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title: "DHSC:OHID:SPHERE Modelling Platform"
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# DHSC:OHID:SPHERE Modelling Platform

Buyer: DHSC  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-68ff4031-c8ef-4d76-939c-ad6867b192db

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a tender for the 'SPHERE Modelling Platform', a project to operationalize a Non-Communicable Disease dynamic microsimulation model. The procurement falls under the services category with a value of £230,000. The deadline for submissions is 16th February 2024, and the contract is set to start on 15th March 2024, lasting until 14th March 2025. The procurement method is selective, calling from a dynamic purchasing system, and the delivery addresses are in London, United Kingdom (SW1H 0EU).

This tender opportunity presents a chance for businesses to provide modelling support for health policy and decision-making. Companies specialising in economics, policy analysis, financial analysis, research, and modelling are well-suited for this opportunity. DHSC aims to enhance the predictive analysis capabilities of the model to inform public health policies effectively. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate in this procurement process to contribute innovative solutions to public health challenges.

## Notice

Modelling support is required to operationalise current experimental version of a Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) dynamic microsimulation model. Work is required to ensure the model can add robust and innovative predictive analysis to inform policy and decision making, forecast baseline trends in risk factors, non-communicable disease burden, life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, health inequalities, productivity, and health and social care spending and compare impacts on these trends from changing risk factors by testing different prevention policy interventions. The opportunity will be competed on the Research and Insight Dynamic Purchasing System. Additional information: Please note that this opportunity is open to Suppliers registered on the Research and Insight Dynamic Purchasing System. The following DPS filter categories were applied, and thos suppliers who have been down-selected will be invited to submit a tender. DPS FILTER CATEGORY(IES): 'Lot 1: Economics (appraisal and behavioural economics), Policy analysis and development, Econometric analysis, financial analysis (incl. cost-benefit analysis, return on investment analysis), Focus group discussions, Narrative inquiry / narrative analysis, Workshop, Stakeholder research, England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Lot 2: Econometric analysis, financial analysis (incl. cost-benefit analysis, return on investment analysis), Multivariate analysis, Time-series analysis / forecasting, Demographic modelling, Multivariate modelling, Predictive modelling, Simulation modelling, England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland' To participate in the tender, please register via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b8a1299-f883-44a3-9428-c1960490eb10 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Feb 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 Mar 2024 - 14 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £230,000 |
| 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 | DHSC |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72242000 - Design-modelling services

## Release History

- 17 Jan 2024 at 13:54 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b8a1299-f883-44a3-9428-c1960490eb10

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b8a1299-f883-44a3-9428-c1960490eb10
  17th January 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

## Provenance

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