Notice Information
Notice Title
Workforce Development Training - Motivational Interviewing Courses
Notice Description
The Workforce Development Training - Motivational Interviewing Courses focuses on the development and delivery of training and capacity building for those working in substance use services and other related service areas where substance use is pertinent. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, person-centered way of having conversations about change. Through four core processes of engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning, MI unearths and builds upon a person's intrinsic motivations for change. Specific strategies based on the psycholinguistics of change are applied within a spirit of partnership, acceptance, compassion, and evocation.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: The right for additional training and an option for ongoing practitioner support groups or communities of practice.
Renewal: The Buyer will have the option to extend the contract for any period or periods together totalling no more than 48 months, plus 18 months emergency extension. Extension exercised where the Buyer gives the Supplier no less than three Months' written notice before the expiry of the current Contract Period.
Planning Information
This is a Pre Market Engagement Notice to inform and seek engagement with potential suppliers for Workforce Development Training - Motivational Interviewing Courses for Public Health Agency (PHA). To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service PaLS wish to engage with potential suppliers on behalf of health and social care for Northern Ireland to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through a questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of this CfT. All correspondence in relation to this tender will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments no later than 15:00 on Thursday, 01 May 2025. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05038c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060523-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details 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
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,464,900 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,464,900 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,464,900 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,464,900 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Sep 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 12 May 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 8 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NI PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY
- Additional Buyers
REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE
REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION, PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- palsarmagh.sourcing@hscni.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ARMAGH
- Postcode
- BT61 7PR
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060523-2025
29th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055162-2025
9th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042363-2025
23rd July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015374-2025
15th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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