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title: "Adult Social Care Learning and Development Quality Assurance including Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training"
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# Adult Social Care Learning and Development Quality Assurance including Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-64dddd19-03c7-413d-a1b3-e8e99e3068cc

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care is planning a procurement process for Adult Social Care Learning and Development Quality Assurance including Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training. This opportunity falls under the services furnished by professional organisations category and involves a contract value of £850,000. The engagement end date for this tender is set for 5th December 2023. The buying organisation, located in London, is the Department of Health and Social Care.

This tender by the Department of Health and Social Care presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in staff training services, personnel-training services, specialist training services, training programme services, and health training services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to participate in this procurement process. Interested parties can engage in the early market consultation to provide feedback that may inform the final procurement approach.

## Notice

The Department of Health and Social Care is seeking to appoint a supplier with the skills and expertise to: quality assure training and qualifications for the ASC workforce, working with existing qualification regulators (for example Ofqual), Awarding Organisations, Training Providers, the ASC sector and those with lived experience. In addition, signposting high-quality training to the sector that is aligned to DHSC's Care Workforce Pathway. Intended contract term: Initial period of 1 year (1st April 2024 to 31 March 2025) with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 1 year (1+1+1). Estimated contract value initial period: PS850,000 exclusive of VAT. The Department of Health and Social Care is issuing this early engagement to seek information and feedback from the market to gain better understanding of the intelligence, costing model and appetite for this project. For avoidance of doubt this is not a call for competition, the purpose is to advise the market on the forthcoming DHSC procurement and seek feedback from the market that may inform the final specification and/or procurement approach to the services. A Market Engagement Questionnaire and draft Specifications are attached to this notice via the links below. The completed questionnaire can be returned via email michael.murphy@dhsc.gov.uk quoting 'W90184 DHSC: ASC: Adult Social Care Learning and Development Quality Assurance OMMT. The deadline to submit the questionnaire: no later than 5 December 2023 12:00:00 GMT. NOTE: this market engagement process does not form part of the formal procurement process. When the formal procurement process commences any supplier may join the competition and all supplier Tenders will be evaluated on the same basis. The contractual opportunity will be available in the future via DHSC Atamis eTendering System. You can select this link to access and register your organisation to the Atamis system https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, if you have not already done so. Draft Specification: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#0O000000rwim/a/8d00000057cZ/mII302m9IkCCDp3tuIaUgXZMNRYpR22IUoF9Y37I2pI Market Consultation Questionnaire: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#0O000000rwim/a/8d00000057cY/DeKHX8tOKFQ8yi4PBZJHYaFNdvhQ8FF6rBmeN2FnfRs

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e8dabb0-ee6b-4103-ad2d-c86ca394df14 |
| 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 | 21 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 5 Dec 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £850,000 |
| 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

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80511000 - Staff training services
- 80521000 - Training programme services
- 80561000 - Health training services
- 98112000 - Services furnished by professional organisations

## Release History

- 21 Nov 2023 at 17:25 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e8dabb0-ee6b-4103-ad2d-c86ca394df14

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e8dabb0-ee6b-4103-ad2d-c86ca394df14
  21st November 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#0O000000rwim/a/8d00000057cY/DeKHX8tOKFQ8yi4PBZJHYaFNdvhQ8FF6rBmeN2FnfRs
- https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#0O000000rwim/a/8d00000057cZ/mII302m9IkCCDp3tuIaUgXZMNRYpR22IUoF9Y37I2pI
- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

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