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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-nihr-support-services-public-partnerships-and-maximising-research-impact-ocds-h6vhtk-03ddaf). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Health & Social Care: "DHSC:NIHR Support Services: Public Partnerships and Maximising Research Impact". Published status: complete. Published Value: £19,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Feb 2024, 16:00 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:** £19,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 February 2024 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Miscellaneous business-related services, Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKI32
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £18,998,512 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-nihr-support-services-public-partnerships-and-maximising-research-impact-ocds-h6vhtk-03ddaf#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03ddaf`

## 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-nihr-support-services-public-partnerships-and-maximising-research-impact-ocds-h6vhtk-03ddaf#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-nihr-support-services-public-partnerships-and-maximising-research-impact-ocds-h6vhtk-03ddaf#participate

## 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.<br/>This opportunity is for the re-procurement of NIHR support services to:<br/>- Improve the way partnerships with people and communities in health and care research work (“public partnerships”),<br/>- Improve how NIHR research is disseminated, and knowledge is mobilised to facilitate uptake and adoption of insights from research (“maximising impact”), and<br/>- Act with other NIHR coordinating centres as an integral part of ‘One NIHR’; a co-ordinated, joined-up organisation.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £19,000,000
- **Description:** 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) t...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2025 to 31/03/2032

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 003287-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **BMJ Publishing Group Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-155051`
  - Value: £18,998,512 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 003287-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £18,998,512
  - Signed Date: 15/01/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003287-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-31T13:49:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T07:45:43.407Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03ddaf