SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH – FUNDING

1. Title: SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH – FUNDING2. Awarding Authority: NHS National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), GB. Web: 3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: The Awarding Authority will invite academic institutions in England to apply to a new open competition to renew and refresh membership of the NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR).The renewed SPHR will conduct world-leading research in public health which responds to and meets the needs of local populations, local government and public health bodies, and which addresses the nation’s changing demographics and priority areas for public health research.The renewed school will aim to continue to strengthen research in public health more broadly, build capacity and fund groundbreaking, internationally relevant research that is key to improving public health policy and practice. There will be a strong emphasis on how the members have previously contributed to improvements and changes to public health policy and practice and how they intend to fund and support novel and ambitious research projects, programmes and schemes.From 1 April 2022 and for a five year period, funding of at least £25 million will be available to support the school in these functions for the research and capacity building contracts.5. CPV Code(s): 73110000, 73000000, 732100006. NUTS code(s): UKI, UKI3, UKI327. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: London, Inner London – West, Westminster.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: From 1 April 2022 and for a five year period, funding of at least £25 million will be available to support the school in these functions for the research and capacity building contracts.10. Closes: 29.1.2021.11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:12. Other information: More information, including the call specification, will be available once the call launches available on the website aboveStage 1 Launch Date: Thursday, 8 October 2020Stage 1 deadline for submission: Thursday, 28 January 2021 at 1:00pmStage 2 (if selected at Stage 1) – Business plan development May/June 2021# funding opportunity