Planning

DHSC:ASC: RFI and Market Engagement Event: Learning & Development Offer: Care Certificate

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Planning

04 Jul 2023 at 10:02

Planning

04 Jul 2023 at 10:02

Planning

21 Jun 2023 at 11:07

Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Health and Social Care is planning a procurement process titled "RFI and Market Engagement Event: Learning & Development Offer: Care Certificate" in the training services category. The initiative involves engaging with the market to seek feedback on the delivery model for a new Care Certificate qualification, with an estimated budget of around £7,000,000. The engagement end date is set for July 12, 2023, providing an opportunity for organisations to participate in discussions and potentially influence the future tendering process.

This procurement process by the Department of Health and Social Care presents an opportunity for businesses, especially those specialized in training services, to engage in the development of the Care Certificate qualification. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate. The forthcoming Invitation to Tender (ITT) aims to ensure a transparent and fair selection process for awarding organisations to develop the new Care Certificate qualifications, supporting the availability of 50,000-100,000 funded training places for care workers starting from Summer 2024.

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Notice Title

DHSC:ASC: RFI and Market Engagement Event: Learning & Development Offer: Care Certificate

Notice Description

The Authority is requesting consultation from the market regarding Adult Social Care Certificate Qualifications. The Care Certificate is an already defined set of standards that provides a baseline level of knowledge and skills for new starters. The government intends to provide funding for some training places when the qualification is made available and will confirm eligibility then. The exercise is intended to provide Organisations with the opportunity to provide feedback on the delivery model for the new Care Certificate qualification. This builds on a commitment to engage with the market, by sharing information and seeking input to enable us to consider the case for launching an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for one or more Awarding Organisations to develop the new Care Certificate qualification, and to ensure this is done in a fair and transparent manner. This will ensure that the final ITT (if government decides to do this) provides all tenderers with a clear understanding of the Authority's requirement and help plan a successful project The Department is now considering the optimum delivery approach for the development of the Care Certificate qualification once the specification is ready that will ensure 50,000 - 100,000 funded training places are available for care workers to access from Summer 2024. The estimated budget is around PS7,000,000.00. This is subject to further work, and is for the activity Awarding Organisations would carry out to develop the new Care Certificate qualifications for a period of up to 5 months. The Authority will be providing separate funding for government funded places once qualifications are ready in 2024. The information provided in early engagement and market consultation is subject to change. If you are interested in this project you may view and respond to the RFI by *and attend the market engagement event to be held Monday 10th July 2023, 14:00-15:00, via Microsoft Teams. If you wish to attend the market engagement event , please register your interest via Atamis*. 1. Log in or Register through the supplier portal at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome 2. Locate the opportunity using 'My Proposals and Quotes' or in 'Find Opportunities' C187689 DHSC:ASC:RFI Care Certificate 3. Click Register Interest. 4. RFI documents on Atamis and can respond to questions through Atamis

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-081db9c0-1dec-4e6c-822e-3fccfa058b44
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf5074ec-737f-4e79-8b6b-4ade65c24430
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80500000 - Training services

80510000 - Specialist training services

80511000 - Staff training services

80530000 - Vocational training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£7,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Jul 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
12 Jul 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Contact Name
Lara Dolamore
Contact Email
lara.dolamore@dhsc.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0EU
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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