Official UK procurement notice
Optimising the mix of malaria interventions including malaria vaccines (OPTiMIX study)
Authority: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe LEAD Framework (a quality and process improvement intervention) is one of the innovations of the OPTIMIX study. The LEAD Framework is the method that we will utilize to answer Objective 2 of the OPTIMIX study.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 May 2025, 10:47 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2025, 12:30 BST
- Authority reference
LSHTM-2025-051- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039593- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05289cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
They are the original developers and sole providers of the LEAD framework which is a core component of the study, providing an innovative, participatory approach to improving operational delivery at district, clinic, and community levels. It supports the iterative adaptation and integration of key interventions, including MVac, PBO-LLINs, PMC, and SMC co-implementation. This framework draws on organizational development, participatory action research, quality improvement, and community engagement principles. LUGF is the only organization capable of delivering the specialized, longitudinal facilitation required for this project.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
16 Jun 2025 → 14 Jul 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends16 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published14 Jul 2025, 12:30 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2025- Transparency notice published29 May 2025, 10:47 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published5 Jun 2025, 13:17 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected24 Jun 2025, 00:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published14 Jul 2025, 12:30 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEAD Ubuntu Global FoundationVCSE30 Jun 2025 – 29 Dec 2028 | £363,000 | 29 May 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Optimising the mix of malaria interventions including malaria vaccines (OPTiMIX study) · LEAD Ubuntu Global FoundationVCSE
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2025
- Value
- £362,673 inc. VAT
- Period
- 2 Jul 2025 – 1 Oct 2028
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LEAD Ubuntu Global FoundationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender