--- title: "DHSC:ASC: RFI and Market Engagement Event: Learning & Development Offer: Care Certificate" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-081db9c0-1dec-4e6c-822e-3fccfa058b44" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-081db9c0-1dec-4e6c-822e-3fccfa058b44" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-081db9c0-1dec-4e6c-822e-3fccfa058b44.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-081db9c0-1dec-4e6c-822e-3fccfa058b44.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE" published: "2023-07-04" --- # DHSC:ASC: RFI and Market Engagement Event: Learning & Development Offer: Care Certificate Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-081db9c0-1dec-4e6c-822e-3fccfa058b44 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-081db9c0-1dec-4e6c-822e-3fccfa058b44) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-081db9c0-1dec-4e6c-822e-3fccfa058b44.json) ## Summary The Department of Health and Social Care is planning a procurement process titled "RFI and Market Engagement Event: Learning & Development Offer: Care Certificate" in the training services category. The initiative involves engaging with the market to seek feedback on the delivery model for a new Care Certificate qualification, with an estimated budget of around £7,000,000. The engagement end date is set for July 12, 2023, providing an opportunity for organisations to participate in discussions and potentially influence the future tendering process. This procurement process by the Department of Health and Social Care presents an opportunity for businesses, especially those specialized in training services, to engage in the development of the Care Certificate qualification. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate. The forthcoming Invitation to Tender (ITT) aims to ensure a transparent and fair selection process for awarding organisations to develop the new Care Certificate qualifications, supporting the availability of 50,000-100,000 funded training places for care workers starting from Summer 2024. ## Notice The Authority is requesting consultation from the market regarding Adult Social Care Certificate Qualifications. The Care Certificate is an already defined set of standards that provides a baseline level of knowledge and skills for new starters. The government intends to provide funding for some training places when the qualification is made available and will confirm eligibility then. The exercise is intended to provide Organisations with the opportunity to provide feedback on the delivery model for the new Care Certificate qualification. This builds on a commitment to engage with the market, by sharing information and seeking input to enable us to consider the case for launching an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for one or more Awarding Organisations to develop the new Care Certificate qualification, and to ensure this is done in a fair and transparent manner. This will ensure that the final ITT (if government decides to do this) provides all tenderers with a clear understanding of the Authority's requirement and help plan a successful project The Department is now considering the optimum delivery approach for the development of the Care Certificate qualification once the specification is ready that will ensure 50,000 - 100,000 funded training places are available for care workers to access from Summer 2024. The estimated budget is around PS7,000,000.00. This is subject to further work, and is for the activity Awarding Organisations would carry out to develop the new Care Certificate qualifications for a period of up to 5 months. The Authority will be providing separate funding for government funded places once qualifications are ready in 2024. The information provided in early engagement and market consultation is subject to change. If you are interested in this project you may view and respond to the RFI by *and attend the market engagement event to be held Monday 10th July 2023, 14:00-15:00, via Microsoft Teams. If you wish to attend the market engagement event , please register your interest via Atamis*. 1. Log in or Register through the supplier portal at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome 2. Locate the opportunity using 'My Proposals and Quotes' or in 'Find Opportunities' C187689 DHSC:ASC:RFI Care Certificate 3. Click Register Interest. 4. RFI documents on Atamis and can respond to questions through Atamis ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf5074ec-737f-4e79-8b6b-4ade65c24430 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Jul 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 12 Jul 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £7,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1H 0EU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80500000 - Training services - 80510000 - Specialist training services - 80511000 - Staff training services - 80530000 - Vocational training services ## Release History - 4 Jul 2023 at 10:02 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf5074ec-737f-4e79-8b6b-4ade65c24430 - 4 Jul 2023 at 10:02 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c2e4a9e-b7c9-44a3-acb1-b0f4b20fcce0 - 21 Jun 2023 at 11:07 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3bf47076-6959-4429-b045-e6486cddf590 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf5074ec-737f-4e79-8b6b-4ade65c24430 4th July 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c2e4a9e-b7c9-44a3-acb1-b0f4b20fcce0 4th July 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3bf47076-6959-4429-b045-e6486cddf590 21st June 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e2478b8a-2a43-4b18-bd33-5b613836f9ec 20230619 C172454_SUEG Learning disability autism Short_Form_Contract Final redacted ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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