Commissioned

Commissioned research calls

The following commissioning briefs are now open. We strongly advise that applicants read the guidance notes in full and consult the application checklist before filling out the proposal form to ensure that it meets the expected criteria.

**PHR smoking prevention webinar**

The deadline for applying to participate in the webinar has now passed. We will be in contact with those who have submitted an expression of interest in due course.

Useful Documents:

• New Tips for success in applying to the PHR Programme now available to download
• Word version of the Standard Application Form
• The PHR Programme application checklist
• View a diagram of the funding process
  
• Using natural experiments to evaluate population health interventions
• Requirements to support research in the NHS this is a copy of the letter sent to all NHS trusts and SHAs regarding recent policy statements and operational requirements for research in the NHS. Applicants are recommended to view this information if their projects include any NHS components or partners.

Assessment dates - April 2013 cut-off

We expect proposals received by the cut-off dates of 9 April 2013 and 23 April 2013, and deemed within remit to be assessed at the June 2013 RFB. The RFB will assess for scientific quality, feasibility and value for money.

Assessment dates - August & September 2013 cut-off

We expect proposals received by the cut-off dates of 6 August 2013 and 3 September 2013, and deemed within remit to be assessed at the October 2013 RFB. The RFB will assess for scientific quality, feasibility and value for money.

Please note that if a very high response is received, some outline applications may not be taken forward for further assessment if they are deemed to be non-competitive and/or it may be necessary to defer some outline applications until a later date. 'Non-Competitive' means that a proposal is not of a sufficiently high standard to be taken forward for further assessment in comparison with other proposals received and funded by the PHR Programme because it has little or no realistic prospect of funding. This may be because of scientific quality, cost, scale/duration, or the makeup of the project team.     

Funding process

View a diagram of the funding process

In line with the government’s transparency agenda, any contract resulting from this tender may be published in its entirety to the general public. Further information on the transparency agenda is at: http://transparency.number10.gov.uk/#