Published date: 15 September 2023

This notice was replaced on 29 January 2024

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

Awarded contract (published 23 October 2023, last edited 29 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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Recruitment services - 79600000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£70,000 to £90,000

Procurement reference

Council and Appointments Board selection processes

Published date

15 September 2023

Closing date

29 September 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

13 October 2023

Contract end date

31 May 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

We are seeking external expertise in senior Non-Executive Director public appointments to help us fill upcoming vacancies through two separate selection processes. Both processes will be open and competitive. One will be UK-wide and one Wales only. They are listed below.

Council member vacancies (x2)
The Council member role is a prestigious one and both the process and the appointment must secure credibility and respect from a wide range of stakeholders including the professionals on our register and government. The Council member role specification for these vacancies is at annexe 1.
Council appointments are made by the Privy Council. All aspects of the search and selection process must be conducted in a way that inspires and upholds confidence in professional regulation, the NMC and the Privy Council.
It must also meet the requirements of the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) for Health and Social Care .The PSA scrutinises the process used to select the recommended candidate and advises the Privy Council about whether the process has met the required standards.

Appointments Board members (x3)
We have three upcoming vacancies on the Appointments Board (a Chair and two members). The role specification for these vacancies is attached at annexe 2. All members of the Appointments Board are Lay, i.e. individuals who are not and never have been, a registered nurse, midwife or nursing associate.
The current members of the Board are all England-based. A key focus of the process will be on geographical diversity.

Both search and selection processes must be carried out to the highest standards of quality, transparency and fairness and must comply with the obligations of the NMC under the Equality Act 2010.
16 The Council member search and selection process must also meet the requirements of the PSA for Health and Social Care.

Please ensure you read and understand all the content of this ITQ before you submit your Quotation. The decision to award a contract shall be at the NMC's sole discretion and be based on the terms and conditions contained in annexe 4.
Please submit to:
Matthew Hayday
Secretary to the Council & Assistant Director, Governance
Nursing and Midwifery Council
matthew.hayday@nmc-uk.org

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The Nursing and Midwifery Council (referenced as "NMC", "we", "our" and "us") is inviting bids for the contract opportunity detailed in this invitation to quote ("ITQ").
You (the provider of goods, services or works, referred to as the "bidder", "supplier",
organisation" and "company") are invited to submit a response to the ITQ ("Quotation"). For your Quotation to be acceptable to us, it must:
• comply with the Instructions for Quotation and the Procurement Timetable;
• be subject to our terms and conditions as per the Conditions of Contract; and
• meet the requirements of the Specification.


Please ensure you read and understand all the content of this ITQ before you submit your Quotation. The decision to award a contract shall be at the NMC's sole discretion and be based on the terms and conditions contained in annexe 4.

Please submit to:
Matthew Hayday
Secretary to the Council & Assistant Director, Governance
Nursing and Midwifery Council
matthew.hayday@nmc-uk.org

About the buyer

Contact name

Matthew Hayday

Address

23 Portland Place
LONDON
W1B1PZ
England

Email

matthew.hayday@nmc-uk.org