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title: "Maternity Support Worker Scoping Exercise"
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# Maternity Support Worker Scoping Exercise

Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9073a099-fe03-4c9e-87f9-c78ca37b9ce1

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## Summary

Health Education England (HEE) has recently completed a tender process for a scoping exercise titled "Maternity Support Worker Scoping Exercise," aimed at mapping existing educational provision against the new Competency and Education Framework for Maternity Support Workers in England. The tender, categorised under education and training services, was published on 16 January 2019, with a tender submission deadline of 28 January 2019. The contract, valued at £20,000, runs from 4 February 2019 to 31 March 2019, and was awarded to the University of the West of England on 13 February 2019. The procurement method was an open procedure, enabling a wide range of participants to compete.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses engaged in educational consultancy, training programme development, or workforce skills enhancement, particularly those that are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs). Companies specialising in health education and social work services will find this procurement particularly relevant, as it involves collaboration with health authorities to develop educational pathways for maternity support workers. Engaging in this tender could lead to long-term partnerships with HEE and establish a strong foothold in the growing health education sector.

## Notice

HEE is looking to commission a scoping exercise to map existing educational provision against the new Competency and Education Framework for Maternity Support Workers (MSWs) in England. This work will involve working closely with HEE's MSW Steering and implementation Group. The successful bidder will work with HEE to map the existing educational provision against the Framework and develop an educational pathway for MSWs in England. This should include: * Mapping examples of existing training programmes collected as part of the MSW call for evidence that informed the development of the competency framework (at levels 3 and 4) * Identifying gaps at each level and present options for filling those gaps, e.g. extending existing courses, developing new ones, developing new national qualifications * Undertake focus groups to build consensus around the options for piloting and operationalising new working arrangements e.g. working with managers and HR to support the workforce in implementing the framework. * Identifying whether there any existing tools available or that can be adapted to support the process. * Consider the options for developing a skills passport. The scoping exercise and subsequent pathways will be developed in partnership with HEE, our stakeholders and the maternity workforce. Following completion, the educational pathways and products will be owned by HEE and hosted on our website. The final products will be designed in line with HEE branding guidelines. All content will require HEE sign off ahead of completion.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09bf07b9-e849-437f-abf5-e43f27e8a049 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Jun 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Jan 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Feb 2019 |
| Contract period | 14 Feb 2019 - 31 Mar 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £16,641 |
| 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 | HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 4PL |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 11 Jun 2019 at 12:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09bf07b9-e849-437f-abf5-e43f27e8a049
- 16 Jan 2019 at 11:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/25093eac-2a25-4eed-a717-43cd8b622cc3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09bf07b9-e849-437f-abf5-e43f27e8a049
  11th June 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/25093eac-2a25-4eed-a717-43cd8b622cc3
  16th January 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=40bb618e-0a24-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21&v=2
  All documentation related to this project are available at HEE's procurement portal - ProContract Due North. All clarification questions and final bids are to be submitted via this portal. Registration is free of charge.

## Notice URLs

- https://hee.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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