Award

Invitation to tender for the provision of Functional skills diagnostic and upskilling software

HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

24 Mar 2021 at 10:57

Tender

03 Jan 2020 at 13:44

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves Health Education England seeking to award a contract for the provision of functional skills diagnostic and upskilling software. The tender, titled "Invitation to tender for the provision of Functional skills diagnostic and upskilling software," falls under the education and training services category. The procurement is currently in the award stage, with the contract period commencing from 2nd March 2020 and concluding on 2nd March 2021. The total contract value is £76,000, and while the tender has been published, it is now considered complete.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in educational software, particularly those that can offer scalable solutions suitable for large organisations such as NHS trusts and Clinical Commissioning Groups across England. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-suited to compete in this procurement process, given its preference for suppliers of such sizes. Businesses capable of delivering cost-effective and tailored software solutions that enhance functional skills testing and upskilling will find this an advantageous prospect for growth.

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Notice Title

Invitation to tender for the provision of Functional skills diagnostic and upskilling software

Notice Description

We want to procure a national license for diagnostic functional skills software, which we will then contract out to NHS employers (trusts, primary care employers etc.) on a case by case basis. We envision that we will establish contracts with large-scale employers i.e. the 251 NHS Trusts and/or the 207 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in England. The final number of employer contracts could potentially total 458 and the number of users (employees) in each employer will vary according to the local skills mix and need. We believe that by procuring at this scale we can achieve a level of competitive pricing that is not possible for individual employers and that we can achieve national coverage of the software.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9187a24d-ee64-4539-a6cc-c9fcc363bc9f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c7708ed1-4abc-46db-a3c5-0c33883d60ba
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£76,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Mar 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Jan 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Feb 20205 years ago
Contract Period
1 Mar 2020 - 28 Feb 2021 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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
LS1 4PL
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
Not specified

Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BKSB

Further Information

Notice Documents

Notice URLs

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