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Data Service Delivery Partner

Health Research Authority · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The Authority is seeking a Data Delivery Partner to set up good data practice foundations in HRA and to progress data-related activities in relation to our ongoing strategic Research Systems transformation programme. The Data Service project is not a transformation programme in itself; we are looking to use supplier expertise to set up the service with the intention of the service eventually moving into a business-as-usual state managed in-house by the HRA. We currently envisage the engagement of a Delivery Partner who will develop and manage the strategic overview of the Data Service, and provide resources as appropriate to deliver objectives via a Statement of Work process. This market engagement exercise is intended to achieve the follow aims: 1) Inform and align the HRA's requirements with industry capability and processes for procurement of the required solution. 2) Provide evidence that there are solutions available that meet the HRA's needs, to enable procurement activity to proceed. 3) Develop a procurement strategy that will deliver best value for money.

Classification

  • CPV72300000 — Data services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
250902
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Jan 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Jan 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72300000
Description
Data services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
We intend the Market Engagement period to open on 24th February 2026 and will run to 10th March 2026. The engagement will take the form of a Request For Information pack containing our high-level requirements, background information to the HRA and the Data Service Requirement, and a series of questions we are putting to the market, to inform our understanding of market capability and our requirements. Please contact commercial@hra.nhs.uk to request the issue of the RFI to your organisation. We have allowed a period for clarifications to the HRA in relation to the RFI, and responses will be anonymised and issued to all participating suppliers, for transparency. Any details provided in response to this RFI will be used for information purposes only and will not be used to determine the potential Suppliers who will be invited to bid, should the Authority proceed to tender. The results and analysis of this RFI shall not constitute any form of pre-qualification exercise.
Due
10 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
015350-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Feb 2026, 15:26
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Health Research Authority
Id
GB-NHS-T1480

Identifier

Scheme
GB-NHS
Id
T1480

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNBN-5148-DWJQ

Address

Street Address
2nd Floor, 2 Redman Place, Stratford
Locality
London
Postal Code
E20 1JQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI41

Contact

Name
Laura Heal

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI41 · E20 1JQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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