--- title: "NHS Cancer Programme Innovation SBRI Healthcare Programme" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04fc94" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04fc94" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04fc94.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04fc94.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND" published: "2025-04-03" --- # NHS Cancer Programme Innovation SBRI Healthcare Programme Buyer: NHS ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fc94 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04fc94) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04fc94.json) ## Summary NHS England is currently at the tender stage for contracting a supplier to manage the NHS Cancer Programme Innovation Open Call Programme, under the SBRI Healthcare initiative. The procurement process falls within the industry category of business and management consultancy services and evaluation consultancy services, located in the United Kingdom. Interested parties should note key dates, including the enquiry deadline of 28th April 2025, submission deadline of 13th May 2025, and award date of 9th June 2025. The contract will commence on 1st September 2025, with an initial term of three years and potential extensions up to 2030. It follows an open procedure method, ensuring transparency and equal opportunity for all bidders, especially SMEs and VCSEs. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in project management consultancy, particularly those with expertise in cancer research, implementation, commercialisation, and evaluation. With a substantial budget of up to £2,400,000, successful bidders will be tasked with ongoing programme management, financial monitoring of pilots, and evaluation of health economics. The contract includes mentoring support for innovators and managing innovation events, fostering growth through networking and showcase opportunities. Companies with strong technical capabilities, social value proposition, and commercial competitiveness are well-suited to compete, given the evaluation criteria that awards 60% for technical response, 10% for social value, and 30% for commercial offer. This tender is ideal for those aiming to make a significant impact in healthcare innovation, leveraging their expertise to drive progress within NHS England's cancer programme. ## Notice NHS England is seeking to contract with a supplier to deliver the Programme Management Function for the NHS Cancer Innovation Open Call Programme (via SBRI Healthcare). The supplier will support assessment of the applications by a robust and independent three stage peer review and interview process requiring expertise in Cancer, implementation commercialisation and evaluation. Successful awardees are provided funding for real world pilots which are monitored and evaluated closely. To date there have been two rounds of the open call funding 14 innovations, the third round will be announced shortly. The successful supplier will be responsible for the following: - Continued management of Round 3 of the open call programme - Monitor performance and financial spend of pilots - Report of progress to the NHS Cancer Programme - Manage evaluation for each innovation including commissioning the NICE metal tool, obtaining input from the NICE scientific advice team and ensuring health economics are assessed - Provide tailored support and mentoring for innovators - Develop the scope for an additional offer of support for successful pilots demonstrating high impact and feasibility and administering a transparent and robust assessment process to review eligibility of pilots for additional support - Manage the administration of NHS Cancer Programme Innovation Events to showcase and facilitate networking between funded projects - Support the NHS Cancer Programme Innovation Team to manage the administration of future open calls The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend by up to 2 x 12 months. Details of this are set out in the Associated Tender Documents. The following associated tender documents are available on Atamis: - Invitation to Tender - Specification - Form of Tender - Supplier Information Questionnaire - Draft Contract Preliminary Market Engagement was carried out by the publishing of a Prior Information Notice on 8th August 2024 C300616 EOI - NHS England Cancer Innovation Open Call - Find a Tender ### Lot Information Lot 1 Renewal: Extension will be dependent upon supplier performance and continued funding of the scheme The extension will be 2 x 12 months ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012766-2025 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Apr 2025 | | Submission deadline | 13 May 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2028 | | Recurrence | 2028-04-03 | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,000,000 | | Lots value | £2,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS1 4AP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside | | Westminster constituency | Leeds South | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 72224000 - Project management consultancy services - 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services - 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services - 79421000 - Project-management services other than for construction work ## Release History - 3 Apr 2025 at 10:52 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012766-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012766-2025 3rd April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.england.nhs.uk/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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