Health and Care Research Funding Scheme Management

Tender description

This procurement exercise is being conducted on behalf of the Welsh Ministers (hereinafter referred to the “The Client”) to establish a contract for Health and Care Research Wales Scheme Management. The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to provide Bidders with sufficient information to enable them to compile a comprehensive bid that meets the requirements of the procurement for the delivery of the Services set out in the Specification at Section 2 of this ITT. The Specification sets out the services required for a five-year (with two-year extension option) contract to administer a range of Health and Care Research Wales project funding schemes on behalf of the Client. Information on Health and Care Research Wales can be found here: Waleshealthandcareresearchwales.org. The Client aims to award a five-year contract (with the option of a two-year extension), commencing on 1 July 2023. The aim of the contract is the administration of a single, integrated Research Funding Scheme, with two researcher-led call arms and a new commissioned arm, and two application, assessment and award points each contract year. In addition, bidders are invited to provide costs for additional ad hoc commissioned calls that may be run on a ‘call-off’ basis. The successful bidder will also be required to administer the grant management of live awards for the duration of the contract. Lot 1: This procurement exercise is being conducted on behalf of the Welsh Ministers (hereinafter referred to the “The Client”) to establish a contract for Health and Care Research Wales Scheme Management. The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to provide Bidders with sufficient information to enable them to compile a comprehensive bid that meets the requirements of the procurement for the delivery of the Services set out in the Specification at Section 2 of this ITT. Bidders agree to keep confidential information contained within the ITT or sent with it or made available in connection with any further enquiries about its subject matter. This ITT has been issued in connection with the Open Procedure to be conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (PCR 2015) for the procurement of the Contract. Bidders should refer to the contract notice dispatched for publication in the FTS*/Sell2Wales.