DHSC: NIHR Research Commissioning and Management services

Concepts

• research services
• research infrastructure commissioning
• research commissioning
• programmes.- manage nihr
• clinical research infrastructure
• impact functionso research inclusion
• care research
• nihr office
• nihr
• nihr academy details

Location

Description

The Department of Health and Social Care (DSHC) funds the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).NIHR research drives better health outcomes and grows the economy through: Impact - delivering R&D focused on needs and priorities of the health and care system, improving the health and wealth of patients and the public. Investment - using R&D to drive the country’s life sciences sector and technical advantage, making the UK an international competitive world leader. Innovation - utilising R&D to invest in foundational underpinning science, facilities, talent and capacity building across the health and care workforce. Inclusion - embedding R&D across the health and care system, improving access to new treatments, and developing interventions for adoption across our population. Currently the day-to-day operations of the NIHR are carried out by two coordinating centres: - the NIHR Coordinating Centre (NIHRCC) - the Research Delivery Network Coordinating Centre (RDNCC)This opportunity is for the re-procurement of four of the five contracts/Service level agreements that currently make up the NIHRCC:- NIHR Evaluations, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC) - Central Commissioning Facility (CCF) - NIHR Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure (NOCRI) - NIHR Academy Details of the specific services delivered under each contract can be found in the accompanying attachment but in brief, the purpose of these contracts is to:- Manage the end-to-end commissioning of NIHR’s research funding programmes.- Manage NIHR’s research infrastructure.- Manage the end-to-end commissioning of NIHR’s research academic training, career development and capacity building programmes.- Manage several cross-NIHR activities including:o Communication, business intelligence and impact functionso Research inclusion and sustainability functionso Supporting the life science sector, charities and other organisations to utilise NIHR’s infrastructure.It is anticipated that these services will be split into 6 different lots under the re-procurement:Lot 1 – Strategic Business Services Lot 2 – Research Commissioning: Individual level and Global Health Programmes Lot 3 – Research Commissioning: Individual level and Global Health ProgrammesLot 4 – Research Infrastructure Commissioning: Translational and deliveryLot 5 – Research Infrastructure Commissioning: Applied, public health and social careLot 6 – Research commissioning: Training and capacity buildingFurther information regarding the services under each lot can be found in the RFI attachment.Please note that the proposed lotting structure is not final and is subject to change.

CPV Codes

• 73110000 - Research services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Documents for this RFI can be found as attachments by following this link: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a97ca1ee-d612-4a09-b459-1906bc...