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Business Case Development (LSHW.001.2025)

Life Sciences Hub Wales Ltd · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:03.

Opportunity overview

Life Sciences Hub Wales is currently developing a Term of Government Business Case (“the Plan”) for submission to Welsh Government to inform its (Life Sciences Hub Wales’s) remit and funding requirement for the period of 2026 to 2031. The Plan will be aligned to Welsh Government health and social care policies (including A Healthier Wales, the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act and Innovation Strategy), set in the context of the UK life sciences vision (and soon to be published Industrial Strategy), and will draw on best practice internationally. The Plan is intended to ensure Life Sciences Hub Wales’s activity: • is aligned with funder and stakeholder expectation; • meets needs to deliver economic development and healthcare benefits for Wales; • reflects best practice internationally; and • maximises the impact of the services offered by Life Sciences Hub Wales In line with the Life Sciences Hub Wales Board ambition, in addition to building on current activity the Plan will also address the wider context, including the need for change in Wales, and will review opportunities and explore bold options. Life Sciences Hub Wales seeks to procure an external consultant (“the Contractor”) to work with the Life Sciences Hub Wales management team to assist with the development of the Plan.

Awarded to

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Healthcare Innovation Consortium Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£42.4k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Jun 2025
Including VAT
£50.9k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PMWH-9926-WNRN
Location
Macclesfield, UKD62, SK11 6DP, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV72221000 — Business analysis consultancy services
  • CPV73200000 — Research and development consultancy services
  • CPV73220000 — Development consultancy services
  • CPV79411000 — General management consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1£50k

Documents and notices

  • Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Business Case Development (LSHW.001.2025) - ITT Clarification Schedule (v1). First iteration of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) Clarification Schedule, which provides a response to all clarification questions received to date.Open source ↗
  • Invitation to Tender document for the provision of Business Case Development (LSHW.001.2025). Provides full details of the requirement and assessment process.Open source ↗
  • Business Case Development (LSHW.001.2025) - Qualification Questionnaire. The Qualification Questionnaire and Form of Tender includes a number of qualifying questions that tenderers must answer as instructed in order for their response to be taken forward into consideration.Open source ↗
  • For the Quality Assessment Tenderers are required to complete and return a Quality response template by responding to each of the Quality questions as per the guidance outlined within the template document and within the Invitation to Tender document.Open source ↗
  • For the Commercial Assessment Tenderers are required to complete and return a Commercial response workbook by inserting the requested information as per the workbook guidance.Open source ↗

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
LSHW.001.2025
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
017404-2025
Description
The inclusion of an additional document, entitled Business Case Development (LSHW.001.2025) - ITT Clarification Schedule (v1)

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
2 May 2025, 14:00

Enquiry period

Ends
25 Apr 2025, 23:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Amount
49,999
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
59,999

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Question 1
Type
quality
Description
Consider the Life Sciences Hub Wales requirement as per Parts 2 (Overview) and 13 (Specification). Demonstrate your organisation's recent (last 3-years) experience of providing effective Business Case Review services similar to the Life Sciences Hub Wales requirement and context. 3 Pages of A4

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Question 2
Type
quality
Description
Detail your organisation's knowledge and experience of: Acting as a critical friend and supporting the development of business cases to Government using the Better Business Cases model. (4%). Leading on economic case option appraisal including benefit realisation modelling (4%). Life science systems and partners across the UK and internationally to inform adaption of remit, priorities, and operational delivery (3%). Best practice and lessons learnt for national / regional systems for life sciences development identifying critical success factors, infrastructure and support requirements (4%). For the avoidance of doubt, each sub-criteria for Q2 will be evaluated independently and scored in-line with the Life Sciences Hub Wales scoring methodology (i.e. each sub-criteria will receive a score against its sub-weighting). Total 5 pages of A4

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Question 3
Type
quality
Description
Detail the knowledge and experience of the individuals to be deployed to the Life Sciences Hub Wales requirement, giving examples of their previous development of Business Case work using the Five Case Model, with reference to any outputs or projects that were successfully realised.  CVs can be provided as additional supporting information (CVs will not count towards the Page Limit for Q3). For the avoidance of doubt, the response to Q3 will be evaluated in its entirety and will receive one single score in-line with the Life Sciences Hub Wales scoring methodology (i.e. the question has no sub-criteria). 2 pages of A4

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Name
Question 4
Type
quality
Description
Consider the Life Sciences Hub Wales requirement as per Parts 2 (Overview) and 13 (Specification). Detail your organisation's proposed approach for effectively delivering all of the requirements supporting completion of the Plan. 3 pages of A4

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Name
Question 5
Type
quality
Description
Detail your organisation's proposed approach to account, quality, performance and information security management for adoption if successful, including methodology, approach and deployment. Detail to the key points of contact to be appointed to Life Sciences Hub Wales. For the avoidance of doubt, the response to Q5 will be evaluated in its entirety and will receive one single score in-line with the Life Sciences Hub Wales scoring methodology (i.e. the question has no sub-criteria). 2 pages of A4

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Name
Commercial Criteria
Type
price
Description
For the Commercial Assessment Tenderers are required to complete and return a Commercial response workbook by inserting the requested information as per the workbook guidance. The Commercial response workbook is provided as a supporting attachment entitled 'Business Case Development (LSHW.001.2025) - Commercial Response Workbook'.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2025, 23:59
Starts
16 May 2025, 00:00

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
The Contractor must either have valid Cyber Essentials or ISO27001 certification (if not both) in place at the time of contract award, as minimum.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKL2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72221000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business analysis consultancy services
Entry 2
Id
73220000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Development consultancy services
Entry 3
Id
79411000
Scheme
CPV
Description
General management consultancy services
Entry 4
Id
73200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Description
Invitation to Tender document for the provision of Business Case Development (LSHW.001.2025). Provides full details of the requirement and assessment process.
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
L-2
Description
Business Case Development (LSHW.001.2025) - Qualification Questionnaire. The Qualification Questionnaire and Form of Tender includes a number of qualifying questions that tenderers must answer as instructed in order for their response to be taken forward into consideration.
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
L-3
Description
For the Quality Assessment Tenderers are required to complete and return a Quality response template by responding to each of the Quality questions as per the guidance outlined within the template document and within the Invitation to Tender document.
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 4
Id
L-4
Description
For the Commercial Assessment Tenderers are required to complete and return a Commercial response workbook by inserting the requested information as per the workbook guidance.
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 5
Id
014783-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
11 Apr 2025, 17:53
Entry 6
Id
A-854
Format
application/pdf
Description
Business Case Development (LSHW.001.2025) - ITT Clarification Schedule (v1). First iteration of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) Clarification Schedule, which provides a response to all clarification questions received to date.
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 7
Id
017404-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
28 Apr 2025, 16:22

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-08719645
Name
Life Sciences Hub Wales Ltd

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL22
Country
GB
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF10 4PL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
3 Assembly Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
08719645
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Name
Adam James-Price
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PMWH-9926-WNRN
Name
Healthcare Innovation Consortium Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD62
Country
GB
Locality
Macclesfield
Postal Code
SK11 6DP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
117 Chestergate

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
PMWH-9926-WNRN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72221000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business analysis consultancy services
Entry 2
Id
73200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development consultancy services
Entry 3
Id
79411000
Scheme
CPV
Description
General management consultancy services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMWH-9926-WNRN
Name
Healthcare Innovation Consortium Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Business Case Development (LSHW.001.2025)
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
10 Jun 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
42,400
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
50,879.99

Period

Ends
30 Sept 2025, 23:59
Starts
10 Jun 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
031676-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
11 Jun 2025, 16:58

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL22 · CF10 4PL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL2 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0501fb-2025-06-11T16:58:00+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·