--- title: "South-west Health and Life sciences Cluster Mapping" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05ab08" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05ab08" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ab08.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ab08.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2025-10-08" --- # South-west Health and Life sciences Cluster Mapping Buyer: ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ab08 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05ab08) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ab08.json) ## Summary The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is planning a procurement process to engage a consultancy specialising in research and development within the health and life sciences sector. This project, titled "South-west Health and Life Sciences Cluster Mapping," aims to explore and map the economic potential and assets in the South West region of England, a task that extends through Gloucestershire to Cornwall/Isles of Scilly and includes Wiltshire and Dorset. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with a selective method below threshold being employed via a dynamic market. The tender period concludes on 6th November 2025, and the resulting contract is expected to commence on 29th December 2025 and run until 30th November 2026. This tender presents a significant opportunity for consultancy firms specialising in health and life sciences, particularly those equipped to handle diverse technology intersections such as AI, machine learning, and engineering biology. Organisations with a focus on strategic planning and investment in innovation clusters will find this project aligned with national ambitions like the Life Sciences Vision and other strategic health plans. By participating, businesses have the chance to directly influence the strategic development and investment planning around the South West health and life sciences ecosystem, thereby expanding their portfolio and establishing themselves in a key sector of economic and technological development. ## Notice We are seeking an expert consultancy organisation to deliver a focused mapping and analysis of the assets, networks, and economic potential within the health and life sciences sector in the South West (SW) region of England, covering from Gloucestershire to Cornwall/Isles of Scilly and eastwards to include Wiltshire and Dorset. This should also include Animal health/veterinary, relevant defence medicine and other technologies identified as converging with or impacting on health and life science innovation such as AI, Machine learning Engineering Biology, Advanced Materials, Quantum, Digital etc which would ordinarily be categorised within a separately defined innovation cluster such as deep tech or as per the DSIT innovation cluster maps published in Feb 2024. This work will inform strategic planning on the development potential of the SW health and life sciences ecosystem, investment decisions, and cluster definition/development in line with national ambitions outlined in the Life Sciences Vision, the Life Sciences Sector Plan (LSSP), the 10 year Health Plan for the NHS and the economic potential for health innovation as described in the Health Innovation report "Defining the size of the health Innovation Prize". The report will also be used to support a collaborative bid to the Local Innovation Partnerships Fund and other suitable funding for operationalisation and delivery of cluster activities. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063464-2025 | | Notice type | UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - by reference to dynamic market | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Oct 2025 | | Submission deadline | 6 Nov 2025 | | Future notice date | 9 Oct 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 29 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2026 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | BATH | | Post town | Bath | | Postcode | BA1 3NG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire | | Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset | | Electoral ward | Newbridge | | Westminster constituency | Bath | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services ## Release History - 8 Oct 2025 at 16:17 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063464-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063464-2025 8th October 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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