Published date: 8 June 2022
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.
Contract summary
Industry
Education and training services - 80000000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£20,400 to £88,400
Procurement reference
CF-0881600D0O000000rwimUAA1
Published date
8 June 2022
Closing date
8 July 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
25 July 2022
Contract end date
31 March 2023
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Health Education England are putting out this notice as a PIN (Prior Information Notice) with a view to completing a Direct Award to Helpforce.
The case for direct award can be found on the tender portal.
Health Education England's (HEE) National Volunteering Unit (NVU) is part of the Directorate of Talent for Care and Nursing and Midwifery and aims to support volunteering across health and care through the design, development and promotion of education, training and development of resources and opportunities. The NVU encourages staff who want to volunteer within the NHS, by providing unique and accessible projects and programmes to do so, and harnesses and embraces the power of the new technology and digital to drive work forward.
The NVU was established in 2020 following the heightened awareness of volunteering in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and recognition of the opportunities and benefits of volunteering in terms of supporting patient care, the NHS and wider voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector. The instrumental role volunteers have in the prevention of ill-health and positive affect on wellbeing and personal development (their own, that of the patients and staff they support, and their communities) has therefore been recognised, as well as the benefits to volunteers themselves.
Helpforce was established in 2017 and partners with health and care organisations across the UK to accelerate the growth and impact of volunteering. Helpforce are an independent not-for-profit innovator, focused on co-creation with NHS trusts and systems, and rapidly sharing insights and best practice. HEE has been working in partnership with Helpforce since 2018.
HEE believe that Helpforce is the only supplier who can support the Volunteer to Career programme, co-ordinate, manage and oversee the three phases (outlined in the PIN documentation on the portal), and support the requirements to complete the programme during 2022/23 with their knowledge, expertise and experience of the Volunteer to Career programme.
For the Specification, Contract and the Case for Direct Award please access the portal at:
https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?SearchType=Projects
All communications should be made via the messaging function on the Health Family eTendering 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 midday on 8th July 2022.
About the buyer
Contact name
Leila Hodson
Address
Duncombe Street
Leeds
LS1 4PL
GB
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Closing: 8 July 2022, 12pm
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