DSIT & NI - Project Barbara PoC

DSIT · awarded 1 April 2026

£2.8m Award value £2,750,000

1 Supplier Recorded as a small or medium-sized business

31 Mar 2027 Runs until from 2 Apr 2026

Who

Buyer	DSIT London
Supplier	The Neurodegeneration Initiative Limited
Category	services
Classification	Design and execution of research and development CPV 73300000
Notice published	22 April 2026

What it is for

The Dementia Goals programme (DGP), part of the Healthcare Goals programme (based in the Office for Life Sciences within DSIT). The Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Goals programme, aims to speed up the development of new treatments for dementia by accelerating innovations in biomarkers, clinical trials and implementation. This project is to undertake a Proof of Concept (PoC) study to test the feasibility of BARBARA - a Brain Ageing Registry for Biomarkers, Access to trials, Research, and Adoption. Additional information: n/a

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Awarded	What for	Buyer	Supplier	Value
1 Apr 2026	DSIT & NI - Project Barbara PoC	DSIT	The Neurodegeneration Initiative Limited	£2.8m
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