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title: "DHSC: CSA: NIHR Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 6"
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# DHSC: CSA: NIHR Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 6
Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-csa-nihr-research-commissioning-and-management-services-lot-6-ocds-h6vhtk-048940). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.
> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Health & Social Care: "DHSC: CSA: NIHR Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 6". Published status: complete. Published Value: £364,000,000. 6 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.
## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Health & Social Care](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12)
- **Published Value:** £364,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 March 2025 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 6
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive dialogue
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative services of agencies, Business and management consultancy services, Contract administration services, General management consultancy services, Miscellaneous business-related services (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKI32
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £295,075,800 (exc. VAT, 6 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-csa-nihr-research-commissioning-and-management-services-lot-6-ocds-h6vhtk-048940#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-048940`
## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:
- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.
- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.
[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-csa-nihr-research-commissioning-and-management-services-lot-6-ocds-h6vhtk-048940#tl-md)
## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-csa-nihr-research-commissioning-and-management-services-lot-6-ocds-h6vhtk-048940#participate
## Description
Lot 6, Research Commissioning for Career Development and Capacity Building
## Lots (6)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Strategic Business Services and One NIHR hub
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73000000, 73110000, 73210000, 75120000, 79315000, 79410000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Estimated Value:** £101,900,000
- **Description:** Lot 6, Research Commissioning for Career Development and Capacity Building, is responsible for developing the current and future health and care research workforce through the commissioning and management of NIHR training, fellowship and career devel...
- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2026 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes
### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Research Commissioning: Individual Level & Global Health Programmes
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 73000000, 73110000, 73210000, 75120000, 79315000, 79410000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Estimated Value:** £127,260,000
- **Description:** • End-to-end commissioning, management and oversight of domestic research programmes, with an expected annual budget of approximately £300 million;
• End-to-end commissioning, management and oversight of the global health research (GHR) programme...
- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2026 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes
### Lot 3: Lot 3 - Research Commissioning: Population and Policy Level Programmes
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 73000000, 73110000, 73210000, 75120000, 79315000, 79410000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Estimated Value:** £45,480,000
- **Description:** • End-to-end commissioning, management and oversight of domestic research programmes, with an expected annual budget of approximately £170 million; and
• Coordination and management of the following functions on behalf of NIHR:
o James Lind ...
- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2026 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes
### Lot 4: Lot 4 - Research Infrastructure Commissioning: Translational and Delivery
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 73000000, 73110000, 73210000, 75120000, 79315000, 79410000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Estimated Value:** £28,380,000
- **Description:** • End-to-end commissioning and monitoring of infrastructure and infrastructure-like schemes, focussed on individual level interventions, with an expected annual budget of approximately £350 million; and,
• Provide the Research Capability Funding ...
- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2026 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes
### Lot 5: Lot 5 - Research Infrastructure Commissioning: Applied, Public Health and SC
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 73000000, 73110000, 73210000, 75120000, 79315000, 79410000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Estimated Value:** £13,320,000
- **Description:** End-to-end commissioning and monitoring of infrastructure and infrastructure-like schemes, focussed on population, policy, service and public health investments, with an expected annual budget of approximately £170 million.
- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2026 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes
### Lot 6: Lot 6 - Research Commissioning: Career Development and Capacity Building
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 73000000, 73110000, 73210000, 75120000, 79315000, 79410000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Estimated Value:** £47,500,000
- **Description:** • End-to-end administration and monitoring of domestic academic training schemes, with an expected annual budget of almost £300 million;
• End-to-end administration and monitoring of global research academic training schemes; and,
• Deliver N...
- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2026 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes
## Awards & Winning Suppliers (6)
- **Award:** 077145-2026-1 (active)
- Supplier(s): **LGC LIMITED**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185801`
- **Award:** 077146-2026-1 (active)
- Supplier(s): **UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-83710`
- **Award:** 077148-2026-1 (active)
- Supplier(s): **UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-83710`
- **Award:** 077149-2026-1 (active)
- Supplier(s): **LGC LIMITED**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185801`
- **Award:** 077150-2026-1 (active)
- Supplier(s): **LGC LIMITED**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185801`
- **Award:** 077152-2026-1 (active)
- Supplier(s): **LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-158650`
## Contracts (6)
- **Contract:** 077152-2026-1 (active)
- Signed Value: £41,369,111
- Signed Date: 20/07/2026
- **Contract:** 077145-2026-1 (active)
- Signed Value: £88,802,511
- Signed Date: 19/07/2026
- **Contract:** 077146-2026-1 (active)
- Signed Value: £89,056,782
- Signed Date: 19/07/2026
- **Contract:** 077148-2026-1 (active)
- Signed Value: £39,482,053
- Signed Date: 19/07/2026
- **Contract:** 077149-2026-1 (active)
- Signed Value: £24,746,534
- Signed Date: 19/07/2026
- **Contract:** 077150-2026-1 (active)
- Signed Value: £11,618,809
- Signed Date: 19/07/2026
## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F077152-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-13T10:30:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T03:12:27.199Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-048940