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title: "Invitation to tender for the provision of Functional skills diagnostic and upskilling software"
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# Invitation to tender for the provision of Functional skills diagnostic and upskilling software

Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9187a24d-ee64-4539-a6cc-c9fcc363bc9f

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Health Education England seeking to award a contract for the provision of functional skills diagnostic and upskilling software. The tender, titled "Invitation to tender for the provision of Functional skills diagnostic and upskilling software," falls under the education and training services category. The procurement is currently in the award stage, with the contract period commencing from 2nd March 2020 and concluding on 2nd March 2021. The total contract value is £76,000, and while the tender has been published, it is now considered complete.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in educational software, particularly those that can offer scalable solutions suitable for large organisations such as NHS trusts and Clinical Commissioning Groups across England. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-suited to compete in this procurement process, given its preference for suppliers of such sizes. Businesses capable of delivering cost-effective and tailored software solutions that enhance functional skills testing and upskilling will find this an advantageous prospect for growth.

## Notice

We want to procure a national license for diagnostic functional skills software, which we will then contract out to NHS employers (trusts, primary care employers etc.) on a case by case basis. We envision that we will establish contracts with large-scale employers i.e. the 251 NHS Trusts and/or the 207 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in England. The final number of employer contracts could potentially total 458 and the number of users (employees) in each employer will vary according to the local skills mix and need. We believe that by procuring at this scale we can achieve a level of competitive pricing that is not possible for individual employers and that we can achieve national coverage of the software.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c7708ed1-4abc-46db-a3c5-0c33883d60ba |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Jan 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Feb 2020 |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2020 - 28 Feb 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £76,000 |
| 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 | BKSB |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 24 Mar 2021 at 10:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c7708ed1-4abc-46db-a3c5-0c33883d60ba
- 3 Jan 2020 at 13:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f334731-b9b4-419b-961f-319c5c2dfbe8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c7708ed1-4abc-46db-a3c5-0c33883d60ba
  24th March 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f334731-b9b4-419b-961f-319c5c2dfbe8
  3rd January 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=40bb618e-0a24-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21&v=2
  All documentation relating to this project can be found at HEE's procurement portal - ProContract Due North.

## Notice URLs

- https://hee.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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