--- title: "Nitrous Oxide & Entonox/Gas & Air Toolkit Update" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-782c34a3-5c3f-4fc2-a76a-6628b2b11dc8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-782c34a3-5c3f-4fc2-a76a-6628b2b11dc8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-782c34a3-5c3f-4fc2-a76a-6628b2b11dc8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-782c34a3-5c3f-4fc2-a76a-6628b2b11dc8.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND" published: "2023-11-20" --- # Nitrous Oxide & Entonox/Gas & Air Toolkit Update Buyer: NHS ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-782c34a3-5c3f-4fc2-a76a-6628b2b11dc8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-782c34a3-5c3f-4fc2-a76a-6628b2b11dc8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-782c34a3-5c3f-4fc2-a76a-6628b2b11dc8.json) ## Summary The tender titled "Nitrous Oxide & Entonox/Gas & Air Toolkit Update" has been issued by NHS England for the development of guidance documents and toolkits related to nitrous oxide waste mitigation. The contract value is £95,000 GBP, with a tender period ending on 28th November 2023 and a contract period starting on 11th December 2023 and ending on 12th February 2024. This tender falls under the category of miscellaneous health services and is open for SMEs and VCSEs to participate. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses to work with NHS England on developing key materials for nitrous oxide waste mitigation. Businesses in the health services and health training sectors would be well-suited to compete for this tender. To participate, interested suppliers need to register on the NHS England e-procurement system and submit their applications through the Atamis e-sourcing portal. For any queries or issues, suppliers can contact the helpdesk at 0800 9956035 or support-health@atamis.co.uk. ## Notice To develop a short high level guidance document and an in depth "toolkit" which outline which recommended actions NHS colleagues should be progressing and prioritising, and how they may go about doing so. The objective of the assignment is to: The objective of the assignment is to: 1. Plan Engagement: Utilising the contact details provided by NHS England, organise a programme of engagement with key stakeholders involved in the pure and mixed nitrous oxide ' waste mitigation enabling them a structured opportunity to provide feedback on NHS England draft guidance and toolkit. This may take the format of interviews, workshops, roundtable, surveys, user trials with key stakeholders etc. agreed with NHSE before commencing the engagement. Key stakeholders include national clinical leads, estates leads, pharmacy leads, along with experts and regional and local stakeholders who have previously undertaken work on nitrous oxide waste mitigation. NHS England also identified and engaged a small number of 'heavy user' sites which have agreed to trial the new toolkit in development. 2. Facilitate Engagement: Undertake the programme of engagement with key stakeholders, capturing the feedback provided on the content, structure and design of draft guidance and toolkit, as well as, what supporting resources should be produced. A specific approach should be undertaken to engage and gather feedback from the 'heavy user' sites which have agreed to trial the revised toolkit. 3. Feedback and propose additional material: Outline a proposal for the required updates, supporting materials and assets using the feedback provided in the engagement sessions. This will be agreed with NHSE. 4. Update Content: Using the feedback provided in the engagement sessions, update the content of the toolkit and guidance document. 5. Develop Supporting Resources: Based on stakeholder feedback, develop resources to support the trusts in the implementation of the guidance and toolkit such as four case studies, a flow chart, an example business case, and a list of lessons learned from system representatives. 6. Format and Design: Based on stakeholder feedback, the supplier will deliver the guidance and toolkit in a format that ensure the information is easy to understand, user-friendly and compatible with NHS technology and editable to enable easy update by NHS England in the future. 7. Define Comms and Engagement Plan: Interested suppliers should register on the NHS England e-procurement system here: https://health-family.force.com/login Once logged in click 'Find Opportunities' and search for "C226549 Nitrous Oxide & Entonox/Gas & Air Toolkit Update" Click 'Register Interest' Once you have registered your interest you will be able to view the Requirements and complete the ITQ Questions as detailed in the ITQ document and Atamis Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e8e07da7-d80a-49fd-9c99-c92493977f7a | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Nov 2023 | | Submission deadline | 5 Dec 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 11 Dec 2023 - 12 Feb 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £95,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | 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 - 80561000 - Health training services - 85100000 - Health services - 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services ## Release History - 20 Nov 2023 at 10:54 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e8e07da7-d80a-49fd-9c99-c92493977f7a - 14 Nov 2023 at 16:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/15a2b79a-849b-428b-9411-5e018786b1a8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e8e07da7-d80a-49fd-9c99-c92493977f7a 20th November 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/15a2b79a-849b-428b-9411-5e018786b1a8 14th November 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/login - 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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