Published date: 4 October 2023

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: 6 November 2023, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£1,500,000,000

Procurement reference

S10353Oct23

Published date

4 October 2023

Closing date

6 November 2023

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 December 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This Framework was established in February 2021 to replace the previous Dynamic Purchasing System operated by Salisbury NHSFT.

This Framework operates at two levels - Level One, where any suitably qualified and eligible provider can submit details of all the apprenticeships they offer, and employers can then either direct award or, via Salisbury, conduct a further competition against their local needs. Level Two will be a smaller number of providers for a specific standard, appointed via a Further Competition, using a higher selection criteria published with each ITT.

Both levels of listing are open across all our eligible public and third sector organisations. Level Two listed providers can be selected either by employer direct award or a further competition amongst those listed.

This Requirement document covers the October 2023 opening of the Framework and constitutes Instructions to Suppliers including mandatory requirements.

All Providers must agree to the Framework terms and conditions published as part of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) - amendments to those Terms will not be made for specific providers.

Please note the final selection of providers to award for a specific requirement is a decision for employers and this Framework does not represent a spend commitment by any organisation.

Incorrectly submitted responses will be rejected and the Trust is not obliged to offer an opportunity for suppliers to resubmit correctly.

More information

Attachments

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The following Contracting Authorities are entitled to place Orders:
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust and all bodies listed within the Requirements document attached to this notice.

About the buyer

Contact name

Simon Dennis

Address

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Salisbury Managed Procurement Services
Salisbury
SP2 8BJ
England

Email

simon.dennis@nhs.net