Published date: 29 October 2021

Last edited date: 18 November 2021

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: 2 December 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health training services - 80561000

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

LS2 7UE

Value of contract

£40,000

Procurement reference

CF-0477100D0O000000rwimUAA3

Published date

29 October 2021

Closing date

2 December 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

20 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

NHS England & NHS Improvement (NHSEI) wish to commission a supplier to deliver a bespoke RCS training and psychological support 'boost' to all existing PMAs in England. This will help ensure PMAs can provide effective RCS to the workforce during and after the pandemic.

Training will need to be provided to all existing PMAs. Training will need to be delivered virtually/remotely, which we anticipate of being delivered to groups of up to 20 PMAs. There are approximately 800 PMAs in post in England, meaning approximately 40 sessions. These sessions will enable PMAs to provide effective RCS in view of the current pressures bought on by the pandemic.

For PMAs to:
• Understand some common mental health disorders
• Understand what trauma looks like
• Learn techniques that the PMA's can implement with staff to help them manage emotions, and develop their own coping mechanisms
• Learn ways that PMA's can manage their own wellbeing when potentially hearing more traumatic experiences than usual

We aim for the training session to commence in January 2022 and completed by March 2022 and for the supplier to provide registration and course administration.

Please apply here: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Professional Midwifery Advocates (PMA) psychological training boost

  • Opportunity
  • Published 29 October 2021, last edited 18 November 2021

About the buyer

Contact name

Sajjad Khan

Address

Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
GB

Email

england.commercialqueries@nhs.net