--- title: "Prior Information Notice (PIN) and Market Engagement for the HEE Evaluation Framework Procurement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9a9d8c07-cab1-4a33-9e4d-c682be2df7dd" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9a9d8c07-cab1-4a33-9e4d-c682be2df7dd" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9a9d8c07-cab1-4a33-9e4d-c682be2df7dd.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9a9d8c07-cab1-4a33-9e4d-c682be2df7dd.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND" published: "2021-02-05" --- # Prior Information Notice (PIN) and Market Engagement for the HEE Evaluation Framework Procurement Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9a9d8c07-cab1-4a33-9e4d-c682be2df7dd [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9a9d8c07-cab1-4a33-9e4d-c682be2df7dd) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9a9d8c07-cab1-4a33-9e4d-c682be2df7dd.json) ## Summary The procurement process is led by Health Education England, which seeks to establish an Evaluation Framework for its initiatives, valued at £8 million and classified under the Education and training services industry. Currently in the planning stage, this process includes a Prior Information Notice (PIN) and market engagement intended to gather insights from potential bidders. A market engagement event is scheduled for 22nd March 2021, with an RSVP deadline of 15th March 2021 for organisations interested in participating. The Invitation to Tender (ITT) is expected to be published in late April 2021. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the evaluation services sector, including small to large organisations from the independent, social, and education fields. Successful participants will be able to offer services aligned with Health Education England's efforts to measure service benefits and workforce impact. Companies that engage in evaluation and consultancy can leverage this framework to secure project-based contracts over the next four years, fostering collaboration and innovation within the NHS workforce. ## Notice Health Education England hold a national responsibility for supporting the transformation of the NHS workforce. This is delivered through policies such as the NHS People Plan 2020/21 and the award of Workforce Development Funding to NHS Providers and Integrated Care Systems across England. There is a national requirement that any investment over PS100k from the annual Workforce Development Fund is subject to evaluation for service benefit, workforce impact and return on investment (including economic as well as financial impact). This will ensure accountability of public funds, aid the adoption and spread of innovation, reduce duplication, create new collaborations and demonstrate the potential of Health Education England to drive workforce transformation in response to identified system need. To provide support to regional and national HEE programme teams in meeting this expectation HEE will define and procure a framework of evaluation services externally. These will be a series of lots based on the contract value of an evaluation and services required. Providers on the framework will deliver a variety of services relating to evaluation. They will be individuals as well as small, medium and large organisations from the independent, social and education sectors. All providers will have met a minimum standard required to be on the framework. The procurement does not look to limit the number of providers on the framework. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise prospective providers of the Commissioners intention. It is our intention to hold a market engagement event on the afternoon of 22nd March 2021 from 13:00 - 16:00pm to discuss our plans and consult with parties interested in potentially bidding to be listed on the HEE Evaluation Framework 2021-25. The event will take the form of an on-line presentation and discussion organised through MS Teams outlining our current thinking, the procurement process we anticipate following, general discussion, and requests for information. The process will also provide an opportunity to network with others providing evaluation services in this field. HEE will use the opportunity to gather intelligence from evaluation services providers which may influence and inform the development of the final tender. Please RSVP by 15th March 2021 with the name, title and contact details for attendees (a maximum of two attendees per organisation) to: Commissioning@hee.nhs.uk c/o Rarj Jhalli, Commissioning Officer, Commissioning Service Team An invite to the MS Teams session will be sent prior to the date. Additional information: This is an exciting opportunity to be listed on an evaluation delivery framework for four years. Mini competitions from the framework will be run to award project-based delivery. The service will provide the opportunity to support regional and programme investment with robust independent external evaluation. The contracting authority reserves the right not to proceed with the Procurement, or any part thereof, or change the requirements as necessary at any time. It is the intention of the commissioner that the procurement will be conducted as a Service Contract using an Open Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The ITT is expected to be published late-April 2021. A separate advert will be released advising of this. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e8094bb-f20b-4938-8797-455f29aa8ad9 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | 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 | 5 Feb 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 15 Mar 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £8,000,000 | | 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 | HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND | | Locality | CRAWLEY | | Post town | Redhill | | Postcode | RH11 7DH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ28 West Sussex (North East) | | Local authority | Crawley | | Electoral ward | Northgate & West Green | | Westminster constituency | Crawley | | 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 ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 5 Feb 2021 at 18:33 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e8094bb-f20b-4938-8797-455f29aa8ad9 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e8094bb-f20b-4938-8797-455f29aa8ad9 5th February 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://hee.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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