Published date: 29 September 2017

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 October 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£20,000,000 to £200,000,000

Procurement reference

SBS/17/GR/ZWM/9172

Published date

29 September 2017

Closing date

16 October 2017

Contract start date

17 October 2017

Contract end date

22 June 2021

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 Shared Business Services is establishing a framework agreement for the provision of Apprenticeship Training Services to Public Bodies who pay the Apprenticeship Levy. This is the third opportunity for organisations to apply to join the framework.

Apprenticeship Training Services means the provision of Apprenticeship Frameworks and Apprenticeship Standards.

NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) wishes to establish a Framework Agreement (acting on behalf of its clients) for use by the following UK bodies (and any future successors to these organisations) subject to the approval of NHS SBS:
Public sector bodies, including any statutory and other successor organisations to any of the foregoing and in addition any other commissioners (whether alone or jointly with any other organisation), providers and regulators of NHS funded (either in whole or in part) services including practice based commissioning consortia, general practice commissioning consortia, the National Commissioning Board (and all sub national offices including any body obtaining new membership to NHS Shared Business Services Ltd).

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Organisations interesting in applying to join the framework should visit the EU Supply Portal http://nhssbs.eu-supply.com and search for Tender ID 29213
The Services to which this Procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations"). As such, the procurement of the Services is being run as a bespoke competition to establish a Framework. NHS SBS does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 services

About the buyer

Contact name

Christopher Robson

Address

Halyard Court
Chandlers Point, 31 Broadway
Salford
M50 2YR
England

Telephone

0161 212 2420

Email

christopher_robson@nhs.net

Website

https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/procurement