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title: "Single Lead Employer Service - Health Education England - North West. NHS/SoEPS/17.390"
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# Single Lead Employer Service - Health Education England - North West. NHS/SoEPS/17.390

Buyer: NHS SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT SERVICES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a0107df1-e3f4-4c9c-a176-3d69db2af544

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## Summary

The NHS South of England Procurement Services is inviting tenders for the "Single Lead Employer Service" on behalf of Health Education England in the North West. The procurement, classified under education and training services, is currently in the Award stage, having concluded the tender process on 11 June 2018. The total value of the service contract is £8,600,000, with a contract period set to commence from 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2021. Interested bidders should ensure all communications are submitted through the dedicated e-portal.

This procurement presents significant growth opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in employment and human resources services within the healthcare sector. Potential bidders could include SMEs and voluntary and community sector enterprises that have experience in managing HR functions for training organisations, especially those focusing on medical and dental professional development. The comprehensive nature of the required services, covering various medical training programmes, may attract a diverse range of service providers to compete for this substantial contract.

## Notice

NHS South of England Procurement Services, acting on behalf of Health Education England (the Commissioner) is commencing a tender for the delivery of a single Lead Employer Service for doctors and dentists in training working across the North West. The Single Lead Employer Service is for trainee doctors, dentists and other trainees working in the following programmes: * General Practice (GP) - this is a three year programme which currently has approximately 1375 trainees. * Specialty Training - There are 62 specialties which are grouped into 14 Schools which currently have approximately 3850 trainees in total. * Dentistry - There are a variety of dental programmes which range between 1 and 5 years which currently include approximately 260 trainees. The objective of this procurement is to appoint a single lead employer to provide comprehensive employment and human resource services across the North West of England as specified in the ITT specification. Please access the ITT documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning for further information Additional information: Bidders are invited to access the procurement documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning. The deadline for submission of completed ITT responses is Monday 11 June 2018 at 12:00pm (midday). The e-portal system will shutdown at 12:00pm and any un-submitted bids not registered to the system at this time will not be accepted. Therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time. Should Bidders have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, they should contact the In-tend dedicated Supplier Helpdesk by calling 0845 557 8079 Monday to Friday (9am to 6pm) or email support@in-tend.co.uk. During the tender exercise the Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the e-portal system via the appointed procurement specialist on behalf of NHS South of England Procurement Services and not with the Contracting Authority itself. No Bidder, Bidder Member, or any of such Bidder's advisors, consultants or subcontractors may have ex parte communications with the Contracting Authority or any of their employees, advisors, contractors or consultants regarding the ITT, the Procurement, other than as expressly permitted in this ITT.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6b544550-4ee8-4e64-9b00-69004244d60d |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Dec 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Jun 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2018 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2018 - 30 Sep 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £8,600,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £7,335,000 |
| 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 | NHS SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT SERVICES |
| Locality | LEWES, EAST SUSSEX |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN7 2PB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC |
| Local authority | Lewes |
| Electoral ward | Lewes Bridge |
| Westminster constituency | Lewes |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ST HELENS AND KNOWSLEY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 3 Dec 2018 at 12:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6b544550-4ee8-4e64-9b00-69004244d60d
- 9 May 2018 at 15:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f88df069-3845-4cf9-a83d-f381b830ad17

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6b544550-4ee8-4e64-9b00-69004244d60d
  3rd December 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f88df069-3845-4cf9-a83d-f381b830ad17
  9th May 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e9d223f1-24c8-4c53-8699-28a974fb504f
  How to register on In-Tend: The SoEPS e tender portal
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning
  SoEPS In-Tend e tendering portal

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