Published date: 21 November 2023
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
Personnel-training services - 79632000
Specialist training services - 80510000
Staff training services - 80511000
Training programme services - 80521000
Health training services - 80561000
Services furnished by professional organisations - 98112000
Location of contract
SW1H 0EU
Procurement reference
CF-2026400D0O000000rwimUAA
Published date
21 November 2023
Closing date
5 December 2023
Contract type
Service contract
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
The Department of Health and Social Care is seeking to appoint a supplier with the skills and expertise to: quality assure training and qualifications for the ASC workforce, working with existing qualification regulators (for example Ofqual), Awarding Organisations, Training Providers, the ASC sector and those with lived experience. In addition, signposting high-quality training to the sector that is aligned to DHSC's Care Workforce Pathway.
Intended contract term: Initial period of 1 year (1st April 2024 to 31 March 2025) with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 1 year (1+1+1).
Estimated contract value initial period: £850,000 exclusive of VAT.
The Department of Health and Social Care is issuing this early engagement to seek information and feedback from the market to gain better understanding of the intelligence, costing model and appetite for this project.
For avoidance of doubt this is not a call for competition, the purpose is to advise the market on the forthcoming DHSC procurement and seek feedback from the market that may inform the final specification and/or procurement approach to the services.
A Market Engagement Questionnaire and draft Specifications are attached to this notice via the links below.
The completed questionnaire can be returned via email michael.murphy@dhsc.gov.uk quoting 'W90184 DHSC: ASC: Adult Social Care Learning and Development Quality Assurance OMMT. The deadline to submit the questionnaire: no later than 5 December 2023 12:00:00 GMT.
NOTE: this market engagement process does not form part of the formal procurement process. When the formal procurement process commences any supplier may join the competition and all supplier Tenders will be evaluated on the same basis. The contractual opportunity will be available in the future via DHSC Atamis eTendering System.
You can select this link to access and register your organisation to the Atamis system https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, if you have not already done so.
Draft Specification: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#0O000000rwim/a/8d00000057cZ/mII302m9IkCCDp3tuIaUgXZMNRYpR22IUoF9Y37I2pI
Market Consultation Questionnaire: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#0O000000rwim/a/8d00000057cY/DeKHX8tOKFQ8yi4PBZJHYaFNdvhQ8FF6rBmeN2FnfRs
About the buyer
Contact name
DHSC
Address
39 Victoria Street,
London
SW1H 0EU
United Kingdom
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