Published date: 25 September 2023

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: 6 October 2023, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 30000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_390090/1262183

Published date

25 September 2023

Closing date

6 October 2023

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 November 2023

Contract end date

31 July 2024

Contract type

Not specified

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

The organisation has until recently been in 'Special Measures' (as rated by the CQC (healthcare regulators)) and is now rated as 'Requires Improvement'. Significant scrutiny has been placed on leadership, behaviors, and safeguarding elements of the service. Whilst the organisation is now on an upward trajectory, the large-scale transformation required has at times unsettled staff who may now be apprehensive of change.

As a result, there is significant resistance to change noted widely in the workforce, although senior teams are starting to recognise the benefit of using structured methodologies.

The financial burden of finding cost savings is in line with many NHS organisations. Invest-to-save schemes are considered but can be difficult to gain the buy-in to invest.

Due to the requirement to transform services, established improvement and transformation plans are in place. Any additional recommended changes must consider these due to the risk of conflicting workstreams.

The organisational capability relating to change and improvement is behind where it should be amongst leaders, along with the skill recognised importance to measure impact of change. Data is plentiful but can be difficult to access quickly.

The requirement is broken down into 3 lots:

Lot 1 - Readiness for change - Start date 1st November - July 2024
Lot 2a - Improve fleet availability and visibility - Start date 1st November - July 2024
Lot 2b - Integrate and redesign make ready services - Start date TBC

More information

Links

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Access to the oportunity is via the e-Tendering Portal - Bravo Solution. Please follow the link shown below and ensure you are registered with the portal to access the documentation. Registration to the portal is free of charge.

About the buyer

Address

Lakeview House, Priory Business Park
Bedford
MK44 3WH
England

Email

tenders@eastamb.nhs.uk

Website

https://eoecph.bravosolution.co.uk/eastamb