Official UK procurement notice
DHSC Research Delivery Network Coordinating Centre
Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for NIHR Research Delivery Network Coordinating Centre by running a procurement via Competitive Procedure with Negotiation to award a contract for 5 years for core, operational and optional services (further explained in detail below in Section II.2.4.1) with an option to extend further for up to 2+2 Years
- Recurrence: Approximately 24 months prior to the end of the current contract.
CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Contract administration services · General management consultancy services · Research and development consultancy services · Research consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the Authority awarded a Contract to a…AwardedRenewalPublished value£303,200,000
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the Authority awarded a Contract to a single Supplier to provide services for the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network Coordinating Centre (RDNCC). The contract was awarded following a successful Competitive Procedure with Negotiation. The Supplier will replace or continue services currently provided by the NIHR Clinical Research Network Coordinating Centre (CRNCC). <br/>A brief description of the Core, Operational, and Optional services required from the potential service provider is as follows:<br/>
- Operational Services – overheads including office space, facilities, equipment, ICT, and Human Resources services for all Supplier Personnel<br/>
- Core Services –include the Study Support Service, Performance management of studies, Information and Communications Technology systems, Financial management and assurance, Governance, Clinical Specialties, Workforce learning and organisational development, Business development and marketing, Business intelligence, Communications, Patient and public involvement and engagement<br/>
- Optional Services – the Authority may require the Supplier to deliver under this contract specific projects or additional services for which the need is unpredictable at the start of the contract. Any additional optional services will need to be agreed with the supplier and subject to approval (including assessment of affordability and value for money) by DHSC.<br/>The contract is for a period of 5 years with the option to for a further 2+2 years (subject to approval).
What it takes to wini
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 (4)
- Contract Amendment: 10%
- Quality: 60%
- price: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Contract Amendment: 10%
- Social Value: 10%
- Quality: 60%
- Price: 20%
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Approximately 24 months prior to the end of the current contract.
- First published
- 11 Nov 2022, 14:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Nov 2023, 14:48 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033074- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0383caFind a Tender
- Performance terms
Please refer to procurement documents, especially draft Contract.<br/>health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Publisher note: This Tender process will be issued by in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ( as amended). Competitive Procedure with Negotiation will be used for this procurement.<br/>The Authority reserves the right not to negotiate according to Regulation 29(15).<br/>The opportunity will be available on the Authority's e-Sourcing Portal. Select this link to access and register your organisation to the Authority's e-Sourcing Portal: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, if you have not already done so.<br/>To find this opportunity in the e-Sourcing system, select “Find Opportunities” and then search by project number or title. Once you have found the Opportunity, press the ‘Register Interest’ button to register your interest. This will make the project to appear on ‘My proposals and quotes’. From there you can review documents, send clarification messages, submit the response, or decline to respond, if you decide not to participate in the opportunity. For full details on the instruction for the selection stage, please refer to the SQ Guidance Document. <br/>Earlier this year a PIN was issued relating to this procurement, as an early market engagement only. The link is as follows: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010082-2022.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 12 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
12 Dec 2022 → 8 Nov 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline12 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected5 Jan 2023
- Notice published8 Nov 2023, 14:48 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Nov 2023, 14:48 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS | £134,099,999 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 033074-2023-1 · THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
- Signed
- 20 Oct 2023
- Value
- £134,099,999
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- UNIVERSITY OF LEEDSAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria