Planning

Hosting of Improvement Faculty

NHS ENGLAND

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Planning

19 Sep 2017 at 10:48

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS England is initiating a procurement process titled "Hosting of Improvement Faculty," targeting the healthcare industry located in Leeds, England. This process is currently in the planning stage, with a projected contract period running from 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2021 and a total budget of £2.4 million. Notably, a market engagement event will take place on 17th October 2017, which aims to inform potential suppliers and allow them to express interest in participating.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in personnel placement and supply services, particularly those that can provide expertise in healthcare improvement. Companies that focus on contingent staffing solutions or consultancy services related to quality improvement in the NHS would be well-positioned to compete for this contract, which is designed to enhance the capabilities of NHS England's Sustainable Improvement team over the contract period.

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Notice Title

Hosting of Improvement Faculty

Notice Description

A service provider is sought to host and schedule a faculty resource of general practice improvement specialists to support the work of NHS England's Sustainable Improvement (SI) team. This faculty of quality improvement specialists provides the majority of the team's delivery capacity at a local level, as part of a three-year 'Time for Care' commission emanating from the General Practice Forward View through until March 2019. As part of that commission the faculty itself will expand during this period providing a flexible pool of delivery capacity which can be accessed by NHS England's SI team in a timely manner. Additional information: The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to: - Give advance notice that NHS England', intends to undertake a tendering exercise to set up an agreement for the hosting of an improvement faculty; - To request information from the marketplace relating to the services; - To allow potential tenderers to register for the upcoming supplier event. In order to provide more information about the requirements of this contract and the forthcoming tender process, NHS England will be holding a market engagement event at a venue in Leeds, at 1430 hrs on 17th October 2017 which you are invited to attend. Please indicate your interest in attending by emailing angela.johnson30@nhs.net providing the name of your organisation, the names and the job titles of those people you intend to bring with you (maximum of 2 per organisation). Please note we will send out joining instructions prior to the event; your EoI will provide an indication of expected numbers.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-d56b9bee-9cc3-4379-bc06-ba2618c18ebe
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9e8dc2c-4ae7-4e59-9fe8-ae67580703ad
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79610000 - Placement services of personnel

79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,400,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Sep 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
28 Feb 2018Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2018 - 31 Mar 2021 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ENGLAND
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
nhsengland.commercial@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

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
Not specified

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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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