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Published 26 Oct 2023, 17:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Virtual Learning Programme (VLP) for Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Returners - NHSE

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£800,000≈ £200k / year
Submissions closed 24 Nov 2023awarded 5 Mar 2024
Awarded to Birmingham City University, CU Services Limited2 awards
Contract term 4 yrsends 7 Jan 2028 · starts 8 Jan 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS England (NHSE) are commencing a tender for the Provision of Virtual Learning Programme (VLP) for Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Returners.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1NHSE is seeking to commission up to two (2) providers to deliver an innovative and…Awarded 4 yrsPublished value£800,000

NHSE is seeking to commission up to two (2) providers to deliver an innovative and flexible VLP to support returners to meet the minimum requirements of the HCPC RTP standards.<br/><br/>The maximum financial envelope for this procurement exercise is £800,000 (£100,000 ex vat per year per provider) exclusive of Vat. The contract period will be for four (4) years, with no option to extend

Contract period: 8 Jan 2024 – 7 Jan 2028 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK
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
  • Price

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
Awarded
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
26 Oct 2023, 17:38 BST
Last source update
13 May 2024, 22:31 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
C220103
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-015218
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040f67 Find a Tender

Publisher note: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/Sr000000CRHN/GdKOnImclUmmgfUEyPtSsIwtenRWeWwQkyedes8HKiY

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
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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
24 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Oct 2023 → 13 May 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    25 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    24 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    8 Jan 2024
  4. Notice published
    13 May 2024, 22:31 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 May 2024, 22:11 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 2latest 5 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Birmingham City University——Awarded
CU Services Limited——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids——£400,000 – £400,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation 1st Floor, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS2 7UEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London,
  • The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.