Published date: 9 December 2021

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Approach to market date: 23 December 2021

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

LS2 7PD

Value of contract

£200,000

Procurement reference

CF-0519900D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

9 December 2021

Approach to market date

23 December 2021

Contract start date

6 January 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

NHS England and NHS Improvement is looking to procure a package that can offer immediate support (all delivered by March 2022) to 400 midwifery leaders.

Tackling work related stress and burnout is a priority and a focus for this specialised area of healthcare that is in need of specific support that will understand the midwifery pressures and priorities, including the pressures in retention.

This package should deliver a pool of resources for leaders to look after their own wellbeing and as result increase their capacity in addressing ongoing burdens. The package should contain:

o Access to online programme for optimal state of mind for personal, practice and organisational wellbeing. This must include the provision of well-being education and support in a replicable and scalable format. Midwifery leadership coaching from practitioners and legacy midwife leaders to support well-being, leadership and internal flow down of well-being support.
o Sessions that participants will process through with main video and a range of supporting content that allows further exploration) and online-coaching conversation
o Virtual support sessions alongside midwifery leaders for further insight and share practice-based considerations.
o Co-design and facilitation of a midwifery regional communities of practice for midwifery leaders to transform the health and wellbeing needs of their teams.
o Facilitated sessions
o Midwifery compassionate leadership practice and resources
o EDI awareness and leadership approaches
o Programme evaluation and development work to inform a sustainable model of support
o Evaluation leadership and management
o Pre and post survey development and circulation
o Qualitative data collection, transcription and analysis
o Dissemination

The budget for this work is £200k and the timeline of complete delivery is March 2022.


About the buyer

Contact name

Sajjad Khan

Address

Quarry Hill,
Leeds
LS2 7PD
GB

Email

england.commercialqueries@nhs.net