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# HEALTH RESEARCH PROGRAMME CONSORTIA (RPCS): FILLING THE GAPS IN EVIDENCE: BUILDING STRONGER AND MORE RESILIENT HEALTH SYSTEMS - LOT 2 (EQUAL)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/health-research-programme-consortia-rpcs-filling-the-gaps-in-evidence-building-stronger-an-ocds-h6vhtk-02c5b1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: "HEALTH RESEARCH PROGRAMME CONSORTIA (RPCS): FILLING THE GAPS IN EVIDENCE: BUILDING STRONGER AND MORE RESILIENT HEALTH SYSTEMS - LOT 2 (EQUAL)". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office-gov-d1315)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM95
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £7,953,130 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02c5b1`

## 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/health-research-programme-consortia-rpcs-filling-the-gaps-in-evidence-building-stronger-an-ocds-h6vhtk-02c5b1#tl-md)

## Description
The UK is seen as a leader in health research and a higher level of UK involvement will add value to global research efforts. FCDO (DFID) has committed to the production and use of high quality evidence, data and innovation to accelerate progress towards the Global Goals. The following areas were identified as being gaps and an opportunity for the UK to intervene, given our relative strengths:
(i) Tackling infectious diseases
(ii) Building stronger and more resilient health systems,
(iii) Improving the health of the world's most vulnerable, including sexual and reproductive health, mental health and maternal, newborn and child health.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The goal of the Filling the Gaps in Evidence portfolio of RPCs is to produce high quality evidence that improves the health of the poorest and most vulnerable people in developing countries. The purpose of this component is to generate new knowledge ...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** HEALTH RESEARCH PROGRAMME CONSORTIA (RPCS): FILLING THE GAPS IN EVIDENCE: BUILDING STRONGER AND MORE RESILIENT HEALTH SYSTEMS - LOT 2 (EQUAL) (active)
  - Award id: `015935-2021-PO8613-1`
  - Supplier(s): **The International Rescue Committee**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-21973`
  - Value: £7,953,130 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** HEALTH RESEARCH PROGRAMME CONSORTIA (RPCS): FILLING THE GAPS IN EVIDENCE: BUILDING STRONGER AND MORE RESILIENT HEALTH SYSTEMS - LOT 2 (EQUAL) (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,953,130
  - Signed Date: 01/07/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015935-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-07-08T14:38:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T13:00:39.726Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02c5b1