Published date: 2 November 2021

Last edited date: 17 November 2021

This notice was replaced on 2 November 2021

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Opportunity (published 2 November 2021, last edited 23 November 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

LS2 7PD

Value of contract

£80,000

Procurement reference

CF-0445900D0O000000rwimUAA2

Published date

2 November 2021

Closing date

22 November 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

6 December 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

This Invitation to Quote (ITQ) has been prepared by NHS England and NHS Improvement (the 'Authority'). The Authority is looking for a Supplier for the provision of a general schools interaction commission which will engage young people who haven't considered or decided on a career in nursing, alongside those wanting to find out more about the range of nursing careers available. Delivery is to commence in September 2021, with early interaction with the NextGen Nursing team and conclude in April 2022.

The Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA) programme is a clinical and professional leadership program which equips nurses with the skills to deliver restorative clinical supervision to colleagues right across England. The programme launched in March 2021, towards the end of the third wave of COVID-19. This was the start of a critical point of recovery: for patients, for services and for our workforce.

PNA training provides those on the programme with skills to facilitate restorative supervision to their colleagues and teams, in nursing and beyond. A version of this programme exists already for maternity colleagues, where outcomes point to improved staff wellbeing and retention, alongside improved patient outcomes. The training equips them to listen and to understand challenges and demands of fellow colleagues, and to lead support and deliver quality improvement initiatives in response.

Interested suppliers should register on the NHS England & Improvement e-procurement system here: https://health-family.force.com/login

• Once logged in click 'Find Opportunities' and search for 'Professional Nursing Advocate Model Evaluation'
• Click 'Register Interest'
• Once you have registered your interest you will be able to view the Requirements and submit a response to the ITQ within the portal.
• Any messages about the opportunity should be sent via the e-procurement system. You can do this by going to the home page and:
o Click on 'My proposals & Quotes'
o Click the relevant Project Title
o Click 'Messages' & 'New Message'

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Professional Nursing Advocate Model Evaluation

  • Opportunity
  • Published 2 November 2021

About the buyer

Contact name

Sajjad Khan

Address

Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7PD
GB

Email

england.commercialqueries@nhs.net