Official UK procurement notice
Business Case Development (LSHW.001.2025)
Authority: Life Sciences Hub Wales Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLife Sciences Hub Wales is currently developing a Term of Government Business Case (“the Plan”) for submission to Welsh Government to inform its (Life Sciences Hub Wales’s) remit and funding requirement for the period of 2026 to 2031.
The Plan will be aligned to Welsh Government health and social care policies (including A Healthier Wales, the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act and Innovation Strategy), set in the context of the UK life sciences vision (and soon to be published Industrial Strategy), and will
draw on best practice internationally.
The Plan is intended to ensure Life Sciences Hub Wales’s activity:
- is aligned with funder and stakeholder expectation;
- meets needs to deliver economic development and healthcare benefits for Wales;
- reflects best practice internationally; and
- maximises the impact of the services offered by Life Sciences Hub Wales
In line with the Life Sciences Hub Wales Board ambition, in addition to building on current activity the Plan will also address the wider context, including the need for change in Wales, and will review opportunities and explore bold options.
Life Sciences Hub Wales seeks to procure an external consultant (“the Contractor”) to work with the Life Sciences Hub Wales management team to assist with the development of the Plan.
CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Development consultancy services · General management consultancy services · Research and development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£49,999
- Condition of participation
The Contractor must either have valid Cyber Essentials or ISO27001 certification (if not both) in place at the time of contract award, as minimum.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Question 1: 15%
- Question 2: 15%
- Question 3: 10%
- Question 4: 15%
- Question 5: 5%
- Commercial Criteria: 40%
Published award criteria (6)
- Question 1: Consider the Life Sciences Hub Wales requirement as per Parts 2 (Overview) and 13 (Specification). Demonstrate your organisation's recent (last 3-years) experience of providing effective Business Case Review services similar to the Life Sciences Hub Wales requirement and context. 3 Pages of A4
- Question 2: Detail your organisation's knowledge and experience of: Acting as a critical friend and supporting the development of business cases to Government using the Better Business Cases model. (4%). Leading on economic case option appraisal including benefit realisation modelling (4%). Life science systems and partners across the UK and internationally to inform adaption of remit, priorities, and operational delivery (3%). Best practice and lessons learnt for national / regional systems for life sciences development identifying critical success factors, infrastructure and support requirements (4%). For the avoidance of doubt, each sub-criteria for Q2 will be evaluated independently and scored in-line with the Life Sciences Hub Wales scoring methodology (i.e. each sub-criteria will receive a score against its sub-weighting). Total 5 pages of A4
- Question 3: Detail the knowledge and experience of the individuals to be deployed to the Life Sciences Hub Wales requirement, giving examples of their previous development of Business Case work using the Five Case Model, with reference to any outputs or projects that were successfully realised. CVs can be provided as additional supporting information (CVs will not count towards the Page Limit for Q3). For the avoidance of doubt, the response to Q3 will be evaluated in its entirety and will receive one single score in-line with the Life Sciences Hub Wales scoring methodology (i.e. the question has no sub-criteria). 2 pages of A4
- Question 4: Consider the Life Sciences Hub Wales requirement as per Parts 2 (Overview) and 13 (Specification). Detail your organisation's proposed approach for effectively delivering all of the requirements supporting completion of the Plan. 3 pages of A4
- Question 5: Detail your organisation's proposed approach to account, quality, performance and information security management for adoption if successful, including methodology, approach and deployment. Detail to the key points of contact to be appointed to Life Sciences Hub Wales. For the avoidance of doubt, the response to Q5 will be evaluated in its entirety and will receive one single score in-line with the Life Sciences Hub Wales scoring methodology (i.e. the question has no sub-criteria). 2 pages of A4
- Commercial Criteria: For the Commercial Assessment Tenderers are required to complete and return a Commercial response workbook by inserting the requested information as per the workbook guidance. The Commercial response workbook is provided as a supporting attachment entitled 'Business Case Development (LSHW.001.2025) - Commercial Response Workbook'.
- Condition of participation
The Contractor must either have valid Cyber Essentials or ISO27001 certification (if not both) in place at the time of contract award, as minimum.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Apr 2025, 17:53 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Jun 2025, 16:58 BST
- Authority reference
LSHW.001.2025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014783- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0501fbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 May 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
11 Apr 2025 → 11 Jun 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published11 Apr 2025, 17:53 BST
- Clarification questions by25 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline2 May 2025, 14:00 BST
- Contract starts16 May 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published11 Jun 2025, 16:58 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Apr 2025- Tender notice published11 Apr 2025, 17:53 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published28 Apr 2025, 16:22 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published11 Jun 2025, 16:58 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete11 Jun 2025, 16:58 BST
Published amendments (1)
The inclusion of an additional document, entitled Business Case Development (LSHW.001.2025) - ITT Clarification Schedule (v1)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Innovation Consortium LtdSME | £42,400 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Business Case Development (LSHW.001.2025) · Healthcare Innovation Consortium LtdSME
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2025
- Value
- £42,400
- Period
- 10 Jun 2025 – 30 Sept 2025
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Healthcare Innovation Consortium LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications For the Commercial Assessment Tenderers are required to complete and return a Commercial response workbook by inserting the requested information as per the workbook guidance.
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender document for the provision of Business Case Development (LSHW.001.2025). Provides full details of the requirement and assessment process.
- Bidding documents and specifications Business Case Development (LSHW.001.2025) - ITT Clarification Schedule (v1). First iteration of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) Clarification Schedule, which provides a response to all clarification questions received to date.
- Bidding documents and specifications For the Quality Assessment Tenderers are required to complete and return a Quality response template by responding to each of the Quality questions as per the guidance outlined within the template document and within the Invitation to Tender document.
- Bidding documents and specifications Business Case Development (LSHW.001.2025) - Qualification Questionnaire. The Qualification Questionnaire and Form of Tender includes a number of qualifying questions that tenderers must answer as instructed in order for their response to be taken forward into consideration.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender