Published date: 6 October 2021
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Operation of an educational centre - 80490000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Value of contract
£100,000,000
Procurement reference
REG-00000295
Published date
6 October 2021
Closing date
2 July 2021
Closing time
10am
Contract start date
19 February 2022
Contract end date
19 February 2027
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) published a Concession notice on the Find a Tender service: https://www.findtender.
service.gov.uk/Notice/005672-2021 on 19.03.2021 and ran a procurement process during 2021 to identify and appoint a number of partners who will work with us to provide the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) part of our Test of Competence. The appointed 5 service providers will deliver the OSCE examination on behalf of the NMC and be responsible for delivering their services with the targets as described within the NMC's relevant statement of requirements and supporting documentation published on 19 March 2021 on the NMC's e-sourcing portal Intend.
As part of our remit to support both health and social care across the four countries (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland), the NMC has committed to working closely with the NHS to ensure ongoing OSCE capacity to support their international nursing
recruitment programme, aimed at expanding additional supply and supporting trusts to reduce their nursing vacancies. The government have committed to recruit 50,000 new nurses to the register by 2024. A significant proportion of that number are expected to come
from overseas. The new OSCE delivery contracts will continue to be concession contracts.
Award information
Awarded date
28 September 2021
Contract start date
19 February 2022
Contract end date
19 February 2027
Total value of contract
£100,000,000
This contract was awarded to 5 suppliers.
Ulster University
Address
Cromore Road
Coleraine
Northern Ireland
BT37 1SA
United KingdomReference
Companies House number: RC000726
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
University of Northampton
Address
University Drive
Northampton
NN1 5PH
United KingdomReference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Oxford Brookes University
Address
Gipsy Lane, Headington
Marston
OX30BP
United KingdomReference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Address
College Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
United KingdomReference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust
Address
Beckett Street
Leeds
ls9 7tf
United KingdomReference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Zoran Kahvo
Address
23 Portland Place
LONDON
W1B1PZ
England
Telephone
0207 681 5480
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