Planning

Training & Development Services

EAST OF ENGLAND NHS COLLABORATIVE HUB

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

20 May 2025 at 12:30

Planning

03 Mar 2025 at 16:46

Summary of the contracting process

The East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process initiated as a tender for Training & Development Services. This procurement aims to support publicly funded organisations with comprehensive training frameworks that address developmental needs across health and social care. The procurement is structured under the UK Procurement Act 2023 and adopts a light-touch regime, catering to diverse areas such as leadership, communication, and patient safety. The estimated value of the contract is £8,000,000 with a potential gross value of £9,600,000, and it is planned to commence on 17th September 2025, running until 16th September 2027. Situated in Fulbourn, Cambridge, the contracting authority is a central government public authority that seeks to engage service providers adept in the specified categories with a future market engagement closing on 31st March 2025.

This procurement presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in education and training services, including higher education, coaching, and vocational training. With the framework anticipated to facilitate both direct awards and further competitions, businesses, particularly SMEs and VCSEs, that can provide innovative solutions for mentoring, management training, and e-learning are particularly well-suited to take part. By participating, companies can significantly expand their service offerings and market reach within integrated care systems and support teams across the NHS ecosystem, aligning with strategic goals for health and social care transformation in the UK.

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Notice Title

Training & Development Services

Notice Description

The Training and Development Services framework caters to the needs of publicly funded organisations, offering comprehensive support for development, skills learning, and change management. The framework addresses day-to-day training needs and provides a platform for navigating the evolving health and social care landscape, supporting integrated care boards and fostering collaborative working opportunities. The current framework covers various areas such as mentoring, leadership, communication skills, and patient safety. The framework will be restructured in the new iteration, expanding to include new requirements to support NHSE and ICB procurement teams. EOE NHS CPH are proposing a Framework which will run under the Procurement Act 2023, and will opened at least twice during the course (2+2+2+2). The open framework route also allows for Contracting Authorities to call-off via direct award or further competition.

Planning Information

EOE NHS CPH is issuing this market engagement in connection with the potential procurement to establish a single approach to market to support training and development services. The information provided will help us to form and shape the service specification for an open framework that will be conducted under the Procurement Act 2023. The Framework will be set-up as a covered procurement under the Light Touch Regime. This market engagement has 5 categories: a) Training and Development Framework b) Patient Safety Information Response Framework c) Clinical Digital Safety d) Oliver McGowan Training e) Environmental Sustainability Skills Training providers are invited to respond to one or multi-categories that are relevant to their offering. The closing time and date for the return of your responses is 12:00pm on 31st March 2025.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e917
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023235-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
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

79998000 - Coaching services

80000000 - Education and training services

80300000 - Higher education services

80400000 - Adult and other education services

80420000 - E-learning services

80500000 - Training services

80510000 - Specialist training services

80511000 - Staff training services

80520000 - Training facilities

80521000 - Training programme services

80530000 - Vocational training services

80531000 - Industrial and technical training services

80532000 - Management training services

80570000 - Personal development training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£8,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Jun 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
16 Sep 2025 - 16 Sep 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
EAST OF ENGLAND NHS COLLABORATIVE HUB
Contact Name
Corporate Services
Contact Email
corporate.services@eoecph.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
FULBOURN
Postcode
CB21 5XA
Post Town
Cambridge
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Electoral Ward
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
Westminster Constituency
South Cambridgeshire

Further Information

Notice Documents

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