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title: "National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network Co-ordinating Centre (CRNCC) - IT Services"
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# National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network Co-ordinating Centre (CRNCC) - IT Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-institute-for-health-research-nihr-clinical-research-network-co-ordinating-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-043ce6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Leeds: "National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network Co-ordinating Centre (CRNCC) - IT Services". 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:** [University of Leeds](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-leeds-urn-133839)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative services of agencies
- **Delivery Location:** UKE42
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £4,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-043ce6`

## Before you bid
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- **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/national-institute-for-health-research-nihr-clinical-research-network-co-ordinating-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-043ce6#tl-md)

## Description
University of Leeds was awarded a contract by the Department of Health to host the NIHR CRNCC in 2015 which included a contract for IT Services via a third party. The Department of Health and Social Care recently re-let the NIHR CRNCC contract to University of Leeds.
As it was not possible to allow for an extension of the IT Services contract as part of the original Department of Health contract nor was it possible to run a new tender for IT Services prior to the award of the second Department of Health and Social Care tender, we are extending the original contract with PA Consulting Services Ltd.
The IT Services provided are heavily entwined into the service provided by NIHR CRNCC and will require careful consideration as to the best option for renewing these services. The extension period will provide the appropriate time to make these considerations, run a suitable procurement process and allow for a smooth transition to a new provider if relevant. 
It is expected that this process will take between 12 and 24 months with an estimated annual cost of £2M.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published

- **Delivery regions:** UKE

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 006139-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-20827`
  - Value: £4,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 006139-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,000,000
  - Signed Date: 23/02/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006139-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-26T15:13:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T15:01:28.172Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-043ce6