AwardedAwarded 25 February 2026

LW157 Bid Writing and Proposal Development Support

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine · Education

In brief

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine awarded research work to Inventya Ltd, Pno Consultants Limited and Gene4All and 3 others on 25 February 2026.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 January 2026.

It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

The purpose of this project is to provide added value support to the submission of funding proposals via services described Schedule 1 - Scope of Work. The initial focus of services is expected to be for European Commission funding applications in 2026 (Lot 1) including, but not limited to, Horizon Europe, European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) and European Research Council (ERC) opportunities. LSTM may also require the same type of services for other funders (Lot 2) and invites suppliers who specialise in a particular funder to submit responses outlining their expertise and services for those funders. Examples include FCDO, UNITAID or NIH (USA).

Lots

LotTradeValue
European Commission funding
1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027
What this lot covers

Bid Writing and Proposal Development Support Services for European Commission funding applications in 2026 (Lot 1) including, but not limited to, Horizon Europe, European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) and European Research Council (ERC) opportunities

Research and development—
Other (Non EC) Funders
1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027
What this lot covers

Bid Writing and Proposal Development Support Services for non EC Funders including, but not limited to FCDO, UNITAID or NIH (USA).

Research and development—

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Inventya Ltd (SME)
Pno Consultants Limited (SME)
Gene4All (SME)
Jonathan Brookes (SME)
9 bids received
European Commission funding—
Awarded 21 January 2026
25 February 2026 to 31 January 2028
Inventya Ltd (SME)
Alpha & Ace Holdings Ltd (SME)
Capacity Development International (SME)
7 bids received
Other (Non EC) Funders—
Awarded 21 January 2026
26 February 2026 to 31 January 2028

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 075377-2025
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 016610-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 036745-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

26

Awards

15

Suppliers it has used most for research

  • Alpha & Ace Holdings Ltd1 contract
  • Capacity Development International1 contract
  • Gene4All1 contract
  • Inventya Ltd1 contract
  • Jonathan Brookes1 contract

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From notice 075377-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 19 November 2025, last updated 22 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.