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Published 11 Jul 2023, 12:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Mandatory Learning Disability and Autism Training and Lived Experience Leaders

Official notice

Authority: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 6 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£716,841≈ £287k / year · 1 value update
Submissions closed 20 Sept 2023
Next notice expected 1 Nov 2023
Contract term 2 yrs 6 moends 7 Jul 2026 · extension options published · starts 8 Jan 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care System (ICS) are inviting tenders for a collaborative provider to develop the lived experience workforce and to lead on the sustainable development and delivery of the Mandatory Training on Learning Disabilities and Autism Act 2022 across the Kent and Medway system.

CPV: Equal opportunities consultancy services · Personal development training services · Specialist training services · Staff training services · Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrs 6 moPublished value£716,841
Contract period: 8 Jan 2024 – 7 Jul 2026 (2 yrs 6 mo)
Delivery: South East · Kent and Medway
Extensions: The Contract will be awarded for a period of two (2) years until 7th January 2026, with an option to extend for a further period of six (6) months subject to performance and the absolute discretion of the Trust.Variant bids: not allowed

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
11 Jul 2023, 12:43 BST
Last source update
9 Aug 2023, 19:00 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Sept 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-023294
Classification (CPV)
Equal opportunities consultancy servicesPersonal development training servicesSpecialist training servicesStaff training servicesTraining services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ44)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e097 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Information for Bidders document contains the mandatory selection criteria which must be met by the potential candidates. <br/><br/>All tenders must be submitted through the Health Family Single eCommercial System, details of which can be found at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. <br/><br/>The Trust expressly reserves the right: <br/><br/>i. not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; <br/><br/>ii. to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the requirements during the tender phase; <br/><br/>and in no circumstances will be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Further information about the contract opportunity can be found in the Information for Bidders document which will be made available via the portal to bidders registering their interest in this procurement.

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 ↗

Submission deadline
20 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
20 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Aug 2023 → 8 Jan 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Notice published
    9 Aug 2023, 19:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    20 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    20 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  4. Next notice expected
    1 Nov 2023
  5. Contract starts
    8 Jan 2024

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Aug 2023
  1. Published value published: £716,841
    9 Aug 2023, 19:00 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    9 Aug 2023, 19:00 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    9 Aug 2023, 19:00 BST
  4. Deadline published: 20 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
    9 Aug 2023, 19:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

6 public bodies on the notice

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Unit D, New Hythe Business Park, Magnitude House, New Hythe Lane, Aylesford, South East, ME20 6WTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Kent Community Health Foundation NHS TrustContracting authority Ashford, South EastContact email
  • Kent County CouncilContracting authority West Malling, South EastContact email
  • Medway CouncilContracting authority Chatham, South EastContact email
  • NHS Kent and MedwayContracting authority Maidstone, South EastContact email
  • Northeast London Foundation NHS TrustContracting authority Rainham, South EastContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body LondonContact email

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