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title: "Ext: National Diabetes Policy & Research Function"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05e815"
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# Ext: National Diabetes Policy & Research Function

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e815

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## Summary

The procurement process for the contract titled "Ext: National Diabetes Policy & Research Function" is managed by NHS England, located in London, UK. This process focuses on services within the health and social research industry category. The procurement stage is complete, and the contract was awarded to Imperial College London Limited on 25th November 2025. This direct procurement, conducted below the threshold without competition, involves a contract that spans from 1st January to 31st March 2026, with a gross value of £38,343.60. The key purpose of this contract is to support the National Diabetes Audit by adding a Research Assistant to aid in research relevant to health policy and program decision-making.

This tender creates business growth opportunities for organisations specialising in health and social research services. Businesses with expertise in policy-driven research, especially within the healthcare sector, would be well-suited to understand and navigate this domain. Given the direct procurement method, businesses with strong existing networks and relationships in public health and academia, like research institutes and large educational bodies, are particularly advantageous in securing such contracts.

## Notice

The National Diabetes Audit (NDA) currently has a Research Fellow supervised through Imperial College London. It has been identified that an addition of a Research Assistant is also required, to support the work of the Research Fellow and other embedded researched using the NDA to answer research questions relevant to health policy, advise and support new and existing programme policy decisions, identify areas of success, improvement and clinical prioritisation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076755-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Nov 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £31,953 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 79315000 - Social research services
- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 25 Nov 2025 at 10:46 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076755-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076755-2025
  25th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ic4life.net/
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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