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# PMO Support for the NHS Cancer Programme Innovation Open Call

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pmo-support-for-the-nhs-cancer-programme-innovation-open-call-ocds-h6vhtk-04fc95). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England: "PMO Support for the NHS Cancer Programme Innovation Open Call". Published status: complete. Published Value: £2,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 May 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481)
- **Published Value:** £2,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 May 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy services, Evaluation consultancy services, Project management consultancy services, Project-management services other than for construction work
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,958,002 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pmo-support-for-the-nhs-cancer-programme-innovation-open-call-ocds-h6vhtk-04fc95#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04fc95`

## 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/pmo-support-for-the-nhs-cancer-programme-innovation-open-call-ocds-h6vhtk-04fc95#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pmo-support-for-the-nhs-cancer-programme-innovation-open-call-ocds-h6vhtk-04fc95#participate

## Description
NHS England is seeking to award a contract to deliver the Programme Management Function for the NHS Cancer Innovation Open Call Programme (via SBRI Healthcare).
The supplier will support assessment of the applications by a robust and independent three stage peer review and interview process requiring expertise in Cancer, implementation commercialisation and evaluation.  Successful awardees are provided funding for real world pilots which are monitored and evaluated closely.  To date there have been two rounds of the open call funding 14 innovations, the third round will be announced shortly.  
The successful supplier will be responsible for the following:
- Continued management of Round 3 of the open call programme
- Monitor performance and financial spend of pilots
- Report of progress to the NHS Cancer Programme
- Manage evaluation for each innovation including commissioning the NICE metal tool, obtaining input from the NICE scientific advice team and ensuring health economics are assessed
- Provide tailored support and mentoring for innovators
- Develop the scope for an additional offer of support for successful pilots demonstrating high impact and feasibility and administering a transparent and robust assessment process to review eligibility of pilots for additional support
- Manage the administration of NHS Cancer Programme Innovation Events to showcase and facilitate networking between funded projects
- Support the NHS Cancer Programme Innovation Team to manage the administration of future open calls
The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend by up to 2 x 12 months.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72224000, 79410000, 79419000, 79421000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2025 to 31/07/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** PMO Support for the NHS Cancer Programme Innovation Open Call (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **LGC Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185801`
  - Value: £1,958,002 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 04/06/2025

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **LGC Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185801`
  - Value: £1,958,002 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** PMO Support for the NHS Cancer Programme Innovation Open Call (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,958,002
  - Signed Date: 20/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012767-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-16T10:54:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T23:00:28.879Z
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