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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-med-tec-design-for-life-research-and-analytical-support-ocds-h6vhtk-03e21c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Health & Social Care: "DHSC:Med Tec: Design for Life Research and Analytical Support". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £120,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Health & Social Care](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £120,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03e21c`

## 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-med-tec-design-for-life-research-and-analytical-support-ocds-h6vhtk-03e21c#tl-md)

## 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. <br/><br/>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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The overall requirement is for the successful bidder to produce:<br/>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 recommendatio...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020328-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-07-14T13:23:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-01T02:52:59.365Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03e21c