DHSC:Med Tec: Design for Life Research and Analytical Support

Concepts

• research services
• medtech
• use of ccs research
• translation of policy-type research
• excellent research
• analytical products
• research
• design
• benefit data analyses
• overall requirement

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

To provide research and analytical support to the Design for Life initiative, discovery phase, assessing the opportunity and required actions to increase levels of reuse, remanufacture and materials recovery in the UK medical technology sector. The successful bidder will be expected to produce a report that quantifies the economic, resilience, and sustainability opportunity of a shift towards circular economy approaches for MedTech in the UK and will include recommendations for further action.

Total Quantity or Scope

The overall requirement is for the successful bidder to produce:A report that quantifies the economic, resilience, and sustainability opportunity of a shift towards circular economy approaches for MedTech in the UK and will include recommendations for further action. The work may include: · Analysis and cataloguing of the current levels of reuse, remanufacture and recovery of selected medical technology · Modelling of future scenarios · Development of cost/benefit data analyses · Drafting of a findings report recommending future action This list is not exhaustive and may change as the contract progresses. Experience/Skills/Knowledge Required: · The ability to deliver excellent research and analytical products; impart leading technical, commercial, and operational insights; and brokering with expert parties. This will include: · Pre-existing or ability to rapidly form networks within the circular economy sphere to enable coordination and brokering with leading adjacent sectors, such as consumer electronics, and supporting, horizontal domains, such as data science.· Excellence in analysis, with an ability to use incomplete or imperfect data sets to reach robust conclusions, and, where data is unavailable, conduct indicative bottom-up analyses to ensure conclusions can still be formed.· Fluency in economic analyses for public expenditure, greenhouse gas accounting at a business and product level, and quantifying the value of improved resilience of supply chains to businesses and whole sectors.· Skills, such as ability to interpret technical standards or procurement frameworks, which can support translation of policy-type research into real-world operations within a sector or organisation.· Ability to rapidly develop and analyse surveys / questionnaires.· Delivery of Futures / Foresight workshops, including collaborative scenario development. · Excellence in writing accessible reports for a wide audience of subject matter experts and laypersons. Market Engagement meeting to be held via Microsoft Teams 25/07/2023. If you are interested in attending the market engagement meeting: 1. Log in or Register through the supplier portal at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome2. Locate the opportunity using 'My Proposals and Quotes' or in 'Find Opportunities’ Reference C1917343. Click Register Interest. 4. Message via Atamis your email address for the link to the event to be forwarded to Use of CCS Research and Insights Framework Estimated date that Suppliers will be invited to Tender from Framework week beginning Monday 31/07/2023. The information in this PIN is subject to change and the Authority withhold the right to make changes to any of the information contained here.

CPV Codes

• 73110000 - Research services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Estimated tender dates are:1. Market engagement event week commencing 24/07/20232. ITT published week commencing 31/07/2023 3. ITT response closes week commencing 28/08/2023 4. Contract start date week commencing 11/09/2023 4. Please note that these dates, and other information in this PIN, are subject to change