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Published 20 Oct 2023, 18:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Culture of Care: Quality Improvement Change Plan (Learning and Development)

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£7,500,000≈ £2.5m / year
Submissions closed 21 Nov 2023
Contract term 3 yrsends 14 Jan 2027 · starts 15 Jan 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS England is issuing this ITT with seek bids to deliver training and coaching to implement and embed the national Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Quality Transformation Programme: Culture of Care: Quality commitments and standards. This involves delivering training, coaching and mentoring to at 57 providers of inpatient mental health services between December 2023 and December 2026. The work forms a significant part of Theme 2. Improving culture and supporting staff<br/>of the Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Quality Transformation programme (www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/mental… ↗)<br/><br/>This contract will include delivering on four of six key interventions:<br/>

  • Executive leadership coaching<br/>
  • Cross organisational quality improvement training<br/>
  • Move away from risk stratification through training and coaching<br/>
  • Quality Improvement training for wards<br/><br/>The Culture of Care: Quality commitments and standards are currently passing through final review and more detail will be available in the specification and ITT documentation. The key commitment areas are expected to be:<br/>1. Lived Experience integration at all levels  <br/>2. Safety<br/>3. Relationships<br/>4. Staff Support<br/>5. Equality<br/>6. Avoiding Harm<br/>7. Needs-Based Care<br/>8. Empowering Choice<br/>9. Nurturing Environment<br/>10. Activities and Initiatives on the Ward<br/>11. Therapeutic Support<br/>12. Transparency

CPV: Health services · Health training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1As per short description 3 yrsPublished value£7,500,000
Contract period: 15 Jan 2024 – 14 Jan 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Oct 2023, 18:00 BST
Last source update
20 Oct 2023, 18:00 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Nov 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-031112
Classification (CPV)
Health servicesHealth training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040df2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
21 Nov 2023
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
21 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Oct 2023 → 15 Jan 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    20 Oct 2023, 18:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    21 Nov 2023
  3. Bids opened
    21 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    15 Jan 2024

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 1st Floor, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS2 7UEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court and Court of Appeal of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body LondonContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.