Published date: 10 September 2020

This notice was replaced on 21 October 2020

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 1 April 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£325,000

Procurement reference

HEE001-DN498366-08518767

Published date

10 September 2020

Closing date

12 October 2020

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

20 October 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Health Education England (HEE - the Commissioner) are putting out this notice as a PIN (Prior Information Notice) with a view to completing a Direct Award.

Please note the contracting authority intends to direct award the contract to Royal College of Psychiatrists. The case for direct award can be found on the tender portal.

HEE TEL support and fund the governance, operations and sustainability of the programme which is intended to deliver three primary aims:
• Governance of the MindEd Programme
• Administration support for MindEd promotion and operational activity
• Review and update of up to 100 MindEd sessions, dependent upon identified need and availability of review authors.

It is essential for TEL to maintain its current MindEd programmes to build on these foundations and processes to support the development and continuous review of the learning resources and sessions.

The financial envelope for the contract is £325,000.


For the Specification, Contract and the Case for Direct Award please access the portal at:

https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=40bb618e-0a24-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21&v=2

Project title: Sustainability of the MindEd Programme and The Wellbeing for Education Return project - Health Education England

Please access the portal for all documents.

All communications should be made via the messaging function on the ProContract E-Tendering portal.

If any provider has concerns with the commissioning intentions outlined within the published documentation, please raise this via the eTendering Portal in the first instance within 30 days of the date of this Prior Information Notice.

The closing date of this PIN is midnight on the 12th October 2020.


About the buyer

Contact name

Laura Devine

Address

Crawley Hospital, 3rd Floor, Red Wing
West Green Drive
Crawley
RH11 7DH
United Kingdom

Email

Laura.Devine@hee.nhs.uk

Website

https://hee.nhs.uk/