8 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Apr 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,678,170 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,006,902 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E20 1JQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE ANNA FREUD CENTRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

## Release History

- 20 Apr 2023 at 12:18 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28584632-4cc8-4663-b4e0-573aa23404f8
- 9 Nov 2022 at 18:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e7b1950-c16e-460b-a91d-05a43a8a6cd4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28584632-4cc8-4663-b4e0-573aa23404f8
  20th April 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e7b1950-c16e-460b-a91d-05a43a8a6cd4
  9th November 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f6414c65-f680-4998-850f-764b76e50b36
  Requirement Specification
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fd374c31-59c8-436f-ba91-fed1fa41f007
  Sample contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/328f8fb2-511d-49e8-988a-f4351709f8c0
  form of Offer
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5414d8d6-0348-40c6-ab86-f6fc6c5fe37b
  Redaction requests
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9f0410cc-7f50-4149-a04b-05224d5b5fca
  Declaration of competing interests
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/826e228a-a330-4554-ae6b-ce8b0d758824
  Redacted award contract

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