Published date: 22 March 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 16 December 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Educational software package - 48190000

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£200,000

Procurement reference

HEE001-DN509454-10225626

Published date

22 March 2021

Closing date

16 December 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The national Talent for Care team estimates that approximately 15,000 NHS apprentices may be struggling with functional skills. It must be noted, however, that this is an estimation, and the actual figure may be higher.

We want to procure software to support the study of maths, English and digital skills (aka functional skills) which we will then contract out to NHS employers on a case by case basis. Based on current projections, we envision that we will establish contracts with around 100 large-scale employers i.e. NHS Trusts, where there will be cohorts of learners varying in size from 20 to 2,000. This number is only an estimate however and the supplier must be able to provide service to substantially more large employers than this figure, if required. The supplier must also be able to provide service to approximately 500 SME employers where we believe there will be 1 - 5 learners per employer. Again, this figure is an estimate and the supplier must be able to provide service to significantly higher number if required.

The number of learners (employees) in each employer will vary according to the local skills mix and need but the final overall total could total 15,000 or significantly more. Capacity to support this must be outlined in the tender response. We believe that by procuring at this scale we can achieve a level of competitive pricing that is not possible for individual employers and that we can achieve national coverage of the software.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Functional Skills Diagnostic and Upskilling Software.

  • Opportunity
  • Published 16 November 2020

Links

Award information

Awarded date

25 February 2021

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Total value of contract

£155,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

bksb Ltd

Address

NG18 5FB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Leila Hodson

Address

1st Floor, Blenheim House
Duncombe Street
Leeds
LS1 4PL
United Kingdom

Email

leila.hodson@hee.nhs.uk

Website

https://hee.nhs.uk/