Official UK procurement notice
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network Co-ordinating Centre (CRNCC) - IT Services
Authority: University of Leeds (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUniversity of Leeds was awarded a contract by the Department of Health to host the NIHR CRNCC in 2015 which included a contract for IT Services via a third party. Following a change by the The Department of Health and Social Care the University of Leeds was awarded the new NIHR RDN Co-ordinating Centre (RDNCC) from 1 April 2024.
As it was not possible to allow for an extension of the IT Services contract as part of the original Department of Health contract nor has it been possible to run a new tender for IT Services, we are extending the original contract with PA Consulting Services Ltd.
The IT Services provided are heavily entwined into the service provided by RDNCC and will require careful consideration as to the best option for renewing these services. The extension period will provide the appropriate time to finalise these considerations.
CPV: Administrative services of agencies
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Apr 2025, 11:32 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Apr 2025, 11:32 BST
- Authority reference
PE2024-25/4894- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015482- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0503d4Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
University of Leeds was awarded a contract by the Department of Health to host the NIHR CRNCC in 2015 which included a contract for IT Services via a third party. Following a change by the The Department of Health and Social Care the University of Leeds was awarded the new NIHR RDN Co-ordinating Centre (RDNCC) from 1 April 2024.
As it was not possible to allow for an extension of the IT Services contract as part of the original Department of Health contract nor has it been possible to run a new tender for IT Services, we are extending the original contract with PA Consulting Services Ltd.
The IT Services provided are heavily entwined into the service provided by RDNCC and will require careful consideration as to the best option for renewing these services. The extension period of an expected 12 months should provide the appropriate time to finalise these considerations and allow for a smooth transition to a new provider or run a new procurement where relevant. s.32.9 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD | £2,300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 015482-2025-1 · PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD
- Signed
- 28 Mar 2025
- Value
- £2,300,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PA Consulting Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.