Official UK procurement notice
Provision of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Delivery Services
Authority: The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Nursing and Midwifery Council (the "NMC") regulates nurses and midwives in the UK and nursing associates in England.
This tender is being advertised as a Restricted Procedure therefore please register your participation via our eSourcing portal (Section I.3)
The NMC is inviting tenders from organisations who wish to enter into a supplier Concession Contract for the provision of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Delivery Services for a minimum period of 3 years (3 + 1 + 1) with an option to extend by up to a further 24 months in 12-month increments. This is a Concession Contract Notice for the forthcoming concession contract for more than 1, but a maximum of 5 partners who will deliver the OSCE on behalf of the NMC.
- Recurrence: Estimated timing for further notices to be published: In 2027.
CPV: Health training services · Operation of an educational centre · Vocational training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) plans to run a procurement process during 2021…Published value£100,000,000
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) plans to run a procurement process during 2021 to identify and appoint a number of partners who will work with us to provide the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) part of our Test of Competence. The appointed service provider(s) will deliver the OSCE examination on behalf of the NMC and be responsible for delivering their services with the targets as described within the NMC's relevant statement of requirements and supporting documentation. The existing Test of Competence
comprises two parts, the Computer Based Test (CBT) consisting of a number of multiple choice questions and a practical objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). Together, these components seek to provide a holistic assessment of a candidate's ability to practise safely and effectively in the UK. Please find the link to our website which provides more information about the OSCE
www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining… ↗
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As part of our remit to support both health and social care across the four countries (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland), the NMC has committed to working closely with the NHS to ensure ongoing OSCE capacity to support their international nursing recruitment programme, aimed at expanding additional supply and supporting trusts to reduce their nursing vacancies. The government have committed to recruit 50,000 new
nurses to the register by 2024. A significant proportion of that number are expected to come from overseas. The new OSCE delivery contracts will continue to be concession contracts, similar in form to the existing contracts. The re-procurement exercise allows us to build upon and improve the existing partnering model we have already established.
The maximum contract duration will be five years, comprising of an initial term with extension options. Additional information: Please formally register to participate in this procurement exercise via the NMC eSourcing portal at: www.in-tendhost.co.uk/nmc/aspx ↗
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The deadline for the SQ responses is: 17:00 on 19 April 2021.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/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
- Yes · Estimated timing for further notices to be published: In 2027.
- First published
- 19 Mar 2021, 17:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Mar 2021, 17:14 GMT
- Authority reference
REG-00000295- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-005672- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029d99Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Apr 2021, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 Mar 2021 → 19 Apr 2021 · 2 dates- Notice published19 Mar 2021, 17:14 GMT
- Submission deadline19 Apr 2021, 17:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria