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Published 6 Apr 2021, 10:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

C001876 A new educational approach to prepare nurses to work in Senior/Specialist practitioner roles in adult integrated community nursing teams in Scotland

Official notice

Authority: NHS Education for Scotland (NHS & healthcare)

3 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 7 Apr 2021
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Once the tender is awarded, the successful supplier/s shall:

  • Deliver a work based, part time programme at SCQF level 11 that provides knowledge and skills for senior/specialist practitioner practice at Level 6 in each area of the adult community nursing integrated team, i.e. district nursing, care home nursing, prison health and general practice nursing and leads to the award of Postgraduate Certificate.
  • Develop and design the education programme in collaboration with NES, other successful suppliers and NHS Boards to ensure a national consistent approach with appropriate local variation

CPV: Education and training services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1NorthRenewal

Estimated intake for first year: 15 - 20

Health Board Areas: Grampian, Highland, Shetland, Orkney and Western Isles.

NES shall commit to the minimum number of 15 students to this Lot.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: NES reserves the right to extend this contract by a further 4 cohorts/years.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2South East and CentralRenewal

Estimated intake for first year: 25-65

Health Board Areas: Lothian, Borders, Tayside, Fife and Forth Valley.

NES shall commit to the minimum number of 25 students to this Lot.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: NES reserves the right to extend this contract by a further 4 cohorts/years.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3WestRenewal

Estimated intake for first year: 25-65

Health Board Areas: Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Arran, Dumfries and Galloway.

NES shall commit to the minimum number of 25 students to this Lot.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: NES reserves the right to extend this contract by a further 4 cohorts/years.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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Envelope: 80%
  • price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Envelope: 80
  • Price: 20
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

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 · publisher note attached
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Apr 2021, 10:56 BST
Last source update
27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
C001876
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-004501
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0298e5 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 18169. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:646625)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
7 Apr 2021, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 Apr 2021, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Apr 2021 → 27 Jul 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Apr 2021, 13:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    7 Apr 2021, 13:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jul 2021
  1. Status changed to active
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  3. Deadline moved to 7 Apr 2021, 13:00 BST
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
    -30 days · was 7 May 2021, 13:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.27 Apr 20217 May 2021+30 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.77 Apr 20217 May 2021+30 d

Please note this Tender has been extended for 30 days from the original end date to Friday 7th May 2021 at 13:00.This is due to a supplier day happening on the 7th April 2021.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Education for Scotland

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 2nd Floor, Westport, 102 Westport, EDINBURGH, Scotland, EH3 9DNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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