University of Leeds (PDVB-8476-PXMZ): PE2022-23/1815 Join Dementia Research 2 Public Web Service - Delivery of Discovery and Alpha phases

UK-Leeds: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             University of Leeds
             Purchasing Office, 1 - 3 Lifton Villas, Lifton Place, Leeds, LS2 9JZ, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1133434104, Email: a.b.waters@leeds.ac.uk
             Main Address: https://www.delta-esourcing.com, Address of the buyer profile: www.leeds.ac.uk
             NUTS Code: UKE42
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leeds:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./346SP44924
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leeds:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./DQ59P4UXR9 to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Body governed by public law
      I.5) Main activity
            Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: PE2022-23/1815 Join Dementia Research 2 Public Web Service - Delivery of Discovery and Alpha phases       
      Reference Number: PE2022-23/1815
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: The outputs from this work (Discovery & Alpha Phases) will either inform a decision to proceed with an updated business case to secure funding from DHSC for the Beta Phase and support costs or, less likely, a decision will be made not to proceed further with the project. The Beta Phase will be subject to a further open tender.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 800,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKE42 Leeds
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: The NIHR Clinical Research Network Coordinating Centre (CRNCC) is hosted by the University of Leeds under contract from the Department of Health and Social Care.

The Clinical Research Network Coordinating Centre manages the Clinical Research Network (CRN) on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care. The CRN is made up of 15 regional Local Clinical Research Networks (LCRNs) that cover the length and breadth of England.

The current Join Dementia Research system was developed in 2014 by the NIHR National Director for Dementia Research (NDDR) and the charity partners, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Alzheimer Scotland, Alzheimer Research UK, in response to the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge (2012), it was launched in February 2015 and has been run by CRNCC since 2016.

It enables the public to express an interest in participating in dementia research studies and provides an easy-to-access mechanism for researchers recruiting to ethically approved dementia studies, to find participants that match their study enrolment criteria. Since its launch, it has become the leading source of recruitment to dementia research studies across the United Kingdom, having delivered over 68,000 study enrolments into 646 studies, across 313 research sites. The service has attracted over 59,000 volunteers and has had 2,260 registered research users. Furthermore, the studies delivered have so far resulted in 134 peer-reviewed publications.

Agreement has been secured with DHSC for this JDR2 work on the basis that any resulting development will be used by the Be Part of Research Volunteer Service, also delivered by CRNC, to create a condition-agnostic registry and matching service, with agreement from DHSC and NHSE to position it as the Master Patient Registry within the UK, linking to other regional registries and conditions specific registries such as JDR2. This ongoing collaboration with NHSE will support their commitment in the NHS Long Term Plan to recruit 1 million people to consent-to-contact registries.

The outputs from this work (Discovery & Alpha Phases) will either inform a decision to proceed with an updated business case to secure funding from DHSC for the Beta Phase and support costs or, less likely, a decision will be made not to proceed further with the project. The Beta Phase will be subject to a further open tender.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Criteria below
            Quality criterion - Name: Methodology & Approach / Weighting: 30
            Quality criterion - Name: Planning / Weighting: 20
            Quality criterion - Name: Resource / Weighting: 20
            Quality criterion - Name: Architecture / Weighting: 10
                        
            Price - Weighting: 20
                              
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 800,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 5       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
             Envisaged number of candidates: 5
            
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Not provided
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/DQ59P4UXR9       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description COMPETITIVE_DIALOGUE
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure:Competitive dialogue    
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue: Yes.
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 16/01/2023 Time: 14:00
      IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: Not Provided       
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
         Duration in month(s): 3
      
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used No       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted No       
   Electronic payment will be used No       
   VI.3) Additional Information: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leeds:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./346SP44924

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/346SP44924
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             University of Leeds
       Purchasing Office, 1 - 3 Lifton Villas, Lifton Place, Leeds, LS2 9JZ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1133434104
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
             University of Leeds
          Purchasing Office, 1 - 3 Lifton Villas, Lifton Place, Leeds, LS2 9JZ, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1133434104
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
          University of Leeds
       Purchasing Office, 1 - 3 Lifton Villas, Lifton Place, Leeds, LS2 9JZ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1133434104
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 13/12/2022

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