--- title: "Care In Care Homes Leadership Programme Service on behalf of NHS North West London (NW London) Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5d0289b1-5bed-453e-b41c-219ea9001fa6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5d0289b1-5bed-453e-b41c-219ea9001fa6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5d0289b1-5bed-453e-b41c-219ea9001fa6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5d0289b1-5bed-453e-b41c-219ea9001fa6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES" published: "2017-09-29" --- # Care In Care Homes Leadership Programme Service on behalf of NHS North West London (NW London) Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5d0289b1-5bed-453e-b41c-219ea9001fa6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5d0289b1-5bed-453e-b41c-219ea9001fa6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5d0289b1-5bed-453e-b41c-219ea9001fa6.json) ## Summary The NHS Shared Business Services is initiating the 'Care In Care Homes Leadership Programme Service' tender, aimed at enhancing leadership within the care home workforce in North West London. This tender process is currently in the planning stage, with a budget of £125,000 allocated for the contract, which will commence on 1st January 2018 and conclude on 28th February 2018. Interested parties are invited to express their interest by completing the Market Engagement Questionnaire by 5pm on 11th October 2017. The procurement method is not detailed, yet the objective is to engage providers in a manner that may inform potential competitive procurement strategies. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses in the health and social care sector, particularly those specialising in training, recruitment, and consulting services. Companies capable of delivering innovative leadership programmes and working collaboratively with local authorities and clinical commissioning groups would be particularly well-suited to participate. The engagement exercise aims to inform the Commissioner's procurement strategy based on the response from the market, making participation important for businesses looking to expand their presence in the healthcare field. ## Notice NHS North West London (NW London) Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) is looking to engage with appropriately qualified and experienced providers to express their interest to inform the design of a Care In Care Homes Leadership Programme Service. The aim of this early market engagement exercise is also to gauge potential interest in this contract opportunity and field for innovative proposals to improve the current drafted service specification (attached). Feedback received will assist to determine the procurement strategy including whether a competitive procurement process is appropriate. In order to meet the challenges facing the care home workforce in NW London, a number of recommendations have been outlined, as part of the STP efforts, aimed at investing more in optimising the skills of care home staff so that they feel at the heart of an integrated team that spans community, primary, mental health, social care, voluntary sector and specialist care. Our belief is that this will lead for better outcomes for the residents of care homes. This service specification relates to the first component of the wider care home workforce development plans which is 'care in care homes leadership programme'. This contract is asking for: * A fixed price for the attraction, recruitment (recruitment needs to be done in liaison with LA and CCG commissioners who should jointly be responsible for nominating and agreeing the homes to be offered the training) and the completion of the leadership support programme activities as set out in appendix 1 of the Service Specification for a minimum of 30 registered managers in care homes starting from January 2018; * A fixed price for the attraction, recruitment (recruitment needs to be done in liaison with LA and CCG commissioners who should jointly be responsible for nominating and agreeing the homes to be offered the training) and completion of the leadership support programme activities as set out in appendix 1 of the Service Specification for up to 70 additional registered managers in care homes - providing the fixed price as a per head value for which recruitment is completed by end February 2018; The expected contract value will be for maximum value of PS125,000. Expressions of interest are now invited by way of completion and return of the attached Market Engagement Questionnaire by 5pm, 11th October 2017. Additional information: Participation in the engagement exercise is not a mandatory requirement for participating in any potential future procurement; however, responses received will assist to inform the Commissioner as to the level of interest from the market and will be used to evidence a decision as to whether or not to undertake a competitive procurement. CONFIRMATION OF YOUR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e1e94c9-9e36-4b83-aa78-7d0ae2493fe5 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | 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 | 29 Sep 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Nov 2017 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2018 - 28 Feb 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | North West London | | Postcode | NW1 5JD | | 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 | Marylebone | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 29 Sep 2017 at 20:40 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e1e94c9-9e36-4b83-aa78-7d0ae2493fe5 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e1e94c9-9e36-4b83-aa78-7d0ae2493fe5 29th September 2017 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5f089689-3e9f-408f-9ce1-3582f0a442d0 Request for Information Questionnaire - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7fdd3635-edbf-4e14-9f7d-cc373415c0b2 DRAFT Service Specification - Care In Care Homes Leadership Programme ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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