Planning

Masters in Health and Social Care Policy

DEPARTMENT FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

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Planning

07 Jun 2023 at 10:12

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Health and Social Care is planning a procurement process for a Masters in Health and Social Care Policy. This tender falls under the category of adult-education services at university level. The Department is based in London, United Kingdom, with a postal code of SW1H 0EU. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with an important milestone being the engagement end date set for 7th July 2023.

This opportunity presents a chance for service providers in the education sector to offer a Social Care and Health Policy MSc. The contract is estimated to have a value of £720,000 in British Pounds. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are deemed suitable for this tender. Businesses that can provide high-quality academic services tailored to policy professionals within the health and social care sectors would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Masters in Health and Social Care Policy

Notice Description

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is looking to appoint a competent provider to deliver a Social Care and Health Policy MSc. The Social Care and Health Policy MSc provides a MSc-level qualification for policy professionals to build on current skills and improve policy making in DHSC. This will improve the quality of DHSC policy by embracing new policy changes and linking to public services, thus reducing ineffective policy making, improving quality of policy and meeting operational targets at the same time. Intended contract term: 5 years (3 cohorts) with the option to extend for up to a further 3 years (up to an additional 3 cohorts) in periods of 12 months. Estimated contract value ranges from PS577,500 (10 students per cohort per location for 3 cohorts) to PS1.1m (40 students per cohort across the locations for 3 cohorts) (plus PS1.1m as maximum total value of potential variations for cohorts 4-6 of the contract (based on a cohort size of 40)), excluding VAT. Therefore, the maximum possible total value for the duration of the contract is PS2.2m. For avoidance of doubt this is not a call for competition, the purpose is to advise the market of a potential DHSC procurement. This market engagement process does not form part of the formal procurement process. Should the formal procurement process commence, any supplier may join the competition and all supplier bids would be evaluated on the same basis. A virtual supplier engagement event will be held on Monday 19th June 2023 at 2-3pm via Microsoft Teams. Please register your interest to attend the event by sending an email to ccsinbox@dhsc.gov.uk by Thursday 15th June 5pm, quoting 'MSc in Health and Social Care' in the email title. Access to the event will be provided on registration.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-af6349ac-67b6-4754-b595-34586b402a26
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae10958a-dba3-46db-bc2d-22b5b87838f4
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
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80430000 - Adult-education services at university level

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£720,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
7 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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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