Published date: 9 May 2018

This notice was replaced on 3 December 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 3 December 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£8,600,000

Procurement reference

NHS/SoEPS/17.390

Published date

9 May 2018

Closing date

11 June 2018

Contract start date

1 October 2018

Contract end date

30 September 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 South of England Procurement Services, acting on behalf of Health Education England (the Commissioner) is commencing a tender for the delivery of a single Lead Employer Service for doctors and dentists in training working across the North West. The Single Lead Employer Service is for trainee doctors, dentists and other trainees working in the following programmes:

• General Practice (GP) - this is a three year programme which currently has approximately 1375 trainees.
• Specialty Training - There are 62 specialties which are grouped into 14 Schools which currently have approximately 3850 trainees in total.
• Dentistry - There are a variety of dental programmes which range between 1 and 5 years which currently include approximately 260 trainees.

The objective of this procurement is to appoint a single lead employer to provide comprehensive employment and human resource services across the North West of England as specified in the ITT specification.

Please access the ITT documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning for further information

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Bidders are invited to access the procurement documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning.

The deadline for submission of completed ITT responses is Monday 11 June 2018 at 12:00pm (midday). The e-portal system will shutdown at 12:00pm and any un-submitted bids not registered to the system at this time will not be accepted. Therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time.
Should Bidders have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, they should contact the In-tend dedicated Supplier Helpdesk by calling 0845 557 8079 Monday to Friday (9am to 6pm) or email support@in-tend.co.uk.
During the tender exercise the Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the e-portal system via the appointed procurement specialist on behalf of NHS South of England Procurement Services and not with the Contracting Authority itself. No Bidder, Bidder Member, or any of such Bidder's advisors, consultants or subcontractors may have ex parte communications with the Contracting Authority or any of their employees, advisors, contractors or consultants regarding the ITT, the Procurement, other than as expressly permitted in this ITT.

About the buyer

Contact name

Simon Farr

Address

36-38 Friars Walk
Lewes, East Sussex
BN7 2PB
England

Telephone

01273 403671

Email

simon.farr@soeprocurement.nhs.uk