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# Learning and Development for Adult Care Workforce: Flexible Purchasing Solution (FPS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/learning-and-development-for-adult-care-workforce-flexible-purchasing-solution-fps-ocds-h6vhtk-04458f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council: "Learning and Development for Adult Care Workforce: Flexible Purchasing Solution (FPS)". Published status: active. Published Value: £2,000,000. 13 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Mar 2033, 23:59 GMT. Published submission portal: yortender.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 2342 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/rotherham-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000018)
- **Published Value:** £2,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 March 2033 at 23:59 GMT
- **Lots:** 13
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE, UKE3, UKE31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04458f`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/learning-and-development-for-adult-care-workforce-flexible-purchasing-solution-fps-ocds-h6vhtk-04458f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [yortender.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyortender.eu-supply.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/learning-and-development-for-adult-care-workforce-flexible-purchasing-solution-fps-ocds-h6vhtk-04458f#participate

## Description
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is looking for suitably qualified training and development applicants to be appointed onto a flexible purchasing system (FPS) for the provision of a range of training solutions for the adult social care and public health workforce.  Training solutions provided to the authority must be based on person-centred values and principles and support high quality services and improved outcomes for customers through the provision of a competent, capable, and skilled workforce.  
Adult social care comprises personal care and practical support for older adults who cannot manage the tasks of everyday life and for working-age adults with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, or physical or mental illnesses. It also includes support for their carers and personal assistants.
Public Health centres around protecting and improving the health of the population and the local community, through various means at all life stages to improve health outcomes for Rotherham residents. The audience may include wider public health workforce, businesses/ employers and/or residents themselves. 
The Learning and development FPS will provide the Authority with the opportunity to procure a range of services within the scope of learning and development. And will be split into 13 different lots, which are listed within this notice. The rules of the FPS permit additional lots to be added to the FPS, subject to remaining within the same scope.

## Lots (13)
### Lot 1: Adult Care Qualifications
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** This lot will be utilised for the procurement of Adult Care Qualifications including but limited to the following, subject to the needs and requirements of the Council:-
Level 2 Diploma in Care
Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care
Level 4 Diploma in Adult C...

### Lot 2: Autism and Learning Disabilities
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** This lot will be utilised for the procurement of Autism and Learning Disabilities training requirements subject to the needs of the Council.
This will include but is not limited to the following:-
Autism and learning disabilities - tier 1
Autism and ...

### Lot 3: Care Certificate and core skills
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** The council are looking for suitably qualified adult care trainers for the delivery of:
Care Certificate and core skills
Assessing the Care Certificate
Care Certificate introductory skills, knowledge and behaviours  
Core skills in a care setting
•	E...

### Lot 4: Dementia
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** The Council are looking for suitably qualified training and development providers who are able to provide training solutions for the adult social care workforce.
Dementia  
Dementia - tier 1
Dementia - tier 2
Dementia - tier 3
Dementia and Sexuality
...

### Lot 5: End of Life Care
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** The Council are looking for suitably qualified training and development providers who are able to provide training solutions for the adult social care workforce.
End of life care
Advance care planning
Assessment and care planning
Bereavement and Loss...

### Lot 6: Equality, diversity and inclusion
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** The Council are looking for suitably qualified training and development providers who are able to provide training solutions for the adult social care workforce.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Anti-oppressive and inclusive practice 
Dignity in car...

### Lot 7: Fluids, nutrition and oral health
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** The Council are looking for suitably qualified training and development providers who are able to provide training solutions for the adult social care workforce.
Fluids, nutrition and oral health
Food safety and nutrition in care settings  
Food safe...

### Lot 8: Health and Safety & Wellbeing
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** The Council are looking for suitably qualified training and development providers who are able to provide training solutions for the adult social care workforce.
Health and Safety & Wellbeing
Basic life support awareness
First aid awareness
Health an...

### Lot 9: Leadership and Management
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** The Council are looking for suitably qualified training and development providers who are able to provide training solutions for the adult social care workforce.
Leadership and Management 
Chairing Skills   
Coaching and mentoring 
Commissioning skil...

### Lot 10: Legal literacy and safeguarding
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** The Council are looking for suitably qualified training and development providers who are able to provide training solutions for the adult social care workforce.
Legal literacy and safeguarding
Care Act 
Human Rights Act 
Mental Capacity Act
Mental H...

### Lot 11: Miscellaneous
- **Lot id:** `11`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** The Council are looking for suitably qualified training and development providers who are able to provide training solutions for the adult social care workforce.
Miscellaneous
Activity provision in care settings
Personal care
Person-centred care in c...

### Lot 12: Practice skills and interventions
- **Lot id:** `12`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** The Council are looking for suitably qualified training and development providers who are able to provide training solutions for the adult social care workforce.
Practice skills and interventions
Assessment and eligibility
Care and support planning
C...

### Lot 13: Public Health
- **Lot id:** `13`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** The provision of training support Public Health, the audience  may include wider public health workforce, businesses/ employers and/or residents themselves.
Key areas that may be required but not limited to:-
Substance use and misuse.
Mental health a...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002787-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-13T15:51:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T04:24:52.505Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04458f