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title: "CNO Safe Staffing Academic Partner"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-01c0f524-fbd3-4070-9397-4d1d1a53418d"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS ENGLAND"
published: "2023-03-10"
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# CNO Safe Staffing Academic Partner

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-01c0f524-fbd3-4070-9397-4d1d1a53418d

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## Summary

The NHS England is planning a procurement process for the CNO Safe Staffing Academic Partner contract. This contract falls under the industry category of Education and Training Services, specifically Adult-Education Services at University Level, Higher Education Services, and Health Services. The procurement is at the planning stage, with a value of £258,000 GBP. The contract is set to run from September 2023 to August 2025. The procurement method is an open procedure above threshold. A market warming event is scheduled for 14th March, with the future tender notice planned to be launched on the same day.

This opportunity to become the CNO Safe Staffing Academic Partner offers business growth prospects to SMEs and VCSEs. Businesses involved in providing education and training services, particularly in adult and higher education and health domains, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The 2-year contract aims to support NHS organisations in achieving evidence-based decision-making on safer staffing, providing educational support at Masters level by expert academics and practitioners. The contracting authority, NHS England, based in Leeds, United Kingdom, is facilitating this procurement process.

## Notice

NHS England and Improvement designed the CNO Safer Staffing Fellowship, a Masters Level workforce planning, delivery and assurance programme to support our vision of embedding a sustainable, consistent approach to safer staffing in our NHS in England. Ensuring evidence-based decision-making on safe and effective staffing is fundamental for all NHS organisations. Strong support to Trusts and Executive Directors in achieving this is essential. The CNO Safer Staffing Fellowship is a robust educational programme to provide this support to NHS organisations and is taught to Masters level by expert academics and practitioners. This will be a 2 year contract delivered over academic years September 23 - August 2025. We are holding a market warming event on Tuesday 14th March via MS Teams from 1:30-2:30. If you would like to attend this event please email natalie.hailwood@nhs.net for the invite details. It is intended the OJEU Open tender will also launch on this date. The opportunity will be launched via Atamis - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ff86efd1-d341-4f05-9481-edade4401bc0 |
| Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 14 Mar 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2023 - 31 Aug 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £258,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS2 7UE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80430000 - Adult-education services at university level
- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 10 Mar 2023 at 11:08 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ff86efd1-d341-4f05-9481-edade4401bc0

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ff86efd1-d341-4f05-9481-edade4401bc0
  10th March 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

## Provenance

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