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title: "Heath Technology Consultancy Services - Commercialisation, Market Analysis and Design"
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# Heath Technology Consultancy Services - Commercialisation, Market Analysis and Design

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000595770

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh is conducting a procurement process titled “Health Technology Consultancy Services - Commercialisation, Market Analysis and Design,” located in Edinburgh, UK. This open tender process, which involves the provision of consultancy services to support the Health Technology Accelerator Facility, is currently in the award stage with contracts signed on 13 June 2020. The tender covers various consultancy areas, including health technology commercialisation, market analysis, and design, with a total contract value of £1,100,000 and a submission deadline that has already passed as of 23 October 2019.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in health technology, consultancy, and related fields. Companies that are experienced in market analysis, product design for healthcare applications, or technology commercialisation are ideally suited to engage in this procurement. The successful supply of these consultancy services could lead to additional contract renewals and further projects within the healthcare sector, thereby supporting business growth in an area with ongoing demand for innovation and expertise.

## Notice

The Health Technology Accelerator Facility requires the following types of specialist consultancy to assist with the development of the research projects that they fund. Specifically 1) Health Technology Commercialisation 2)Health Technology Market Analysis and 3) Heath Technology Design

### Lot Information

Health Technology Commercialisation Consultancy Services

HTAF desires that, during the period in which they receive HTAF funding, the individual research project teams will map out a pathway by which their technology can be translated. An effective pathway must take into account many factors including, but not limited to, funding mechanisms, product development timelines, intellectual property, pathways to market and relevant regulatory pathways. The projects funded via HTAF concern a range of medical technologies across diverse disease areas. HTAF does not possess the in-house expertise to help the various project teams assemble effective commercialisation plans tailored to their specific project, and therefore wishes to employ the services of an external contractor to do so.

Renewal: 2 further 1 year extensions might be granted at the discretion of the University.

Health Technology Market Analysis Consultancy Services

There are a number of factors that preclude the successful translation/commercialisation of preclinical science. A common point of failure is the selection of the target market for the technology. A target market may be too small to be economically viable, may be well served by existing competing technologies or may possess several other barriers that would make adoption of the novel technology unlikely. HTAF therefore wishes the projects that it funds to obtain a thorough expert market assessment. HTAF does not possess the expertise to perform this analysis in-house, and therefore wishes to employ the services of an external contractor who can carry out a market assessment on the technologies currently being developed with HTAF funding.

Renewal: 2 further 1 year extensions might be granted at the discretion of the University.

Heath Technology Design Consultancy Services

A number of the projects supported by HTAF are concerned with the development of medical devices. In all cases, development is at a relatively early stage, with a technology readiness level (TRL) of between 2 & 4 (inclusive) as defined by the NIH Technology Readiness Guidelines - https://ncai.nhlbi.nih.gov/ncai/resources/techreadylevels. The devices may be aimed at a variety of clinical areas, and utilise a range of underlying technologies. The end user of said devices may range from patients themselves to highly specialised clinicians. Key to the development of a successful medical device (i.e. one that is adopted, used, and can benefit patients) is the design of the device itself. HTAF would like to engage the services of an external supplier who could help the HTAF-funded project teams consider device design from the very earliest stages of technical development. Details of specific deliverables are given below.

Renewal: 2 further 1 year extensions might be granted at the discretion of the University.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG392173 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Oct 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Jun 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | possibly dependent on funding |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £370,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 1HT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Inverleith |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh West |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | BAY AREA BIOSCIENCE CENTER (DBA CLSI; CONSARD; DESIGN PARTNERS; IP PRAGMATICS; RIVERWAY CONSULTING; TRUE NORTH INNOVATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73220000 - Development consultancy services

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2020 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG392173
- 16 Sep 2019 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP366524

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP366524
  Heath Technology Consultancy Services - Commercialisation, Market Analysis and Design - The Health Technology Accelerator Facility requires the following types of specialist consultancy to assist with the development of the research projects that they fund. Specifically 1) Health Commercialisation 2)Health Market Analysis and 3) Heath Design
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG392173
  Heath Technology Consultancy Services - Commercialisation, Market Analysis and Design - The Health Technology Accelerator Facility requires the following types of specialist consultancy to assist with the development of the research projects that they fund. Specifically 1) Health Technology Commercialisation 2)Health Technology Market Analysis and 3) Heath Technology Design

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.califesciencesinstitute.org/
- http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000595770
- https://ncai.nhlbi.nih.gov/ncai/resources/techreadylevels
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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