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DHSC: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR): Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 2

DHSC · published 13 Aug 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

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Contracts Finder release IDf6f0b1c3-6e06-4dc1-b355-7e3e17a8ad55-910577
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-c2cc714a-2f1a-4b9b-a09b-353114960653
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-188063
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£188,698,795
award field
Tender value
£89,056,782
tender field
Procurement method
Competitive dialogue (above threshold)
Category
services
CPV
73110000
Research services
Delivery
Not stated
SW1H 0EU
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Lot 2, Research Commissioning for Translational and Global Health Research, is responsible for commissioning and managing NIHR's translational, innovation and global health research programmes. It provides the funding pathways, commissioning processes and portfolio management needed to move promising discoveries and technologies towards implementation, ensuring that high-quality research delivers benefits for patients, the public and health and care systems in the UK and globally. Through strategic portfolio oversight, innovation support and partnership working, Lot 2 helps accelerate the translation of research into real-world impact. There are options to extend the contract by up to 4 years.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release13 Aug 2026
  2. 02Tender period startsTender-period field as published19 Jul 2026
  3. 03Tender period endsTender-period field as published5 Mar 2025End precedes start · verify
  4. 04Contract startsContract-period field as published19 Jul 2026
  5. 05Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2032
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

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Contracts Finder release

Published 13 Aug 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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