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Published 20 Dec 2023, 11:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Culture of Care: Ward Manager Leadership Development

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£4,300,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 12 Feb 2024awarded 28 May 2024
Awarded to The Public Service Consultants Limited, Foundation of Nursing Studies2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Apr 2024

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

A national Ward Manager Leadership Development Programme. It forms part of the Culture workstream of the Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Quality Transformation programme, delivering on one of the six interventions of this workstream. The Ward Manager Leadership Development Programme (£750k in year 1 and £750k in year 2) is focused on developing the leadership skills to foster person-centred, compassionate and therapeutic cultures of care within MHLDA inpatient staff teams.

CPV: Health services · Health training services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£4,300,000 together)
Lot #1Staff Training and Support OfferAwarded 2 yrsPublished value£2,800,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2026 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Ward Manager Leadership Development 2 yrsPublished value£1,500,000

Only complete if you are bidding for Lot 2

Contract period: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2026 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 70%
  • Price: 20%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical: 70
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Dec 2023, 11:04 GMT
Last source update
11 Jun 2024, 14:10 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Feb 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018007
Classification (CPV)
Health servicesHealth training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04288d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
12 Feb 2024
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Jan 2024 → 11 Jun 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    10 Jan 2024
  2. Submission deadline
    12 Feb 2024
  3. Bids opened
    12 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
  5. Notice published
    11 Jun 2024, 14:10 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jan 2024
  1. Status changed to active
    11 Jan 2024, 16:13 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    11 Jan 2024, 16:13 GMT
  3. Deadline published: 12 Feb 2024
    11 Jan 2024, 16:13 GMT
  4. Status changed to complete
    3 Jun 2024, 16:40 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    3 Jun 2024, 16:40 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2023-12: 1 release · 20 Dec 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £4,098,4332 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 12
Contracts signed 2latest 28 May 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Staff Training and Support Offer2 awards
The Public Service Consultants LimitedSME£2,601,083 †—Awarded
Foundation of Nursing StudiesSME£1,497,350 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Staff Training and Support Offer12bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealthBody governed by public law 7-8 Wellington Place, Leeds, UK, LS1 4APContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court and Court of Appeal of England and WalesReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.