Published date: 30 November 2018
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Contract summary
Industry
Education and training services - 80000000
Location of contract
North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
Value of contract
£80,000
Procurement reference
NHS/SoEPS/18.463
Published date
30 November 2018
Closing date
4 January 2019
Contract start date
18 March 2019
Contract end date
31 October 2020
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
NHS South of England Procurement Services (SoEPS), acting on behalf of the NHS Leadership Academy (the Commissioner) are commencing a tender for the provision of a Career Advisory Service.
Aim
To establish a career planning and advisory service for clinicians complete with fully worked up processes, materials and resources that will be embedded within a range of offers provided by local Academy teams.
Purpose
• To enable aspiring clinical leaders to have a better understanding of their career path to take a more planned approach to their careers, helping them to ensure they end up in the best possible roles for them, their skills, abilities and values.
• To equip aspiring clinical leaders with the tools and resources to given themselves the best possible chance of securing an executive role and successfully navigate the board appointment process.
• Ultimately to increase the proportion of clinicians in senior executive roles.
Scope
This support would be initially targeted and piloted at those who are currently operating at one below board level with a clinical background, Deputy Medical Director or Director of Nursing, Clinical Directors, Band 9 and Band 8d nursing, medical and other senior clinical leaders.
The maximum value of this contract is £80,000 exclusive of any applicable VAT.
Bidders are invited to access the procurement documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning
Please access the ITT procurement documents for further information.
The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is Friday 04 January 2019 at 12:00pm (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted. The e-portal system will shutdown at 12:00pm and any un-submitted bids not registered to the system at this time will not be accepted. Therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time.
Project title: Career Advisory Service - NHS Leadership Academy, please access the ITT for all documents. Should Bidders have any queries regarding registration or are having problems using the portal, they should contact the In-tend dedicated Supplier Helpdesk by calling 0845 557 8079 Monday to Friday (9am to 5pm) or email support@in-tend.co.uk
All communications should be made via the messaging function on the In-tend E-Tendering portal. During the tender exercise the Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the e-portal system via the appointed procurement specialist on behalf of NHS South of England Procurement Services and not with the Contracting Authority itself. No Bidder, Bidder Member, or any of such Bidder's advisors, consultants or subcontractors may have ex parte communications with the Contracting Authority or any of their employees, advisors, contractors or consultants regarding the ITT, the Procurement, other than as expressly permitted in this ITT.
More information
Attachments
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- Instructions for Registering on the SoEPS Commissioning Support In-tend Portal.pdf
- Tender notice
- How to Register on In-Tend
Links
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- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning
- Tender notice
- In-Tend Portal
About the buyer
Contact name
Laura Devine
Address
Unit 18 Solent Industrial Estate
SOUTHAMPTON
SO302FY
England
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