--- title: "Research Analysis Platform 2.0" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050680" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-050680" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-050680.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-050680.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UK BIOBANK LIMITED" published: "2025-12-10" --- # Research Analysis Platform 2.0 Buyer: UK BIOBANK LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050680 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-050680) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-050680.json) ## Summary UK Biobank Limited, a public authority from Stockport, UK, is in the planning stages for the procurement of a new Research Analysis Platform (RAP2.0). This initiative aims to enhance their current cloud-based health Research Analysis Platform for analysing and accessing UKB's biomedical database. The procurement will take place in stages, with separate tenders for RAP2.0, cloud infrastructure, and an Output Checking System (OCS). The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with a preliminary market engagement scheduled to conclude by 9 March 2026, and the formal tender process is expected to start in 2027. The contract period for RAP2.0 is planned from 1 October 2027 to 30 September 2033. The project spans various regions across the UK, including industry categories like computer platforms, industry-specific software packages, and data-processing services. This tender represents significant business growth opportunities in the technology sector, particularly for companies specialising in cloud computing, software development, and data analysis services. It is especially suited for businesses with expertise in developing secure and efficient data platforms and services capable of meeting the diverse functional needs of a research community. Innovators in technology and data management who can offer integrated solutions that ensure security, compatibility, and confidentiality will find this an attractive venture. Engaging in the preliminary market engagement phase will be crucial for interested businesses to understand buyer requirements and contribute to shaping the procurement strategy. ## Notice UK Biobank ("UKB") currently hosts a cloud-based health Research Analysis Platform which makes research projects and data accessible to researchers ("RAP"). The current RAP was procured by UKB in 2020 and was developed by DNAnexus, in collaboration with, and cloud infrastructure provided by, Amazon Web Services. As part of a series of changes to implement UKB's strategy to create a more secure data environment, UKB intends to initiate a procurement exercise in 2027 for the development of a new RAP ("RAP2.0") to take account of advances in technology over the past 5 years and its future requirements. The RAP2.0 is anticipated to be the default way that most researchers will access and analyse UKB's biomedical database and it is anticipated to comprise one or more software platforms or data analysis services that work together to meet the diverse functional needs to the research community. UKB currently intends to undertake separate procurements in relation to (i) the RAP2.0, (ii) cloud infrastructure which will host data on RAP2.0, and (iii) the development of an Output Checking System (formerly badged as Airlock Software) to control the extraction of data held by UKB for research purposes, whilst ensuring the ongoing security and confidentiality of the data and confidentiality of the data ("OCS"). UKB has established an informatics working group consisting of senior experts who will provide guidance to help develop the requirements for the technology listed at (i) - (iii) above. It is necessary for the procurement exercises for cloud infrastructure services to be completed before preliminary market engagement can take place with suppliers and users regarding the requirements and strategic approach to the new RAP2.0. The identity of the cloud services infrastructure will inform the approach to the RAP2.0 procurement to ensure the compatibility of the technology underlying the platform or platforms. It is currently intended that such preliminary market engagement for RAP2.0 will take place in 2027, followed by the competitive procurement exercise for the new RAP2.0. The current contract for the enablement of the RAP with DNAnexus expires in June 2026. It is intended that this contract will be amended in January 2026 to extend the services through to June 2028. It is currently envisaged that the first procurement to be undertaken will relate to the OCS (in the first half of 2026), followed by a procurement for cloud infrastructure (in the second half of 2026), followed by the procurement of the RAP2.0 in 2027. This Preliminary Market Engagement Notice relates to the development of the RAP2.0. Separate Preliminary Market Engagement Notices were published for cloud infrastructure and OCS in April 2025 and are being updated. Further updates regarding preliminary market engagement activities will be included in an update to this notice, as appropriate. ### Planning Information UKB currently envisages that, in addition to the work of the informatics working group, it may engage with suppliers, researchers and users prior to launch of the RAP2.0 procurement. Further details of any proposed engagement would be set out in a further preliminary market engagement notice including the activities to be undertaken (which may take place in stages and may take the form of one-to-one meetings with suppliers, researchers and/or users and/or requests to complete written questionnaires). Interested organisations should register their interest in this potential opportunity via the following link: tenders@ukbiobank.ac.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081714-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Dec 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 9 Mar 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2027 - 30 Sep 2033 | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UK BIOBANK LIMITED | | Locality | STOCKPORT | | Post town | Stockport | | Postcode | SK3 0SA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD35 Greater Manchester South East | | Local authority | Stockport | | Electoral ward | Davenport & Cale Green | | Westminster constituency | Stockport | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 30211300 - Computer platforms - 48100000 - Industry specific software package - 72310000 - Data-processing services - 72320000 - Database services - 72500000 - Computer-related services ## Release History - 10 Dec 2025 at 17:42 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081714-2025 - 23 Apr 2025 at 14:30 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016587-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081714-2025 10th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016587-2025 23rd April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - 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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