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title: "Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA) New Training Framework"
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# Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA) New Training Framework
Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/professional-midwifery-advocate-pma-new-training-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0407ed). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.
> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England: "Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA) New Training Framework". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.
## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 October 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Staff training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0407ed`
## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:
- **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/professional-midwifery-advocate-pma-new-training-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0407ed#tl-md)
## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/professional-midwifery-advocate-pma-new-training-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0407ed#participate
## Description
NHS England (NHSE) as the contracting authority wish to establish a framework to deliver an online, university-led 10 day specialised academic Professional Midwifery Advocates (PMA) training programme where they would welcome bids from providers with ability to deliver those services.
The framework will live until 31 March 2025; however, this will be subject to additional funding being approved. The first set of call-offs will have a value of up to £300,000 and must be delivered by 31 March 2024.
Initially there will be up to 8 places available on the framework, with the intention of having 4 suppliers on a reserve list, should there be a need for additional capacity in the future.
As the category for this contract sits within Schedule 3 of Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015, this procurement will be run under the Light Touch Regime.
## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80511000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Estimated Value:** £300,000
- **Description:** To set up a framework under the Light Touch Regime, with 8 places available on the framework inititially
## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029281-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-04T13:53:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:39:05.455Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0407ed