Published date: 23 March 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 8 January 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

HEE001-DN514482-90373064

Published date

23 March 2021

Closing date

8 January 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Mary Seacole was a British-Jamaican nurse and businesswoman who set up the British Hotel behind the lines during the Crimean War. She displayed compassion, skill and bravery while nursing soldiers during the Crimean War. The scholarships are intended to celebrate the life of Mary Seacole while underpinning the values by which she lived and worked.

This procurement is for the provision of the Mary Seacole Scholarships which offer leadership development to nurses and midwives working in publicly funded services and through the quality improvement projects which are a key part of the programme seek to improve the health outcomes and reduce the inequalities experienced by BAME communities.

Originally developed by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) the programme will have the support of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Royal College of Midwives (RCM), Unite and Unison to ensure the best possible learning and development experience for the scholars.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Mary Seacole Scholarships

  • Opportunity
  • Published 4 December 2020

Links

Award information

Awarded date

21 January 2021

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Total value of contract

£49,648

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Florence Nightingale Foundation

Address

W1G 0AN

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Leila Hodson

Address

1st Floor, Blenheim House
Duncombe Street
Leeds
LS1 4PL
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 7392273769

Email

leila.hodson@hee.nhs.uk

Website

https://hee.nhs.uk/