--- title: "Academic Health Science Network NENC DPS" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-30f03a30-7bee-4bfe-b90b-5f6ac4b1a678" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-30f03a30-7bee-4bfe-b90b-5f6ac4b1a678" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-30f03a30-7bee-4bfe-b90b-5f6ac4b1a678.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-30f03a30-7bee-4bfe-b90b-5f6ac4b1a678.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ACADEMIC HEALTH SCIENCE NETWORK - NORTH EAST & NORTH CUMBRIA LIMITED" published: "2023-05-26" --- # Academic Health Science Network NENC DPS Buyer: ACADEMIC HEALTH SCIENCE NETWORK - NORTH EAST & NORTH CUMBRIA LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-30f03a30-7bee-4bfe-b90b-5f6ac4b1a678 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-30f03a30-7bee-4bfe-b90b-5f6ac4b1a678) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-30f03a30-7bee-4bfe-b90b-5f6ac4b1a678.json) ## Summary The Academic Health Science Network - North East & North Cumbria Limited is seeking services for the Academic Health Science Network NENC DPS. This procurement opportunity falls under the business services category, with a focus on supporting innovation in healthcare. The tender, following a consultation process due to the pandemic, aims to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to offer services such as idea assessment, development, evaluation, commercialisation, adoption, and corporate services. The procurement method is a selective restricted procedure, with a tender period ending on June 26, 2023, and a contract period starting on July 5, 2023, lasting until July 4, 2028. This tender by the Academic Health Science Network can create significant growth opportunities for businesses operating in the fields of consulting, development, evaluation, and healthcare innovation. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. The buying organisation, based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, has outlined clear steps in the Innovation Pathway to facilitate idea commercialisation. Interested businesses should consider aligning their expertise with the defined lots within the DPS, ensuring a competitive route to deliver specialist services at various stages of the innovation process. ## Notice The AHSN NENC is one of 15 AHSNs across England which were created in 2013 in response to the Accelerate Access Review. The AHSN network acts at the interface between Industry, Academia and the NHS to support the adoption and spread of innovation at pace and scale, which in turn improves patient outcomes and generates economic growth. The AHSN NENC uses The Innovation Pathway as the model to illustrative the support that is on offer to innovators, from conceptualisation of their idea, through to its development, evaluation and adoption and spread by the health and care system. Each element of the pathway is described by a hexagon. The AHSN co-ordinates delivery of this support by commissioning the most appropriate partner with the necessary specialist expertise. During the pandemic the AHSN NENC revised the Innovation Pathway following a large-scale consultation process with innovators, current delivery partners and other important stakeholders in the regional ecosystem. A series of insight gathering workshops took place and helped to shape a revised version of the Innovation Pathway. We have increased the spectrum of services we offer to innovators adding additional hexagons to the pathway and have expanded our pool of delivery partners who can deliver these services. Many of the providers offer multiple services across the pathway. This has resulted in us creating a DPS to ensure an open, transparent, and competitive process for procuring services, and compliance with Procurement Regulations. The AHSN NENC uses the Innovation Pathway to articulate the services that can be provided to innovators to help them navigate the Innovation Pathway and commercialise their ideas. In many cases the AHSN will not deliver these services directly but will commission various delivery partners who can provide specialist services. The commissions will vary by duration, value and the type of support or assistance required. In recognition of the diverse and variable nature of the requirements the AHSN NENC is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to establish a competitive route to obtain these services as and when required. The DPS will consist of five lots covering the anticipated range of services. These are: 1. Idea Assessment 2. Idea Development 3. Evaluation services 4. Commercialisation, Adoption and Spread. 5. Corporate services Expressions of Interest in this opportunity are available at https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=7c5bf33c-52fa-ed11-8122-005056b64545 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed4f850b-605e-4127-9737-941a83ce3790 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | 26 Jun 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 4 Jul 2023 - 4 Jul 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ACADEMIC HEALTH SCIENCE NETWORK - NORTH EAST & NORTH CUMBRIA LIMITED | | Locality | NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE | | Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Postcode | NE4 5PL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside | | Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Electoral ward | Wingrove | | Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ## Release History - 26 May 2023 at 11:09 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed4f850b-605e-4127-9737-941a83ce3790 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed4f850b-605e-4127-9737-941a83ce3790 26th May 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=7c5bf33c-52fa-ed11-8122-005056b64545 Expression of Interest Link ## Notice URLs - https://ahsn-nenc.org.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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