Published date: 5 May 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 3 June 2021, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£0 to £6,880,000

Procurement reference

HEE001-DN538707-80096269

Published date

5 May 2021

Closing date

3 June 2021

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

4 August 2021

Contract end date

3 August 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NHS Health Education England (HEE - the Commissioner) are commencing a tender for the provision of a Situational Judgement & Psychometric Testing, Development, Delivery & Support service.

Health Education England aims to procure a provider organisation(s) Provider or Providers, to provide a robust and relevant assessment method for applicants to the above programmes. This is with the aim of incorporating technological advancements and competitive selection methodology to provide a valid and reliable tool, which will allow for the ranking of applicants for the purposes of shortlisting or allocation.

The method must also provide a means of withdrawing applicants who do not meet the national person specification. The tool must be flexible to allow applicants to access the tool in the UK and if possible, outside of the UK.

Multiple providers will be considered to achieve the outcomes for both content and delivery of the assessment. The Authority would be willing to consider a variety of approaches to best feed the requirements.

This is an exciting opportunity to support Health Education England as this provision consists of two Lots.

Providers can bid for either or both Lots;
Lot 1 - Content including Analysis
Lot 2 - Delivery

The maximum financial envelope for this procurement exercise is £6,880,000 exclusive of Vat. (Lot 1 - £2,400,000 Ex Vat & Lot 2 - £4,480,000 Ex Vat)

The contract period will be for four years, subject to annual budget review and KPIs, with the option to extend by up to a further one year.

The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is 3rd June 2021 at 12:00pm (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time.

All communications should be made via the messaging function on the e-Tendering portal during the tender exercise. The Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the e-portal system and not with the Contracting Authority itself other than as expressly permitted within this ITT.

Should Bidders have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, they should contact the ProContract dedicated Supplier Helpdesk at:

http://proactis.kayako.com/procontractv3/Core/Default/Index

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About the buyer

Contact name

Sarah Ambrose

Address

1st Floor, Blenheim House
Duncombe Street
Leeds
LS1 4PL
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 0

Email

sarah.ambrose@hee.nhs.uk

Website

https://hee.nhs.uk/