# DHSC:NIHR Support Services: Public Partnerships and Maximising Research Impact

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by DHSC.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [DHSC](/buyers/dhsc/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [BMJ Publishing Group Limited](/suppliers/bmj-publishing-group/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £18,998,512
- Tender value: £18,998,512
- Award date: 15 January 2025
- Published: 31 January 2025
- Contract start: 1 April 2025
- Contract end: 31 March 2032
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 9f673606-a85b-43b2-bb1f-dc4a95ef37a8-822268
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8b410716-67b8-49fd-8ad9-5e23e26ff8ea

## Description

The National Institute for Health and Care Research \(NIHR\) is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care and its mission is to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research\. This opportunity is for the re-procurement of NIHR support services to: - Improve the way partnerships with people and communities in health and care research work \("public partnerships"\), - Improve how NIHR research is disseminated, and knowledge is mobilised to facilitate uptake and adoption of insights from research \("maximising impact"\), and - Act with other NIHR coordinating centres as an integral part of 'One NIHR'; a co-ordinated, joined-up organisation\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f673606-a85b-43b2-bb1f-dc4a95ef37a8-822268)