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The Contracting Authority is requiring for a supplier to produce analysis and statistical information to support local commissioning of drug and alcohol treatment using data from NDTMS. This will include independent production of national and official statistics publications and supporting data, independent verification of responses to FOI and PQ requests, and research publications requiring academic expertise. The Contracting Authority also requires the supplier to produce and support the web presence of public access national statistics from data collected through the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System, and provide professional reporting of management information via restricted, secure access routes.

To support HMG’s broad strategic goals for the life sciences, the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) is conducting this market engagement to better understand the capacity and technical capabilities of the UK biobanking market – covering both the storage and processing of biological samples (“bio-samples”). The purpose of this engagement is to gather information on the UK biobanking market’s: • current capacity for bio-sample storage and processing, • technical capabilities for storage and processing, • existing investment plans, and • timescales for potential expansion.

To support HMG’s broad strategic goals for the life sciences, the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) is conducting this market engagement to better understand the capacity and technical capabilities of the UK biobanking market – covering both the storage and processing of biological samples (“bio-samples”). The purpose of this engagement is to gather information on the UK biobanking market’s: • current capacity for bio-sample storage and processing, • technical capabilities for storage and processing, • existing investment plans, and • timescales for potential expansion.

Following the announcement of the UK’s inaugural Men’s Health Strategy by Wes Streeting, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in November 2024, the Department of Health and Social care (DHSC) has launched a call for evidence to gather insights and feedback from healthcare professionals, campaigners, and the public on what is currently working effectively in men's health and where more action is needed. Alongside the call for evidence, DHSC is interested in exploring how industry and government can better work together to achieve its strategic ambitions for men’s health. The purpose of this market engagement is for any party linked or interested in men’s health to complete a questionnaire about what they feel are potential areas of opportunities for collaboration, as well as any work they are undertaking to encourage men’s engagement with the health system. This questionnaire is purely for information purposes and will not be used for any further activities. DHSC will also be hosting a small roundtable on Wednesday, 4 June 2025 to facilitate a conversation around what organisations are doing, or interested in doing, to combat low health literacy and lack of engagement with the health system among men. To be eligible to attend this event you must be a VCSE organisation whose work involves in one or both of the fields above.

We are looking to invite you to roundtable with the aim of having an open discussion around accessibility to PrEP, with industry and key sector partners. This is to gain insights on the challenges that we may face and synergies we could create to understand blockers within clinical pathways and the role that innovation, research and collaboration could play in the new HIVAP which will help us reach our 2030 goal.

We are looking to invite you to roundtable with the aim of having an open discussion around accessibility to PrEP, with industry and key sector partners. This is to gain insights on the challenges that we may face and synergies we could create to understand blockers within clinical pathways and the role that innovation, research and collaboration could play in the new HIVAP which will help us reach our 2030 goal.

We are looking to invite you to roundtable with the aim of having an open discussion around accessibility to PrEP, with industry and key sector partners. This is to gain insights on the challenges that we may face and synergies we could create to understand blockers within clinical pathways and the role that innovation, research and collaboration could play in the new HIVAP which will help us reach our 2030 goal.

Following the announcement of the UK’s inaugural Men’s Health Strategy by Wes Streeting, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in November 2024, the Department of Health and Social care (DHSC) has launched a call for evidence to gather insights and feedback from healthcare professionals, campaigners, and the public on what is currently working effectively in men's health and where more action is needed. Alongside the call for evidence, DHSC is interested in exploring how industry and government can better work together to achieve its strategic ambitions for men’s health. The purpose of this market engagement is for any party linked or interested in men’s health to complete a questionnaire about what they feel are potential areas of opportunities for collaboration, as well as any work they are undertaking to encourage men’s engagement with the health system. This questionnaire is purely for information purposes and will not be used for any further activities. DHSC will also be hosting a small roundtable on Wednesday, 4 June 2025 to facilitate a conversation around what organisations are doing, or interested in doing, to combat low health literacy and lack of engagement with the health system among men. To be eligible to attend this event you must be a VCSE organisation whose work involves in one or both of the fields above.

We are intending to procure for an express / emergency capability to help maintain the uninterrupted supply of medical products where there is an urgent need and/or where a suppliers' own logistics arrangements may be disrupted. If you would like to register your interest to attend the market engagement event for this procurement, please email Stuart Merritt at the Department of Health and Social Care by 5pm on Monday 2nd June 2025 (stuart.merritt@dhsc.gov.uk)

We’re looking to engage with VCSE organisations and those that may work/commission them on a national basis to inform our thinking on any future policy about working with the VCSE sector. Engagement will either be conducted through a survey, or through online engagement sessions that will take place on 20 May 1-3pm and 22 May 9-11am. To complete the survey, or join an online engagement session, please e-mail england.hwprogramme@nhs.net. The engagement will run until COP on 6 June. After which the information will be collated and fed into ongoing discussions across the three managing partners. Confirmation of completions of surveys etc. will be sent, however the findings will not be shared publicly at this time.

The Addiction Healthcare Goals (AHG) programme, led by the Office for Life Sciences, is aiming to make the UK a place where researchers and industry in addiction healthcare can thrive and partner effectively with NHS and Third Sector treatment providers to design, research and deploy innovative treatments and technologies which effectively tackle the challenges of drug and alcohol addictions, saving and improving the lives of those affected, and reducing the harms to the individual, their family and friends, and wider society. One key area of focus for the AHG programme to fulfil this aim is to grow UK-wide research leadership capacity to develop and deploy innovations. The Department is looking for a supplier that is able to administer a targeted research leadership career development scheme to award funding to individuals to commence or continue training and career development towards becoming national research leaders.

The Addiction Healthcare Goals (AHG) programme, led by the Office for Life Sciences, is aiming to make the UK a place where researchers and industry in addiction healthcare can thrive and partner effectively with NHS and Third Sector treatment providers to design, research and deploy innovative treatments and technologies which effectively tackle the challenges of drug and alcohol addictions, saving and improving the lives of those affected, and reducing the harms to the individual, their family and friends, and wider society. One key area of focus for the AHG programme to fulfil this aim is to grow UK-wide research leadership capacity to develop and deploy innovations. The Department is looking for a supplier that is able to administer a targeted research leadership career development scheme to award funding to individuals to commence or continue training and career development towards becoming national research leaders.

The Addiction Healthcare Goals (AHG) programme, led by the Office for Life Sciences, is aiming to make the UK a place where researchers and industry in addiction healthcare can thrive and partner effectively with NHS and Third Sector treatment providers to design, research and deploy innovative treatments and technologies which effectively tackle the challenges of drug and alcohol addictions, saving and improving the lives of those affected, and reducing the harms to the individual, their family and friends, and wider society. One key area of focus for the AHG programme to fulfil this aim is to grow UK-wide research leadership capacity to develop and deploy innovations. The Department is looking for a supplier that is able to administer a targeted research leadership career development scheme to award funding to individuals to commence or continue training and career development towards becoming national research leaders.

The Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) invites all dental practices in England to take part in a survey that seeks to improve the Government’s insights on dental costs and the pressures involved in running a dental practice. This will support the Government’s ambitions on dental reform. The survey closes at midday on 16 June 2025. All responses will be received anonymously (unless you choose to identify yourself). This research is being conducted by the Sector Insights & Commercial Strategy Team within DHSC, independently of policy teams. All responses will remain confidential to a small team of commercial and analytical colleagues in DHSC. Responses will be analysed in aggregate, and will not be shared at the individual, practice or company level; only anonymous, aggregated findings will be shared more broadly. We plan to publish the analysis from the research publicly on GOV.UK following the conclusion of this project. This work is separate from NHS England’s Dental Workforce Survey. Community dentistry is not in scope. This is not a procurement. We understand the survey may take a few hours to complete, but this may be quicker if you have access to the necessary information from your dental practice management system and practice accounts. To complete the survey, please download the Excel spreadsheet from the following link: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/Sr000000q31p/cy_kLXOdlxgF8fXqXOWApASlIKjrIS4.1mTMR3toO5A

The Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) invites all dental practices in England to take part in a survey that seeks to improve the Government’s insights on dental costs and the pressures involved in running a dental practice. This will support the Government’s ambitions on dental reform. Important information: • The survey closes at midday on 16 June 2025. • All responses will be received anonymously (unless you choose to identify yourself). • This research is being conducted by the Sector Insights & Commercial Strategy Team within DHSC, independently of policy teams. All responses will remain confidential to a small team of commercial and analytical colleagues in DHSC. Responses will be analysed in aggregate, and will not be shared at the individual, practice or company level; only anonymous, aggregated findings will be shared more broadly. • We plan to publish the analysis from the research publicly on GOV.UK following the conclusion of this project. • This work is separate from NHS England's Dental Workforce Survey. • Community dentistry is not in scope. • This is not a procurement. Instructions To complete the survey, please: 1. Download the Excel spreadsheet from the following link: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/Sr000000q31p/cy_kLXOdlxgF8fXqXOWApASlIKjrIS4.1mTMR3toO5A 2. Read the instructions on the first sheet carefully and complete the spreadsheet. We understand it may take a few hours to complete, but this may be quicker if you have access to the necessary information from your dental practice management system and practice accounts. 3. Once finished, please upload the spreadsheet to the Dropbox here: https://www.dropbox.com/request/uH6l5NTL1BEUiezrwv2J 4. All responses should represent information at the practice level. If you are part of a corporate group, you can choose to complete the survey locally as a practice or send it on to HQ to be completed centrally. A separate response will need to be submitted for each practice responding. Please ensure that duplicate submissions are not made for the same practice. Alongside the survey, DHSC is also conducting interviews to build additional qualitative analysis. If you would be willing to be interviewed in addition to completing the survey, please contact dentistrycostsurvey@dhsc.gov.uk to register your interest. Informational webinars DHSC is holding several webinars to explain the project and survey and answer any questions. If you wish to attend, please register using the links below: 22 May, 11:0-11:45 Informational webinar (including purpose of the exercise, how to complete the survey, Q&A) https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4bc08efa-443a-4671-8c4f-d5ddd7591703@61278c30-91a8-4c31-8c1f-ef4de8973a1c 29 May, 14:30-15:15 Informational webinar (including purpose of the exercise, how to complete the survey, Q&A) https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b87f8f8a-a6de-4ba5-9cce-b314c60ef391@61278c30-91a8-4c31-8c1f-ef4de8973a1c 4 June, 11:0-11:45 Drop-in session for questions on the survey (no presentations) https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a96f2c3c-c165-4a0c-86a3-f8a7fef41043@61278c30-91a8-4c31-8c1f-ef4de8973a1c 12 June, 14:30-15:15 Drop-in session for questions on the survey (no presentations) https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/91d12d3f-4a7b-4925-8072-ec64302b596d@61278c30-91a8-4c31-8c1f-ef4de8973a1c For any queries on the survey or project, please contact dentistrycostsurvey@dhsc.gov.uk.

Purpose This market engagement event will provide an opportunity for prospective bidders to learn more about the background to the proposed procurement and the process of responding to Invitations to Tender (ITTs). The event will also provide you with an opportunity to ask the department any key questions you may have about the procurement, as well as meet other interested organisations bidding for aspects of the procurement. Dates for upcoming market engagement events: London • 23rd June 2025 • 10:30-12:30 • 39 Victoria Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 0EU Leeds • 25th June 2025 • 10:30-12:30 • Quarry House, 3 Marsh Lane, Leeds, LS2 7PA RSVP Please email sam.shad@DHSC.gov.uk by latest Tuesday17th June at 15:0pm to confirm attendance at either event. Please include: • You full name • Your work email (for confirmation of attendance) • Your organisation • Your job title • Any accessibility requirements or reasonable adjustments Due to restrictions on numbers, please RSVP at your earliest convenience to ensure your place. We may have to decline if we reach capacity. Please only send one individual per organisation, per event. In your RSVP, please specify which event you wish to attend (if you wish to attend both, please state so in your response). Organisations are permitted and encouraged to attend both the London and Leeds events. Should further places become available, we will email out to offer additional spaces. For those who are unable to attend, but wish to view the presentation, please confirm in writing and we will circulate the presentation. Once the tender goes live, all premarket engagement documentation including presentations and responses to clarification questions will be uploaded to the supplier document folder on the e-portal for suppliers to access at any time. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) are seeking to secure the provision of a comprehensive Adult Social Care (ASC) workforce support programme. The work in this procurement aligns with our overall strategy to attract and retain a sufficient and skilled workforce to provide the right care for the evolving needs of the population.

Purpose This market engagement event will provide an opportunity for prospective bidders to learn more about the background to the proposed procurement and the process of responding to Invitations to Tender (ITTs). The event will also provide you with an opportunity to ask the department any key questions you may have about the procurement, as well as meet other interested organisations bidding for aspects of the procurement. Dates for upcoming market engagement events: London • 23rd June 2025 • 10:30-12:30 • 39 Victoria Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 0EU Leeds • 25th June 2025 • 10:30-12:30 • Quarry House, 3 Marsh Lane, Leeds, LS2 7PA RSVP Please email sam.shad@DHSC.gov.uk by latest Tuesday17th June at 15:0pm to confirm attendance at either event. Please include: • You full name • Your work email (for confirmation of attendance) • Your organisation • Your job title • Any accessibility requirements or reasonable adjustments Due to restrictions on numbers, please RSVP at your earliest convenience to ensure your place. We may have to decline if we reach capacity. Please only send one individual per organisation, per event. In your RSVP, please specify which event you wish to attend (if you wish to attend both, please state so in your response). Organisations are permitted and encouraged to attend both the London and Leeds events. Should further places become available, we will email out to offer additional spaces. For those who are unable to attend, but wish to view the presentation, please confirm in writing and we will circulate the presentation. Once the tender goes live, all premarket engagement documentation including presentations and responses to clarification questions will be uploaded to the supplier document folder on the e-portal for suppliers to access at any time. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) are seeking to secure the provision of a comprehensive Adult Social Care (ASC) workforce support programme. The work in this procurement aligns with our overall strategy to attract and retain a sufficient and skilled workforce to provide the right care for the evolving needs of the population.

The NHS Health Check is a core component of England’s cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention programme and invites eligible adults aged 40 – 74 years for a free check every 5 years. The DHSC is looking to establish a single supplier framework to deliver an end-to-end home blood testing (Cholesterol and HbA1c) service through the digital NHS Health Check platform. The framework will be used by local authorities in England. Integration with the NHS Health Check will be an essential aspect of the service. The DHSC is leading on the procurement and will be the framework administrator. The contracting authorities will be all Local Authorities in England. This is not a call for competition, but an opportunity to gather feedback to better understand market capabilities, refine the procurement strategy, and encourage supplier engagement. Interested parties can access the relevant documents via the Atamis system at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome using the contract reference. Suppliers may also submit the completed questionnaire through Atamis but must be registered on the system to do so. Alternatively, questionnaires can be submitted by email to ccsinbox@dhsc.gov.uk, quoting “NHS Health Check Online” no later than 25/06/2025 5pm.

The Department of Health and Social Care is conducting a research project to understand current commissioning practices in community health, with the aim to support best practice including on outcomes for patients and communities. As part of this research, the Department invites those involved in contracting and commissioning community health services within ICBs, local authorities and Places to complete a survey on their experiences in commissioning community health services. Background The government is committed to transforming the national health system, with key priorities including shifting care from hospitals to homes and focusing on early detection and prevention. As part of this, there is also a focus on developing neighbourhood health services that delivers care closer to home, enhances access, and improves patient outcomes while ensuring the sustainability of integrated health and social care services. Community Health Services will be central to these transformations, and smarter commissioning that follow patient needs and supports innovation as part of an integrated neighbourhood health service is paramount. About the survey Please access the survey and full details here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/DesignPageV2.aspx?subpage=design&token=da408d09dfde465ba6e82fe6cb5eb229&id=MIwnYaiRMUyMH-9N6Jc6HOQJJ-YaKaRHkRg1bw3qXlZUNTdDQVFUQUM0M0Q2Skk0SzU4QTJSWFg3My4u The survey will close on 27 June 2025. Alongside the survey, the Department of Health and Social Care would also like to invite participants to take part in an interview to further discuss their responses and experiences. Please email communityhealthservicesmailbox@dhsc.gov.uk to register your interest. ***This is not linked to a procurement**** For any queries on the project or survey, please contact communityhealthservicesmailbox@dhsc.gov.uk.