Published date: 30 April 2021

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Opportunity (published 30 April 2021, last edited 30 April 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

HEE001-DN541437-88413166

Published date

30 April 2021

Closing date

2 June 2021

Closing time

12:59am

Contract start date

14 June 2021

Contract end date

13 June 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Health Education England (HEE - the Commissioner) are putting out this notice as a PIN (Prior Information Notice) with a view to completing a Direct Award.

Please note the contracting authority intends to direct award the contract to Click Developments. The case for direct award can be found on the tender portal.

Heath Education England [HEE] believe that Click Developments is the only supplier who can support the above programme requirements for one year in 2020/21, with their knowledge and experience (since 2013) in order to maintain continuity for the maintenance and strategic management of the Care Certificate and to undertake the Care Certificate Review.

Due to the length of the contract (one year), seamless continuity is paramount. If the existing supplier cannot continue to provide the current service to HEE, it is believed that the impact on the service will be detrimental for a number of reasons:
o Transition to a new supplier would mean the need for comprehensive induction to the work and organisational memory for the work would be lost, this will mean that timely delivery would not be achieved
o Loss of links and relationships with the main care certificate network preventing effective communication and engagement to deliver the care certificate review and maintenance agenda
o Failure to effectively analyse and act on data collected for the care certificate review thus failing to meet deadlines

The financial envelope for the contract is £50,000.

For the Specification, Contract and the Case for Direct Award please access the portal at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=40bb618e-0a24-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21&v=2

Please access the portal for all documents.

All communications should be made via the messaging function on the ProContract E-Tendering portal.

If any provider has concerns with the commissioning intentions outlined within the published documentation, please raise this via the eTendering Portal in the first instance within 30 days of the date of this Prior Information Notice.

The closing date of this PIN is midnight on the 1st June 2021.

More information

Links

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/