Published date: 8 September 2017

This notice was replaced on 16 March 2018

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Awarded contract (published 16 March 2018, last edited 16 March 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£7,500,000

Procurement reference

SoEPS/17.340

Published date

8 September 2017

Closing date

20 October 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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 South of England Procurement Services, acting on behalf of Health Education England North East (the Commissioner) are commencing a tender for the delivery of a Lead Employer Arrangement for Health Education England North East.

HEE NE would like to invite potential service providers to respond to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the provision of the Lead Employer arrangement as set out in the service specification. This document sets out the requirements and the criteria to be used in the evaluation.

The purpose of this ITT is to solicit professional, properly defined and costed propositions and solutions. The information provided in the specification will help Bidders to evaluate their suitability and assess if the Bidder meets HEE NEs specific requirements.
The Commissioner is offering a four year contract with the option to extend by up to a further two years. The value of the four year contract will be a maximum of £4,900,000 (inclusive of VAT). The contract value will be a maximum envelope of £7,500,000 (inclusive of VAT) for a period of six years. The Commissioner reserves the right to extend the contract by up to a further two years.

Please access the procurement documents for further information.

The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is Friday 20 October 2017 at 12:00pm (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted. The e-portal system will shutdown at 12:00pm and any unsubmitted 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: Lead Employer Arrangement - Health Education England, North East, please access the ITT for all documents. Should Bidders have any queries, 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 6pm) 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.

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Bidders are invited to access the procurement documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning

About the buyer

Address

36 - 38 Friars Walk
Lewes
BN7 2PB
England

Email

laura.devine@soeprocurement.nhs.uk