Early Engagement Event- Annual Database on Life Science Companies Operating in the UK

The Office for Life Sciences ("OLS") wishes to procure a three-year contract to produce a database annually on life science companies operating in the UK for 2023, 2024 and 2025. This dataset has been procured since 2009 due to existing data not adequately reflecting the full scope of the life science sector in it’s entirety. This dataset is used to support policy making and used extensively in government, by academia and by life science companies. OLS use this data to: • develop and evaluate strategies and policies, including implementation of the Life Science Vision,
• identify sector strengths and address weaknesses/barriers to help create the conditions for UK business success in life sciences  • monitor and map changes in the sector   • produce an annual Official Statistics report ‘Bioscience and Health technology Sector Statistics’ (BaHTSS) which provides commentary on data and trends in collaboration with OLS analysts. Previous Datasets can be found here:  www.gov.uk/government/collections/bioscience-and-health-technology-database-annual-reports  It is expected that these returns are used as a ‘base-line’. The successful supplier will need to build, develop and improve any data outputs, in line with OLS guidance. Details of the current methodology used to produce the annual database can be found in Annex 2 of our published report, the latest of which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/bioscience-and-health-technology-sector-statistics-2021/bioscience-and-health-technology-sector-statistics-2021-background-quality-and-user-guide