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title: "ARC / AHSN regional prioritisation programme 21/23"
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# ARC / AHSN regional prioritisation programme 21/23

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0357c9

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## Summary

The NHS England is undertaking a complete procurement process for the ARC / AHSN regional prioritisation programme 21/23, focusing on research and development consultancy services aimed at enhancing pandemic response innovations. This initiative falls under the health industry category and is based in the United Kingdom. The procurement is currently in the award stage, with the contract signed on 17 December 2021 and an expected delivery period extending from 1 June 2021 to 31 March 2023. The procurement method utilised was a limited award procedure, which was executed without a prior call for competition, adhering to Regulation 14 (PCR2015).

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health innovation, research, and development services. Companies providing consultancy services that can contribute to evaluating and implementing pandemic innovations are particularly well-suited for participation. With a substantial budget of approximately £3.69 million allocated by NHS England to be distributed among the successful applicants, potential suppliers can leverage this programme to expand their project portfolios and establish connections within the health and social care sectors.

## Notice

R&D: Evaluation and implementation
support for pandemic response innovations

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Research and development (R&D) services which will be provided by the partnership between NIHR Applied Research Collaboratives (ARCs) and the Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) between 1/6/2021 and 31/3/2023.
In 20/21 the Accelerated Access Collaborative team at NHSE/NHSI and the Improvement Directorate led Beneficial Changes Network (BCN) commissioned a rapid review of potential high-impact innovations deployed during the pandemic. Alongside the report, NIHR and the AAC team commissioned a review of completed and ongoing research and evaluation activities which mapped promising innovations to the BCN and NHSE/NHSI regional priorities. This was delivered in March 2021 through an ARC/AHSN partnership.

This 21/22 ARC/AHSN regional prioritisation programme aims to further develop the R&D knowledge of innovations deployed during the pandemic. It will task this ARC/AHSN partnership with delivering:

1. A mapping of completed and ongoing evaluations against NHSE/NHSI regional priorities, confirming these priorities with NHSE/NHSI regional leads, medical directors and key stakeholders

2. A gap analysis, identifying where evidence gaps exist and utilising ARC expertise to generate the required evidence

3. An evidence synthesis, identifying where there is sufficient evidence to scale up deployment of the priority innovations and sharing this information across health and care networks and NHSE/NHSI directorates, to inform strategic planning

4. Implementation scale up and evaluation into health and social care settings of innovations which have proven benefit, utilising the AHSNs expertise in spread and adoption.

The programme utilises an existing route to procure through a 'call off' Future Licence for Agreed Services (FLAfS) against the AHSN Master Services Agreement (MSA) 2018-2023.

### Procurement Information

Contract awareded under Regulation 14 (PCR2015)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020938-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Dec 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS2 7UE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HEALTH INNOVATION MANCHESTER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 1 Aug 2022 at 10:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020938-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://www.england.nhs.uk//
- https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals

## Provenance

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