Published date: 20 May 2025

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 30 June 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£250,000,000

Procurement reference

C1546.390

Published date

20 May 2025

Closing date

30 June 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

30 June 2026

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

This is the annual opening of the CPD/Workforce Education (non Apprenticeships) framework. DO NOT respond to list Apprenticeship Programmes.

In addition to an opportunity for new suppliers, this is a mandatory update for all exiting suppliers - any existing supplier not responding will be de-listed from the Framework.

Please read the Requirements document attached carefully - this Framework covers the provision and delivery of workforce education, across all disciplines and professions, ranging from short courses to entire degree programmes.

The Framework is open across all our eligible public and third sector organisations. Employers may select providers by either Direct Award from the Course Listing, or by Further Competition managed via Salisbury.

In June 2023, the Cabinet Office introduced a new national Supplier Questionnaire (SQ) document across government. For the purposes of public procurement, NHS organisations are classed as central government bodies. Suppliers applying to this framework (C1546.390) for the first time must complete the SQ document or, if they have already completed the new (March 23) SQ for other authorities or electronically, may submit a copy of that with their Framework response.

Within the SQ, reference is made to suppliers with £5m or more spend across government (e.g. Carbon Reduction and Social Value sections). When assessing if you need to reply to those questions, this is your total spend across that sector, including all buyer organisations aggregated. You may not break spend down into individual organisations in order to avoid answering the relevant sections.

All Providers must agree to the Framework terms and conditions published - amendments to those Terms will not be made for specific providers.

Please note the final selection of providers to award is a decision for employers and this Framework does not represent a spend commitment by any organisation.

This Requirement is for the May 2025 opening of the Framework, to allow for the following :

1 - Existing providers to update their course listing (using the Excel document issued only)

2 - New providers to apply to join the Framework

Fully completed responses MUST be submitted in accordance with the following :

• Submitted by the close date via email to BOTH sft.commercial@nhs.net AND simon.dennis@nhs.net
• Submissions MUST be fully completed - the Excel response document MUST be correctly completed.
• Bids where the Bidder has applied filters, changed the sort order, or otherwise altered the original content or format, will be rejected.
• The Response MUST be saved with a filename in the following convention only : C1546_390_YourSupplierName_May25 Response

More information

Attachments

Additional text

The following Contracting Authorities are entitled to place Orders:
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust and all bodies listed below :

Central Government Departments, Local Government and Public Corporations :
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations
Please note Central Government departments may be subject to Government Digital Service approval before using the Framework Agreement.
Local Authorities (England and Wales)
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/791684/List_of_councils_in_England_2019.pdf
National Parks Authorities
https://www.nationalparks.uk/about-us
Educational Establishments in England and Wales, maintained by the Department for Education including Schools, Universities and Colleges listed :
https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/schools-by-type?step=default&table=schools®ion=all-england&for=secondary

Police Forces listed by the College of Policing, plus Police Scotland and Police Service of Northern Ireland
https://www.college.police.uk/About/Copyright_Licensing/Pages/Home-Office-police-forces.aspx

Police Forces and Special Police Forces in the United Kingdom, and/or Police and Crime Commissioners (as defined by the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011) and/or the Police Authorities (as defined in the Police Act 1964, Police Act 1996, Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, Police and Justice Act 2006, Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006), and other relevant legislation for the constituent parts of the United Kingdom, for their respective rights and interests
Fire and Rescue Services in the United Kingdom
http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs
http://www.nifrs.org/areas-districts/
http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/your-area.aspx

NHS Bodies England
http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx
http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx
http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx
http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx
http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx
http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx
http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/OtherListing.aspx
Hospices in the UK
https://www.hospiceuk.org/about-hospice-care/find-a-hospice?gclid=CPLU3cD7zdECFdaRGwodNeoDyw
Registered Social Landlords (Housing Associations)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing
Third Sector and Charities in the United Kingdom
http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/find-charities/
http://www.oscr.org.uk/search-charity-register/
http://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-search/
Citizens Advice in the United Kingdom
http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/getadvice.htm
www.cas.org.uk
http://www.citizensadvice.co.uk/

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Simon Dennis

Address

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Salisbury
SP2 8BJ
England

Email

sft.commercial@nhs.net