Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- DHSC
- Supplier
- University of Southampton
- Value
- £188,698,795
- Procedure
- Competitive dialogue (above threshold)
- Sector
- Research & development · Research services (CPV 73110000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 Jul 2026
- Published13 Aug 2026Published 24 days after the contract date
Description
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.
About the supplier
University of Southampton: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company RC000668).