Procurement for the Centre for Advancing Practice ePortfolio (Supported Route)

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                "description": "NHS England is hosting a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) event for prospective providers interested in delivering process outsourcing services for the Centre for Advancing Practice ePortfolio (Supported) Route. The event will provide: * An overview of the proposed service model * NHS England's requirements and desired outcomes * An outline of the anticipated procurement approach and timescales * An opportunity for participants to provide feedback on NHS England's assumptions and intended outcomes. Event Details * Date: Thursday 23 April 2026 * Time: 10:00am - 11:00am * Format: Virtual (Microsoft Teams) Registration and Participation This is a free and open event available to all prospective service providers. Organisations wishing to attend must register via the following https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/52720a23-d190-4d2a-8125-6e83dd69c23f@37c354b2-85b0-47f5-b222-07b48d774ee3 . Full joining details will be issued to registered attendees only. * Registration deadline: Wednesday 22 April 2026 Each organisation may nominate up to two attendees. When registering, please include: * Names and job titles of attendees * A brief summary of your organisation's technical capability * Relevant experience in delivering analogous outsourced services (e.g. professional education services, portfolio assessment, digital platforms, quality assurance, or credentialing services) Request for Information (RFI) As part of this market engagement, interested suppliers are also required to complete the attached Request for Information (RFI) and submit it via the portal by: * Friday 24 April 2026 The proposed contract duration is three years (an initial two-year term with the option to extend for one year). The contract value is up to PS900,000 (exclusive of VAT) over the full term. Anticipated service commencement: July 2026. This market engagement is conducted solely to inform NHS England's decision making process and does not commit NHS England to proceeding with a procurement. Should NHS England decide to proceed, a separate Contract Notice will be published. Participation in this PME is not mandatory to participate in any future procurement, and organisations that do not engage at this stage will not be disadvantaged.",
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        "title": "Procurement for the Centre for Advancing Practice ePortfolio (Supported Route)",
        "description": "NHS England is seeking to commission Process Outsourcing Services to support the delivery of the Centre for Advancing Practice ePortfolio (Supported) Route. The Centre for Advancing Practice is procuring external support to ensure the continued delivery, quality, and scalability of its national recognition and quality assurance functions for advanced and consultant level practitioners. Increasing demand for these services, combined with internal workforce capacity constraints, has created a requirement for an experienced supplier to provide additional operational, academic, and technical capacity. The appointed supplier will be required to support delivery across the following three core service areas: * The ePortfolio (Supported) Route * Reviewer and subject matter expert infrastructure * Implementation and ongoing management of digital badges The supplier will provide end to end operational, administrative, and quality assurance support for the Centre for Advancing Practice's recognition and assurance functions. This will include, but is not limited to: * Delivery of a fair, consistent, and high quality ePortfolio (Supported) Route * Management and coordination of a multi professional reviewer and expert workforce * Secure implementation and ongoing administration of digital badges via the Centre's portal Collectively, this support will ensure that practitioners have timely access to national recognition pathways and that national standards for advanced and consultant level practice are maintained. Contract Term and Value The contract will be awarded for an initial term of two (2) years, with the option to extend for a further one (1) year. The estimated contract value is up to PS300,000 per annum (excluding VAT); and up to PS900,000 (excluding VAT) for the full contract term, inclusive of any permitted extension period. Any Tender submission that exceeds this maximum total contract value will be rejected and not evaluated further. The selected supplier is expected to commence service delivery in early July 2026.",
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