Published date: 12 February 2020

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: 16 March 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£600,000

Procurement reference

NHS/SoEPS/19.603

Published date

12 February 2020

Closing date

16 March 2020

Contract start date

1 July 2020

Contract end date

30 June 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

NHS South of England Procurement Services (SoEPS), acting on behalf of Health Education England (HEE - the Commissioner) are commencing a tender for the provision of University Training Days for Educators in the East of England.

Health Education England East of England (HEE EoE) is seeking to engage providers to deliver initial academic training sessions to underpin educational supervision as part of continuing professional development (CPD) for the East of England Clinical and Educational Supervisors (Clinicians).

The provider will be responsible for the delivery of:
• Face to face training sessions focused on realigning and updating the theoretical knowledge of Trainee supervision
• Evaluation of each training session and participating in the annual evaluation report run by HEE EoE

The initial contract period of three years will be a maximum value of £360,000 exclusive of VAT.

The Authority retains the option to extend the contracts by up to a further 2 year period.

This programme aims to deliver 1000 educators per year for the first three years of the contract (following which any extension of the contract will have reduced numbers as per the Specification). The Authority will contract with up to 5 providers to fulfil this delivery.

Bidders are invited to access the procurement documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning
Please access the ITT procurement documents for further information.

The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is Monday 16 March 2020 at 12:00pm (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted. The e-portal system will shutdown at 12:00pm and any un-submitted bids not registered to the system at this time will not be accepted. Therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time.

Project title: University Training Days for Educators in the East of England, Health Education England - NHS/SoEPS/19.603, please access the ITT for all documents. Should Bidders have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, they should contact the In-tend dedicated Supplier Helpdesk by calling 0845 557 8079 Monday to Friday (9am to 5pm) or email support@in-tend.co.uk

All communications should be made via the messaging function on the In-tend E-Tendering portal. During the tender exercise the Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the e-portal system via the appointed procurement specialist on behalf of NHS South of England Procurement Services and not with the Contracting Authority itself. No Bidder, Bidder Member, or any of such Bidder's advisors, consultants or subcontractors may have ex parte communications with the Contracting Authority or any of their employees, advisors, contractors or consultants regarding the ITT, the Procurement, other than as expressly permitted in this ITT.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Laura Devine

Address

Unit 18 Solent Industrial Estate
SOUTHAMPTON
SO302FY
England

Email

laura.devine@soeprocurement.nhs.uk