Awarded contract

DHSC: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR): Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 1

Details

Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care
Supplier(s): LGC Ltd
Value: £186,310,544
Duration: 6 years
Topic: Research services
Published: 13 August 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Lot 1, Strategic Business Services and the One NIHR Hub, provides the central coordination, leadership and assurance functions that enable NIHR to operate as a single, coherent system. It delivers shared strategic business services across the NIHR, leads cross-cutting programmes and initiatives, establishes common standards and processes, and provides the overarching framework to support oversight, collaboration and continuous improvement across NIHR as a whole. Through these functions, Lot 1 helps ensure that NIHR collectively delivers maximum impact for patients, the public, the health and care system and economy. There are options to extend the contract by up to 4 years.

Timeline

Completed: Award date20 July 2026
Completed: Award published13 August 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2032in 6 years

About the buyer

The Department of Health and Social Care sets health and social care policy for England, and buys as a central healthcare organisation through contracts tiered by value. Suppliers register on Atamis, the department's e-tendering portal, to see live opportunities. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender once government thresholds are passed. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. Every contract carries a 30-day payment term under the Procurement Act 2023.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department of Health and Social Care's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

73110000 · Research services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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