Independent assessment of business case and technical plans for vaccines being developed as part of a the DHSC UK Vaccines Network Programme

Description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Monday, 8th April 2024 at 14:00 DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal. Brief Description of Requirement Innovate UK is delivering a component of the ODA funded, UK vaccines Network (UKVN) on behalf of the Department for Health & Social Care (DHSC). To date the UKVN has invested £110M to support the development of vaccines for diseases that have outbreak potential. In the last 8 years IUK have delivered a £85M programme of work, specifically aimed at the development of platforms and vaccines that will have utility in Low- and Middle-Income Countries against diseases of epidemic potential. DHSC have just committed a further £45M, for a 4-year in the programme, to be delivered by IUK, to invest in on-going projects and new platforms and technologies. To reduce the risk of regulatory and technical failure as the projects move through pre-clinical and clinical development, current stage 1 projects will be asked to produce a Business Case and Technical Plan (BC&TP). This will give confidence to DHSC and IUK that the projects are more likely to complete to cost, time and quality constraints. These BC&TP documents will be reviewed by external independent assessors. The outcome of these reviews will be fundamental to the decision of whether the stage 1 projects are successful in receiving funding in stage 2 of the programme. IUK are therefore seeking to fund an organisation, or consortium of experts, to review the Business and Technical Plans (BC&TPs) that the funded projects have been contracted to produce. Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the Supplier Attachments tab within the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal. This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria as set out in the ITQ document. How to Apply UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal for this procurement. To register on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal please use the link https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and follow the instructions to register as a supplier. If you are already registered on the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/. Once you are logged into the system you will be able to locate the Procurement you wish to leave a bid on by clicking the ITTs Open to All Suppliers and searching for the reference number PS24068.