Published date: 10 December 2018

This notice was replaced on 22 March 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 25 June 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Training services - 80500000

Location of contract

North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, West Midlands, London, South West

Value of contract

£65,000 to £78,000

Procurement reference

CQC LD 186

Published date

10 December 2018

Closing date

7 January 2019

Contract start date

4 March 2019

Contract end date

30 September 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

CQC seeks to introduce Personal safety training in high risk settings for specified groups of staff who regularly inspect service providers that may present a risk to their personal safety.
The core groups of staff (the "Learners") who would require the training would be:
• Health and Justice Team
• Registration Inspectors
• Relationship Managers for providers in high risk settings

These Learners have been identified as being core participants on this learning due to the nature of the environments that they would access as part of their role.

We would expect the contractor to deliver a programme of classroom based learning, supported learning possibly through observed skills practice possibly including role-play and self-directed learning through reflective practice and portfolio/assignment completion

This contractor will need to be able to provide this programme across appropriate locations in England. These would be aligned to CQC offices: London, Leeds, Newcastle, Birmingham and Bristol.

Dates for delivery are currently flexible however these are to be agreed in advance with the expectation that the first cohort must begin their programme in March 2019.

There is a budget ceiling of £78,000 (inclusive of VAT) for this contract and bids above this price will not be considered.

Please note that any questions and clarifications relating to this ITT must be raised before 2pm 20th December 2018.

More information

Links

Additional text

The full specification of the requirement is set out in Section 2 of the ITT tender document available at CQC e-Sourcing Portal: https://cqc-commercial.bravosolution.co.uk

NOTE: IF YOU ARE ALREADY REGISTERED ON CQC E-TENDERING PORTAL PLEASE GO STRAIGHT TO STEP 2 BELOW.
IF UNREGISTERED PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW TO REGISTER

Step 1. How to Express Interest:
- Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once):
- browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://cqc-commercial.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register Bravo Project reference = Project_257
- accept the terms and conditions and click "continue",
- enter your correct business and user details,
- note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete,
- you will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).

Step 2. Accessing the ITT:
- login to the portal with the username / password,
- click the "ITTs Open To All Suppliers" link (This area in Bravo contains CQC's Invitation to Tender opportunities (ITT's) open to any registered supplier),
- click on the relevant "ITT" to access the content,
- click the "Express Interest" button at the top of the page,
- this will move the "ITT" into your "My ITTs" page (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
- you can now access any attachments by clicking "Buyer Attachments" in the "ITT" Details" box to respond to the ITT,
-Note the deadline for completion and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the ITT
- You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page.

Note: There may be a mixture of on-line and off-line actions for you to perform. Online help and technical support is available via the Bravo helpdesk by Phone +44 0800 069 8630 or Email help@bravosolution.co.uk . If you require any further assistance please consult the on-line help, or contact the eTendering help-desk

To be considered as a Bidder you must complete and submit a Tender Response by the deadline of 7th January 2019 12pm (Noon).

Please allow sufficient time to make your tender response submission as late tender response submissions will not be permitted by the system.

About the buyer

Address

151 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SZ
England

Email

commercialcontracts@cqc.org.uk