Published date: 25 September 2019

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: 9 October 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1 to £147,240

Procurement reference

MC0001

Published date

25 September 2019

Closing date

9 October 2019

Contract start date

4 November 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Not applicable

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

Apprenticeships are a key feature of the Government's educational policy, with specific ambitions to increase apprenticeships within the NHS. The Apprenticeship Benefits Realisation Strategy includes objectives to:
• meet the skills needs of employers;
• create progression for apprentices;
• widen participation and social mobility; and
• create more quality apprenticeships.
To deliver these benefits within the NHS, Trusts and Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) need support to become informed apprenticeship customers and to develop apprenticeship strategies that meet the needs of their workforce strategies.
If the NHS were treated as a single employer, it would be the biggest employer in England. It is a major contributor to both the apprenticeship levy and public sector apprenticeship target. It is expected to deliver over a third of all public sector apprenticeships. The NHS has an estimated annual public sector target of around 28,000 new apprentice starts.
The ESFA is looking to award a grant to a delivery organisation who will engage with senior leaders within NHS Trusts and STP's.
In particular we are looking for the following outcomes to be achieved:
• Engage senior leaders within NHS Trusts, e.g. Finance Directors, HR Directors and Chief Executives
• Secure their active support as apprenticeship champions within their organisations, ensuring operational staff have the necessary leadership and resources.
• 'Open doors' for our account managers to reach decision-makers.
The successful bidding organisation will need to be able to demonstrate that they are a not-for-profit (e.g. voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations), impartial organisation, with national reach across England and have:
o an understanding of apprenticeships;
o an understanding of and experience with working with the NHS;
o proven experience of senior stakeholder management and influence; and
o experience in activities that are aligned with the purpose of the grant.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Grant for NHS Apprenticeships Senior Leadership Engagement

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 12 September 2019, last edited 12 September 2019

Additional text

The successful bidding organisation will need to be able to demonstrate that they are a not-for-profit (e.g. voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations), impartial organisation, with national reach across England. The Authority will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work or effort incurred by a supplier in acting on the basis of this notice.
The competition is being run via the DfE / ESFA eTendering Portal. Providers interested in applying need to register on the Portal. Providers can access this system at https://education.app.jaggaer.com. When you create your account and log in you should click on:
• 'ITT's OPEN TO ALL SUPPLIERS';
• Select 'itt_82 - Grant for NHS Apprenticeships Senior Leader Engagement ;
• Select 'Express Interest'.
You will then be able to view all of the information and documents relating to the tender. It is important that you read all of the documents thoroughly before responding to the tender exercise. Please note this is the only means where an application can be made for consideration and all communications on this project should now be via online message board attached to the ITT in Jaggaer which is numbered itt_82.
The deadline for receiving all bids is 09 Oct 2019, 17:00BST. The Authority reserves the right not to accept bids submitted after this time.

About the buyer

Address

Cheylesmore House South
Quinton Road
Coventry
CV1 2WT
England

Email

ESFAProcurement.HELP@education.gov.uk