Funding Proposal Support and Review Services Framework (LSHW.008.2026)

What the buyer is asking for

Life Sciences Hub Wales seeks to procure and implement a Framework Agreement for the provision of Funding Proposal Support and Review Services. The intention is to procure a multi-supplier framework to provide ad-hoc bid writing and funding review and support services to Life Sciences Hub Wales as and when may be required. The successful suppliers will act as an extension to the internal Life Sciences Hub Wales Funding Support team, providing additional support, capacity, resilience and expertise when required. It is likely that support via the framework will only be required during periods where internal Life Sciences Hub Wales resource / capacity is limited, such as during peak delivery or as a result of absence (as an example). The framework suppliers will be considered as additional resource to be called upon to alleviate pressure and enable continued delivery during these periods. The following link provides a summary outline of the Life Sciences Hub Wales funding proposal service (includes additional resources): https://lshubwales.com/support/funding-support. The scope of support potentially required by Life Sciences Hub Wales via the framework includes the full breadth of services aligned to the funding proposal service. The full specification of requirements is provided in Part 13 of the Invitation to Tender document. The intention is to award a position on the framework to up to three suppliers.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 70%qualityQuality Award CriteriaThe agreement (if awarded) shall go to the three suppliers submitting the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) based on the award criteria outlined in Part 14.2.1 of the Invitation to Tender document. The Quality assessment shall carry 70% of the available 100%. The Quality assessment will be undertaken following the scoring methodology provided in Annex 1 of the Invitation to Tender document.
• 30%priceCommercial Award CriteriaThe Commercial assessment shall carry the remaining 30% of the available 100%. The Commercial assessment will be evaluated on a proportional vs best basis and will be evaluated using the calculation provided in Part 14.2.9 of the Invitation to Tender document

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• All intellectual property rights related to deliverables completed on behalf of Life Sciences Hub Wales by the successful suppliers will be transferred to Life Sciences Hub Wales. (All intellectual property rights associated with any background materials used during service delivery will remain with the relevant owning party). During the term of the agreement the successful suppliers must ensure that data is managed appropriately at all times, in-line with the Data Protection Act 2018 (Chapter 2) (UK GDPR). Third-party content (e.g. client information shared for the purpose of providing services under the framework) must be kept commercial in confidence at all times. The successful suppliers are required to comply with all applicable legislation (including without limitation the Data Protection Act 2018, Welsh Language Act 1993 and Modern Slavery Act 2015) in their dealings with the Life Sciences Hub Wales.

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 234 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published24 days ago

   28 Aug 2026, 15:57 BST
2. Clarification questions by5 days ago

   16 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 4 days

   25 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice28 Aug 2026, 15:57 BST082323-2026

Documents

• Invitation to Tender document, provides full details of the Life Sciences Hub Wales requirement, award criteria and process instructions
• Qualification Questionnaire. Tenderers are required to complete and return a Qualification Questionnaire as part of their tender response. The Qualification Questionnaire includes a number of qualifying questions that tenderers must answer as instructed in order for their response to be taken forward into consideration.
• Quality Response Template, to be completed by the tenderer. Only responses provided using the Quality response template will be accepted for evaluation.
• Commercial Response Template. For the Commercial Assessment Tenderers are required to complete and return a Commercial response workbook by inserting the requested information as per the workbook guidance.
• Tender notice on Find a Tender