Official UK procurement notice
Oliver McGowan Training 2025/26
Authority: NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Oliver McGowan Learning Disability and Autism Training™ - Tier 1, Tier 2 and Lead Trainer
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Government have introduced a requirement for CQC registered service providers to…AwardedPublished value£375,200
The Government have introduced a requirement for CQC registered service providers to ensure their employees receive learning disability and autism training appropriate to their role. This is to ensure the health and social care workforce have the right skills and knowledge to provide safe, compassionate, and informed care to autistic people and people with a learning disability. This requirement is set out in the Health and Care Act 2022 (became a legal requirement from 1 July 2022). <br/>The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training will comply with the code of practice/CQC regulations. A key and unique element of the training is recruiting experts with lived experience to deliver aspects of the training. Following the completion of e-learning staff must complete either of hour-long live webinars or full day face-to-face training, depending on the level of expertise required.<br/>Proposals were sought from experienced, credible, and reputable providers in the field of training delivery to health and social care to support Hertfordshire and west Essex ICB. The service need includes, delivering Tier 1 and Tier 2 training sessions, delivering “train the trainer” sessions via a lead trainer and supporting the development of sustainability across the system to ensure continued delivery post funding.
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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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: 70
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 20
- Suitability
Please refer to the full SQ. <br/><br/>To deliver this contract Hertfordshire and west Essex ICB require access to Tier 1 and Tier 2 Trainers, in addition to Lead Trainers (to enable delivery of "train the trainer" sessions). The successful bidder is required to list their trainers who are registered on "The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training approved trainers" list for both Tier 1 and Tier 2. The successful bidder is required to work with a lead trainer who is registered on "The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training approved trainers" list to deliver “train the trainer” sessions and train those with lived experience. This can be an employee or a subcontractor. If you don’t already have someone in place during the procurement, you will need to confirm that your organisation has a plan in place to ensure access to at least one Lead Trainer by May 2025.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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
- 5 Dec 2024, 13:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Mar 2025, 14:31 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Dec 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010928- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c28dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 9 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 5 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
5 Dec 2024 → 31 Mar 2026 · 5 dates- Bids opened5 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline9 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published24 Mar 2025, 14:31 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until209 days ago31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete24 Mar 2025, 14:31 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valentina Group LtdSME | £390,833 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010928-2025-1 · Valentina Group LtdSME
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- £390,833
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10bids · 10 electronic | 10 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS ResolutionReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Valentina Group LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria