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NHS Careers Performance to young people across the North East and North Cumbria

HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND

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05 Jun 2023 at 13:21

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Summary of the contracting process

Health Education England has recently awarded a contract for the provision of NHS Careers Performance to young people across the North East and North Cumbria. The procurement process was conducted through an open procedure and had a contract value of £210,000. The tender deadline was on November 26, 2021, with the contract period running from February 28, 2022, to February 27, 2025. The contracting authority, Health Education England, is located in Leeds, United Kingdom, and the procurement falls under the industry category of education and training services.

This tender by Health Education England presents an opportunity for businesses in the education and training sector, particularly those specialising in innovative methods to engage with young audiences. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are well-suited to compete for this contract due to its focus on providing impactful career guidance performances. Businesses that can offer creative solutions to address workforce shortages within the NHS will find this tender aligns with their expertise and can contribute to their growth in the sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NHS Careers Performance to young people across the North East and North Cumbria

Notice Description

The Careers Directorate in HEENE is involved in a range of activities and events throughout the financial year to provide information, advice and guidance about career opportunities within the NHS. This is acutely important given the demise of the statutory careers service ended (Connexions) in 2012 and was replaced by the National Careers Service, which was primarily aimed at adults. Responsibility for careers advice was then transferred to schools/colleges and recurrent research papers have highlighted the issues that this has raised. Interaction with young people and career changers is crucial to ensure that HEE is able to secure the future workforce. The current HEE strategies are multi-factorial, including a focus on upskilling the current workforce, but none of these along will be able to meet our workforce demand. Indeed the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has also suggested that careers guidance should be started as early as primary school. Given the resources and staff available in the Careers Directorate and the number of schools/colleges in the North East/North Cumbria alone, it is strategically easier to target large scale events to engage with a wider potential argument. In many cases we are unable to support careers events in schools due to capacity of the team and schools increasingly facing issues taking students 3 out of schools due to timetabling, permissions, staff shortages and transport costs. *Something about Gatsby* Drama in education is a solution to these issues due to it touring schools and delivering a high impact performance within a short period of time -both resourceful for the schools and HEE careers team. By using humour, actors are able to raise the profile of a range of different, less obvious careers within the NHS, as well as highlight particular shortage areas in workforce. Raising awareness and also widening participation are central strategic aims of Health Education England and this can easily be integrated into the school calendar through drama performances. Although access to schools and curricula time is currently constrained due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we would anticipate that various delivery methods would be utilised in order to fulfil the requirements of the contract.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-317d241f-a8cc-44c5-b87e-b455e9a9d949
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/795e080e-11b1-4664-be08-7dc4b6e3a4d3
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£210,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£174,900 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
26 Nov 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Mar 20223 years ago
Contract Period
28 Feb 2022 - 27 Feb 2025 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS2 7UE
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PERFORMANCE IN EDUCATION

Further Information

Notice Documents

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