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Published 23 Jul 2026, 11:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SPS Medicines Horizon Scanning Service

Official notice

Authority: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£120,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide medicines horizon scanning information and expertise for NICE.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Jul 2026, 11:26 BST
Last source update
23 Jul 2026, 11:26 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069594
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d19f Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 23 Jul 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    23 Jul 2026, 11:26 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    23 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £120,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT)23 Jul 2026 – 31 Dec 2026£120,000—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHZT-4273-LJQD 3rd Floor, 3 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, North West, M1 3BNContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender