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Leadership Academy Faculty Framework 2022

NHS ENGLAND

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23 Sep 2022 at 08:48

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS England, acting as the buying organisation, has initiated a tender process for the provision of a Leadership Academy Faculty Framework 2022. This tender falls under the services category, specifically staff training services. The contract value is £30,000,000 GBP, with four lots available covering various expertise areas such as leadership development, talent management, research and evaluation, and specialist Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) services. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender submission deadline is on 24th October 2022.

This tender opportunity by NHS England presents a chance for businesses involved in staff training services and leadership consultancy to compete for a significant contract. Companies with expertise in areas such as leadership development, talent management, research and evaluation, and EDI initiatives would be well-suited to engage in this tender process. Strategic partnerships and innovative solutions aligning with the needs of health and public sector leaders could greatly benefit from this tender.

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Notice Title

Leadership Academy Faculty Framework 2022

Notice Description

To establish a faculty framework of highly expert practitioners, attuned to the needs of leaders in the health and public sectors, embracing the best expertise of effective leadership and leadership development, who have values congruent with the NHS Constitution.

Lot Information

Lot number 1 - Leadership Development

Through this Lot, the Academy is seeking to secure the provision of cadre of leadership development 'practitioners' with a broad range of knowledge, skills, attributes and expertise in leadership development education, design, delivery and facilitation.

Practitioners will provide targeted support for the design and/or delivery of national, regional, and system-based leadership development interventions at the system, organisation, team, and individual level - with varying degrees of complexity.

Applicants against this lot may have expertise in one or more of the following areas (including but not restricted to):
- Systems Leadership Development
- Organisational Development
- Culture Change
- Improvement
- Digital Leadership
- Board Development
- Deep skills of support and challenge
- Small and large group facilitation at a variety of levels and delivery methods
- Innovative leadership development programme / intervention design

Lot number 2 - Talent Management

The scope of this Lot will include providers who can work collaboratively and flexibly with the internal talent function to complement existing expertise and capacity when required.

Through this Lot, we are therefore seeking to secure the provision of Talent Management expertise across the areas/specialisms of talent attraction, identification, development, engagement, retention, and deployment.

Expertise should relate to both an 'inclusive approach that mobilises the many rather than the few' and an 'exclusive approach, focusing on critical and senior leadership roles.

Applicants applying for this lot should be experienced in the following areas (including but not restricted to):
- Inclusive talent management practices and those which improve diversity at all levels of leadership
- Delivering talent conversations and succession planning at scale and at senior levels
- Competency framework development
- Assessment of potential and readiness
- Evidence-based Talent Management, data management and analytics involving collating, synthesising, and providing data for example on the profile of Talent pools to inform decisions as to how to capitalise on this talent by organisations/systems e.g., for succession planning, career pathway mapping and employee value proposition
- Talent development as complementary to leadership development
- Facilitation and training of senior leaders and experts relating to talent - including Board facilitation and Talent expert Chartered Professional Development
- Sponsorship programme delivery and training

Lot number 3 - Research and Evaluation

This Lot is seeking to secure the provision of expert research and evaluation services to support a range of leadership and talent management requirements.

The purpose of this Lot is two-fold:
1. To assess and evaluate the effectiveness and impact of Leadership and Talent interventions on individuals, organisations and systems
2. To undertake original research and synthesis of latest thinking to ensure programmes have on-going relevance and longevity for managers and leaders

Specifically, we are seeking providers who can
- Deliver robust quantitative and qualitative evaluation as well as
- Offer innovative evaluation services including assessment of impact and ROI/SROI

Additionally, we seek expert research provision to support our future work including international horizon scanning and thought leadership using a variety of research techniques.

Applicants against this lot should be experienced in a broad range of areas such as the following (including but not restricted to):
- Original and secondary research
- Systematic Review
- Rapid Review
- Thought Leadership
- Extended case studies / 'leadership stories'
- Data analysis and statistics
- Evaluation of leadership development
- Formative evaluation
- Literature reviewing
- Occupational psychology
- Programme evaluation
- Qualitative evaluation methods
- Quantitative evaluation methods
- Realistic evaluation
- Evaluation (quantitative and qualitative) including Return on Investment / Social Return on Investment
- Scoping exercises/studies
- Social research
- Summative evaluation
- Horizon scanning
- Market research
- Health economics including modelling
- R&E consultancy (e.g., advice, development, writing)
- Access to NHS databases
- Action research
- Ethnography
- Operations research
- Social marketing

Lot number 4 - Specialist EDI

Provision of specialist Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) advice and expertise to support the work of the Academy across its internal operations and the provision of highly specialised interventions through the specific lens of ED&I, for example inclusive recruitment training.

Applicants should have expertise in the following areas (including but not restricted to):
- Specialist Equality, Diversity and Inclusion knowledge, skills and practices
- Cultural change
- Focused development work for delivering Social Justice, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Experience of working on inclusive change initiatives with a range of staff including very senior leaders in complex and challenging organisations

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-036acf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026640-2022
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

79633000 - Staff development services

80511000 - Staff training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£30,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
24 Oct 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2026 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ENGLAND
Contact Name
NHS Leadership Academy Faculty Framework Team
Contact Email
faculty@leadershipacademy.nhs.uk
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
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber

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

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