Published date: 10 March 2023

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 14 March 2023

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Higher education services - 80300000

  • Adult-education services at university level - 80430000

    • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

LS2 7UE

Value of contract

£258,000

Procurement reference

CF-1405600D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

10 March 2023

Approach to market date

14 March 2023

Contract start date

1 September 2023

Contract end date

31 August 2025

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 England and Improvement designed the CNO Safer Staffing Fellowship, a Masters Level workforce planning, delivery and assurance programme to support our vision of embedding a sustainable, consistent approach to safer staffing in our NHS in England.

Ensuring evidence-based decision-making on safe and effective staffing is fundamental for all NHS organisations. Strong support to Trusts and Executive Directors in achieving this is essential. The CNO Safer Staffing Fellowship is a robust educational programme to provide this support to NHS organisations and is taught to Masters level by expert academics and practitioners.

This will be a 2 year contract delivered over academic years September 23 - August 2025.

We are holding a market warming event on Tuesday 14th March via MS Teams from 1:30-2:30. If you would like to attend this event please email natalie.hailwood@nhs.net for the invite details.

It is intended the OJEU Open tender will also launch on this date.
The opportunity will be launched via Atamis - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

About the buyer

Contact name

Natalie Hailwood

Address

Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
GB

Email

natalie.hailwood@nhs.net