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NHS Cancer Programme Innovation SBRI Healthcare Programme

NHS England · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:34.

Opportunity overview

NHS England is seeking to contract with a supplier 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. Details of this are set out in the Associated Tender Documents. The following associated tender documents are available on Atamis: - Invitation to Tender - Specification - Form of Tender - Supplier Information Questionnaire - Draft Contract Preliminary Market Engagement was carried out by the publishing of a Prior Information Notice on 8th August 2024 C300616 EOI – NHS England Cancer Innovation Open Call - Find a Tender

Classification

  • CPV72224000 — Project management consultancy services
  • CPV79410000 — Business and management consultancy services
  • CPV79419000 — Evaluation consultancy services
  • CPV79421000 — Project-management services other than for construction work

Lots

  • Lot 1£2m

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04fc94
Status
active
Published risks
The risks associated with this tender and contract are: Future funding of the scheme is not guaranteed and therefore use of clause 23 of the Contract provided in the tender documents allowing Termination for Convenience will apply.
Has Recurrence
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
3 Apr 2028, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
9 Jun 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
13 May 2025, 12:00

Contract terms

Financial Terms
Information on payment terms appliable to this tender and contract are detailed in the associated tender documents

Enquiry period

Ends
28 Apr 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
2,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
2,400,000

Renewal

Description
Extension will be dependent upon supplier performance and continued funding of the scheme The extension will be 2 x 12 months

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
60% of the marks will be awarded to the technical response as per the documents

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10% of the overall mark will be awarded to Social Value as per the tender documents

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Commercial
Type
cost
Description
30% of the marks will be awarded to the commercial offer as per the tender documents

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79410000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business and management consultancy services
Entry 2
Id
79419000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Evaluation consultancy services
Entry 3
Id
72224000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Project management consultancy services
Entry 4
Id
79421000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Project-management services other than for construction work

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
012766-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
3 Apr 2025, 11:52

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDPT-3135-BWWY
Name
NHS England

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE42
Country
GB
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS1 4AP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
7-8 Wellington Place

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PDPT-3135-BWWY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Liz Salter

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leeds · UKE42 · LS1 4AP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04fc94-2025-04-03T11:52:32+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·