Framework Agreement for PHE Evidence Reviews and Health Economics Support Relating to Prevention and Early Intervention

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement.

NHS Commercial Solutions is carrying out the tender process for establishing this Framework Agreement on behalf of Public Health England, Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London, United Kingdom, SE1 8UG

Framework Agreement duration: 3 years with one year's optional extension period Framework agreement with several operators.

Short description of the contract or purchase(s):

Comissioning of subject matter experts on a call-off basis to provide evidence reviews, health economicssupport and associated activities, either discrete or in blocks.

This contract is divided into lots; Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots.

Lot No1: Specialist Consultancy for Evidence Based Reviews

Quantity or scope: Providers must be able to provide expertise in specified disease areas.

Providers must have expert knowledge in the subject they are reviewing.

Lot 2: Health Economics Support

Quantity or scope: Providers must be able to provide Health Economics input to influence and shape the policy and decisionmaking environment in the economics of prevention and early intervention across the NHS, Public health andSocial Care systems.

Additional information: The ITT code in Bravo Solutions Portal for this opportunity is: itt_1487

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

• 1.Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
• Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register
• Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’
• Enter your correct business and userdetails
• Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete
• You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
• 2.Express an Interest in the tender
• Login to the portal with the username/password
• Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier)
• Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content.
• Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page.
• This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
• You can nowaccess any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box 3. Responding to thetender
• Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining)
• You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
• Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT
• There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there isdetailed online help available)
• You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the topof the page.

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