--- title: "Pre-Term Birth Recruitment" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0454f8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0454f8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0454f8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0454f8.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "GENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED" published: "2024-04-24" --- # Pre-Term Birth Recruitment Buyer: GENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0454f8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0454f8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0454f8.json) ## Summary Genomics England Limited has completed the "Pre-Term Birth Recruitment" procurement process, which involved the recruitment of participants to a national diversity and genomic pre-term birth project. The procurement stage was awarded to Imperial College London through a limited negotiated procurement method without publication of a contract notice. The contract is valued at £1,300,000 GBP and was signed on 24th April 2024. The contracting authority, Genomics England Limited, mainly funded by the Department of Health and Social Care, is the body governed by public law overseeing this procurement. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses that specialize in providing administrative healthcare services within the UK to engage in research midwives-related services. The specific exclusion in this case mandates the services be provided by Imperial College London due to the national network for pre-term birth it operates. Businesses aimed at supporting healthcare research and genetic diversity initiatives would be well-suited to compete in similar future tenders managed by Genomics England Limited. ## Notice Recruitment of participants to a national diversity and genomic pre-term birth project ### Lot Information Lot 1 Provide critical resource at recruiting sites to ensure study set up is completed in a timely fashion, through the provision of operations and logistics support. Provide critical resourcing, through research midwives, for the consenting (prospectively) and reconsenting (retrospectively) of participants in preterm birth clinics. Provide the best possible route to ensuring that a meaningful number of participants are recruited into the study, increasing the likelihood of impactful, and translational research. ### Procurement Information The Contracting Authority (i) has a legal personality; (ii) is mainly funded by the Department of Health and Social Care; and (iii) has been established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, and does not have an industrial or commercial character and therefore meets the definition of a "body governed by public law" under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR"). The PCR covers "public contracts" which means contracts for pecuniary interest which have as their object the execution of works, the supply of products or the provision of services. The Contract is a services contract under PCR, therefore, caught by the PCR and therefore bound to follow public procurement rules. Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) PCR describes the single operator exclusion and is the premise for this award without prior publication. This specific exclusion relates to a requirement to access a national network for pre-term birth, which is run by Imperial College. As such the services in question cannot be obtained by any other economic operator. The Contracting Authority will enter into a contract with Imperial College London following the conclusion of a minimum 10 day standstill period from the date of issue of this notice. The 10 day standstill period will end on 07/05/20224 at 23.59 BST, enabling a contract to be signed on 08/05/2024. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013370-2024 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 23 Apr 2024 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £1,300,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | GENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E14 5AB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets | | Local authority | Tower Hamlets | | Electoral ward | Canary Wharf | | Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 75122000 - Administrative healthcare services - 98113000 - Services furnished by specialist organisations ## Release History - 24 Apr 2024 at 20:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013370-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.genomicsengland.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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