Published date: 18 January 2024

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: 19 February 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Personnel-training services - 79632000

  • Specialist training services - 80510000

  • Health training services - 80561000

    • Health services - 85100000

    • Services furnished by professional organisations - 98112000

Location of contract

SW1H 0EU

Value of contract

£1,191,200 to £3,573,600

Procurement reference

CF-2125000D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

18 January 2024

Closing date

19 February 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2024

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

The Department of Health and Social Care is seeking to appoint a supplier with the skills and expertise to: quality assure training and qualifications for the ASC workforce, working with existing qualification regulators (for example Ofqual), Awarding Organisations, Training Providers, the ASC sector and those with lived experience. In addition, signposting high-quality training to the sector that is aligned to DHSC's Care Workforce Pathway.

Contract Project Reference: C227555

Intended contract term: Initial period of 1 year (1st April 2024 to 31 March 2025) with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 1 year (1+1+1)

Estimated contract value initial period: £1,191,200.00 exclusive of VAT. Estimated contract value extension period £1,191,200.00 per annum exclusive of VAT. Total potential contract value £3,573,600.00 exclusive of VAT.

The opportunity will be available on the DHSC Atamis eTendering System. Select this link to access and register your organisation to the Atamis system https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, if you have not already done so.

To find this opportunity in the eTendering system, select "Find Opportunities" and then search by project number or title. Once you have found the Opportunity, press the 'Register Interest' button to register your interest. This will make the project to appear on 'My proposals and quotes'. From there you can review documents, send clarification messages, submit the response, or decline to respond, if you decide not to participate in the opportunity. For full details on the instruction to tender and terms of participations please refer to the Invitation to Tender document

More information

Additional text

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.

Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:

Phone: 0800 9956035

E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Michael Murphy

Address

39 Victoria Street,
Department of Health and Social Care (London)
SW1H 0EU
United Kingdom

Email

michael.murphy@dhsc.gov.uk