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Consultancy and advisory services_Leadership and professional development programme_Bands 7 & 8a
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Submission deadline Not published
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Tenderline Synopsis: EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST: "Consultancy and advisory services_Leadership and professional development programme_Bands 7 & 8a". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
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| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
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Coverage: 3 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityEAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published12 Nov 2025, 17:25 GMT | Last source update12 Nov 2025, 17:25 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
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Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
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What is being bought
In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Procurement Act 2023, 2gether Support Solutions, on behalf of the Contracting Authority is looking to direct award a contract for the provision of a leadership development programme for delivery to the Contracting Authority's employed Nurses, Midwives and AHPs (Agenda for Change bands 7 and 8a), across six cohorts (three cohorts per banding) between December 2025 to July 2026.
All workshops are to be delivered with two facilitators per session, with the programme structured into multiple modules, include one module which incorporates three professional actors for experiential learning.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
12 Nov 2025, 17:25 GMT - Official notice release published
12 Nov 2025, 17:25 GMT - Buyer information updated
12 Nov 2025, 17:25 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
12 Nov 2025, 17:25 GMT - Award pending
Not published · £173,700
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Robert Dickson Consulting Ltd £173,700 · Not published · pending |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contracting authority GB-NHS-RVVAward and contract changes
Documents (1)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
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No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThis direct award is made under the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5, which permits the Contracting Authority to award a contract without competition where extreme and unavoidable urgency renders compliance with standard procurement procedures impracticable.
The urgency arises because the previous procurement process conducted under a Public Contracts Regulations 2015 compliant national framework agreement was terminated following internal determination that the proposed award was not viable. These issues were identified during governance review and could not reasonably have been foreseen at the outset of the procurement.
As a result, the Contracting Authority is now faced with an immediate and critical need to secure consultancy and advisory services_Leadership and professional development programme to maintain continuity of essential services. Restarting a full competitive procedure would introduce delays incompatible with statutory obligations and operational requirements, creating significant risk of consequences, e.g., patient safety compromise, regulatory non-compliance, or operational disruption.
Alternative procurement routes, including framework call-offs and expedited competitions, were assessed but found to be infeasible within the required timeframe.
This direct award is therefore necessary to address the urgent requirement and is strictly limited to the scope and duration required to mitigate the risk. Future requirements will be subject to a compliant competitive process.
In accordance with Section 44 of the Procurement Act 2023, this Transparency Notice is published prior to contract award, and the Contracting Authority will observe the mandatory standstill period to allow representations from interested parties.
The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.
Representations by capable, experienced and suitable providers must be made to the Contracting Authority's decision makers before midnight on 24th November 2025. Any representations must be made in writing to email address: ekh-tr.procurement@nhs.net, with the subject line titled 'C401193_PA2023_Representations_[insert your company name]'.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the Procurement Act 2023.
This direct award decision has been made a per the Contracting Authority's governance processes, with decision makers being the Contracting Authority's Chief Finance Officer and Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer.
No declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of the individuals making the decision were identified. |