DHSC:NIHR Support Services: Public Partnerships and Maximising Research Impact

Concepts

• business services
• research and development
• consultancy services
• nihr research
• nihr support services
• research involvement
• other nihr
• authority emergent services
• research
• nihr

Location

UK

Description

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care and its mission is to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research.This opportunity is for the re-procurement of NIHR support services to:- Improve the way partnerships with people and communities in health and care research work (“public partnerships”),- Improve how NIHR research is disseminated, and knowledge is mobilised to facilitate uptake and adoption of insights from research (“maximising impact”), and- Act with other NIHR coordinating centres as an integral part of ‘One NIHR’; a co-ordinated, joined-up organisation.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) supports Ministers in leading the nation's health and social care to enable everyone to live more independent, healthier lives, for longer. DHSC invests significantly in research and development (R&D) to support the delivery of its objectives, primarily through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Through NIHR, DHSC provides evidence to improve the health of the public and outcomes for patients and inform decisions on the effectiveness, efficiency and safety of the health and care system. We are seeking to procure services from 1st April 2025 for a period of 7 years (with a five year break clause) to meet the following strategic objectives:- improve the way partnerships with people and communities in health and care research work (this includes research involvement, participation, and engagement - referred to as ‘public partnerships’)- improve how NIHR research is disseminated, and knowledge is mobilised to facilitate uptake and adoption of insights from research (referred to as ‘maximising impact’)- act as an integral part of National Institute for Health Research Coordinating Centre - working collaboratively within NIHRCC and across NIHRCC & Clinical Research Network Coordinating Centre a co-ordinated, joined-up organisation.The total contract value will be £19,000,000.00 which will be sub-divided as follows: - £17,100,000.00 for services that form the bulk of the deliverables (including any transition costs).- £1,900,000 for Authority Emergent Services (unforeseeable services that may emerge throughout the life of the contract).Further information and instruction may be found in the relevant Tender Documents. To identify a suitable contractor to deliver the above services, the Authority will be undertaking a 2-stage competitive procedure with negotiation.Stage 1 will invite potential supplier to complete the Standard Selection Questionnaire and successful suppliers will then be invited to participate in Stage 2. Stage 2 will invite those suppliers who were successful at Stage 1 to submit an initial tender. Following evaluation of the initial tender, the Authority will invite the three (3) highest scoring suppliers to participate in negotiations. Following negotiations, suppliers will be required to submit a final tender for evaluation. A Market Engagement Event was held on 1st August 2023; notes from that event will be made available via the electronic procurement portal.

CPV Codes

• 79990000 - Miscellaneous business-related services
• 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Please note that Authority Emergent Services are, by definition, services that are not foreseen at time of contracting. However, we expect that emergent services could include projects such as conducting stakeholder engagement and producing a report on a topic of emerging importance, producing a website or organising training on an issue, or setting up and arranging an event, but this is not an exhaustive list. We expect the hosting for the services to be largely for staff time but this may include include other costs related to the project (to be determined based on the nature of the project) such as venue hire, server costs, or costs of contracting a third party.