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Published 17 Apr 2023, 15:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Anti Racism Framework · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesRestricted procedureSME suitableAccelerated
Framework ceiling (notional)£150,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 23 Oct 2023awarded 4 Dec 2023
Next notice expected 17 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHSBT is looking for a pro-active partner organisation who will help develop and deliver an Anti-Racism Framework. The supplier should be recognised as a specialist in this field with a depth of experience and expertise in the areas of race, equity and developing inclusion based activities across a diverse, public facing organisation. A supplier is required to assist in developing the underpinning action plans that will be required to bring the Framework to life.<br/><br/>Please register on the Health Family eProcurement portal for further information.

CPV: Education and training services · Equal opportunities consultancy services · Human resources management consultancy services · Specialist training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1NHSBT is looking for an organisation to work with in partnership to develop an…AwardedRenewalPublished value£150,000

NHSBT is looking for an organisation to work with in partnership to develop an Anti-Racism framework. The supplier must be recognised as a specialist in this field.<br/><br/>Essentially, we are asking for a flexible and adaptable market leader in this field who can support NHSBT to tailor and adapt their framework so that it can be immersed and implemented within NHSBT resources.<br/><br/>Required Deliverables:<br/><br/>It is expected that the delivery of the single framework approach will involve a project over three distinct phases:<br/><br/>Phase 1 – Workshop Preparation<br/>Following contract award (timescale to be agreed with Supplier)<br/> Diagnostic research and understanding of current culture and organisation readiness for the change of focus to a resolution approach.<br/> Assessment of current NHSBT resources including training materials that can be integrated into the contract.<br/> Development of strategic plan for implementation of an Anti-Racism framework<br/> Preparation for the workshops<br/><br/>Phase 2 – Facilitation of Workshops and Train-the-Trainer activity<br/>December 2023 to February 2024 (timescale to be agreed with Supplier)<br/> Engagement with key stakeholders including Executive Team, Trade Union Partners, Senior Leadership Team, Inclusion Network Group members in focus groups.<br/> Training of several new facilitators with no prior experience.<br/><br/>Phase 3 – Drafting Action Plans<br/>From February 2024 until End of financial year (if the preferred supplier has alternative time scales please include in proposal but these must be within 12 months of the contract start date)<br/>Development of the actions plans arising from the workshops. These will be developed for each individual Directorate and geographic location and some job roles/families.

Delivery: UK, South West · Nationally - England
Extensions: Extension option for a further period of up to 6 monthsVariant 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
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • “Anti Racism Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted 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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Apr 2023, 15:57 BST
Last source update
8 Jan 2024, 14:25 GMT
Award evaluation window
23 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
C234362
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000518
Accelerated
Requirement is of an urgent nature and PIN has previously been published for pre-market engagement
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesEqual opportunities consultancy servicesHuman resources management consultancy servicesSpecialist training services
Delivery area
UKSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bf4a 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
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Appointment period ends
23 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Apr 2023 → 4 Mar 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    17 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    23 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    23 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    8 Jan 2024, 14:25 GMT
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    4 Mar 2024, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Oct 2023
  1. Published value published: £150,000
    4 Oct 2023, 16:56 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    4 Oct 2023, 16:56 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    4 Oct 2023, 16:56 BST
  4. Deadline published: 23 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
    4 Oct 2023, 16:56 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    8 Jan 2024, 14:25 GMT
  6. Procurement method changed
    8 Jan 2024, 14:25 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 88 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Dec 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 000518-2024-1

    Signed
    4 Dec 2023
    Value
    £33,800
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad8——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Blood and Transplant

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 500 North Bristol Park, Bristol, South West, BS34 7QHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Inclusivitii LtdFramework contractor12518302 Suite 243, 266 Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford., Oxford, South West, OX2 7DLContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria