Official UK procurement notice
Funding Proposal Support and Review Services Framework (LSHW.008.2026)
Authority: Life Sciences Hub Wales Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLife Sciences Hub Wales seeks to procure and implement a Framework Agreement for the provision of Funding Proposal Support and Review Services.
The intention is to procure a multi-supplier framework to provide ad-hoc bid writing and funding review and support services to Life Sciences Hub Wales as and when may be required.
The successful suppliers will act as an extension to the internal Life Sciences Hub Wales Funding Support team, providing additional support, capacity, resilience and expertise when required.
It is likely that support via the framework will only be required during periods where internal Life Sciences Hub Wales resource / capacity is limited, such as during peak delivery or as a result of absence (as an example). The framework suppliers will be considered as additional resource to be called upon to alleviate pressure and enable continued delivery during these periods.
The following link provides a summary outline of the Life Sciences Hub Wales funding proposal service (includes additional resources): lshubwales.com/support/funding-support ↗.
The scope of support potentially required by Life Sciences Hub Wales via the framework includes the full breadth of services aligned to the funding proposal service.
The full specification of requirements is provided in Part 13 of the Invitation to Tender document.
The intention is to award a position on the framework to up to three suppliers.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Evaluation consultancy services · Research and development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£150,000
- Condition of participation
All intellectual property rights related to deliverables completed on behalf of Life Sciences Hub Wales by the successful suppliers will be transferred to Life Sciences Hub Wales.
(All intellectual property rights associated with any background materials used during service delivery will remain with the relevant owning party).
During the term of the agreement the successful suppliers must ensure that data is managed appropriately at all times, in-line with the Data Protection Act 2018 (Chapter 2) (UK GDPR).
Third-party content (e.g. client information shared for the purpose of providing services under the framework) must be kept commercial in confidence at all times.
The successful suppliers are required to comply with all applicable legislation (including without limitation the Data Protection Act 2018, Welsh Language Act 1993 and Modern Slavery Act 2015) in their dealings with the Life Sciences Hub Wales.
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 (2)
- Quality Award Criteria: 70%
- Commercial Award Criteria: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Award Criteria: The agreement (if awarded) shall go to the three suppliers submitting the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) based on the award criteria outlined in Part 14.2.1 of the Invitation to Tender document. The Quality assessment shall carry 70% of the available 100%. The Quality assessment will be undertaken following the scoring methodology provided in Annex 1 of the Invitation to Tender document.
- Commercial Award Criteria: The Commercial assessment shall carry the remaining 30% of the available 100%. The Commercial assessment will be evaluated on a proportional vs best basis and will be evaluated using the calculation provided in Part 14.2.9 of the Invitation to Tender document
- Condition of participation
All intellectual property rights related to deliverables completed on behalf of Life Sciences Hub Wales by the successful suppliers will be transferred to Life Sciences Hub Wales.
(All intellectual property rights associated with any background materials used during service delivery will remain with the relevant owning party).
During the term of the agreement the successful suppliers must ensure that data is managed appropriately at all times, in-line with the Data Protection Act 2018 (Chapter 2) (UK GDPR).
Third-party content (e.g. client information shared for the purpose of providing services under the framework) must be kept commercial in confidence at all times.
The successful suppliers are required to comply with all applicable legislation (including without limitation the Data Protection Act 2018, Welsh Language Act 1993 and Modern Slavery Act 2015) in their dealings with the Life Sciences Hub Wales.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Funding Proposal Support and Review Services Framework (LSHW.008.2026)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Aug 2026, 15:57 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Aug 2026, 15:57 BST
- Authority reference
(LSHW.008.2026)- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082323- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eedcFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 25 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tender submissions are to be submitted in electronic format to the Postbox facility on sell2wales.gov.uk by 14:00 on Friday 25th September 2026.
Responses received after the deadline may not be considered.
Timeline
28 Aug 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published55 days ago28 Aug 2026, 15:57 BST
- Clarification questions by36 days ago16 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends27 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown25 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 9 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published28 Aug 2026, 15:57 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender document, provides full details of the Life Sciences Hub Wales requirement, award criteria and process instructions
- Bidding documents and specifications Qualification Questionnaire. Tenderers are required to complete and return a Qualification Questionnaire as part of their tender response. The Qualification Questionnaire includes a number of qualifying questions that tenderers must answer as instructed in order for their respons…
- Bidding documents and specifications Quality Response Template, to be completed by the tenderer. Only responses provided using the Quality response template will be accepted for evaluation.
- Bidding documents and specifications Commercial Response Template. 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.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender