Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be6-ebc0-7177-ba90-3054d92639ed/esf-dct-consensus-support awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # ESF DCT consensus support [National Institute for Health and Care Excellence](https://tendernation.io/buyers/national-institute-for-health-and-care-excellence) Estimated value £40,000 Published 7 Oct 2026 Deadline Closed 26 Aug 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Provision of an independent expert review and validation of the developing NICE Evidence Standards Framework for Digital Health Technologies (ESF DCT) ([nice.org.uk](https://www.nice.org.uk/what-nice-does/digital-health/evidence-standards-framework-esf-for-digital-health-technologies)). ## CPV classification Research and development services and related consultancy services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06de6c-2026-10-07T11:04:11+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06de6c-2026-10-07T11:04:11+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/national-institute-for-health-and-care-excellence) [Sector More Research & development tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development) ## More tenders like this [Included Outside Publication Faith in Nature · Natural England · 16 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14a29-a2ce-7073-851a-05dd5c86a64c/included-outside-publication-faith-in-nature) [The provision of an online family history service for wales · The National Library of Wales · 32 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-3ab0-72b7-a215-c1db7fc1c138/the-provision-of-an-online-family-history-service-for-wales) [Cymru Can Strategy Review · Future Generations Commissioner for Wales · 22 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-3b47-71a7-b7c4-7d49c6871347/cymru-can-strategy-review) [Sector research for councils to learn from collaborative ICT delivery in local government · Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14503-584b-7036-bbe3-327b4e51c3c7/sector-research-for-councils-to-learn-from-collaborative-ict-delivery-in-local-g) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Multiannual FWC on monitoring, research and analysis related to VET and qualifications · European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, CEDEFOP - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training · 58 days left · 15 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-1b58-70d6-9e0f-07f8589ea85c/greece-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-mu) [Research services – Istraživanja vrsta i staništa u sklopu projekta PKK "Poboljšano upravljanje PPLP" · Javna ustanova Park prirode Lonjsko polje · 30 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-312a-7230-92e1-4783caf49f90/croatia-research-services-istrazivanja-vrsta-i-stanista-u-sklopu-projekta-pk)