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title: "Developing the People Profession"
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# Developing the People Profession

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-638e982e-eb5f-49b1-bff3-cd4f6c3fac36

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## Summary

NHS England, located in London at Wellington House, has awarded a contract for the development of the people profession under the title "Developing the People Profession". This contract focuses on the education and training services industry category and was procured to enhance the competencies of people professionals to successfully navigate organisational transformation and cultural change. The procurement stage was in the award phase as of 15 October 2024. The contract, valued at £1,072,340, commenced on 1 September 2024 and will continue until 31 March 2025.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for companies specialising in education and training services, focusing on professional development for HR and people management roles. Organisations that can provide high-quality training programmes to meet these needs are well-suited to compete in similar future tenders. Although this contract is not specifically set aside for SMEs or VCSEs, such entities might still find valuable insights and potential sub-contracting opportunities through collaboration with the awarded supplier, CIPD Enterprises Ltd.

## Notice

Purchase places on CIPD courses to support people professionals to deliver outstanding people practices and address a critical need to support CPOs so they can lead their organisations through transformational and cultural change to deliver the LTWP.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/727bf8b3-3216-4587-b857-dd30913c7587 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Aug 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,072,340 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,072,340 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CIPD ENTERPRISES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 15 Oct 2024 at 10:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/727bf8b3-3216-4587-b857-dd30913c7587

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/727bf8b3-3216-4587-b857-dd30913c7587
  15th October 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/49719523-7fca-4858-acc5-ded496beb508
  [REDACTED] C300703 - RM6219 - DPS Schedule 6 - Order Form Template and Order Schedules v2.0-1

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