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title: "The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training"
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# The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a192b9ec-7179-4441-a04e-6e721e335f0e

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## Summary

The NHS England is seeking training providers for The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism, aiming to equip the health and care workforce with necessary skills. The procurement involves a 2-year agreement to provide trainer training for Tier 1 and Tier 2, with delivery in 2023/24. The contract value is £1,500,000, with a tender closing on September 4, 2023, and a contract period starting on October 28, 2023, until October 26, 2025. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the main procurement category is services.

This tender by NHS England presents an opportunity for training providers in the education and training services sector to support the implementation of The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training nationally. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete. Interested parties should register and apply via the Atamis e-sourcing portal. The procurement is crucial to meeting the Health and Care Act 2022 requirements for all CQC-regulated service providers.

## Notice

An exciting contract opportunity to support The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism rollout across England is now live. Oliver McGowan's death shone a light on the need for health and social care staff to have better training and aims to provide the health and care workforce with the right skills and knowledge to provide safe, compassionate, and informed care to autistic people and people with a learning disability. NHS England is now seeking to procure training providers to continue to deliver train the trainer's training across England for The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism. There will be a 2-year agreement for (a) provider(s) to deliver trainer training for Tier 1 and Tier 2 of The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training. There are 2 lots to be delivered in 2023/24. Both lots can be delivered by one training provider, or they can each be delivered by a separate training provider. As a result, there will be enough trainers to train more trainers to deliver The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training to health and social care staff. The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training is the government's preferred and recommended training to meet the Health and Care Act 2022 requirement for all CQC-regulated service providers. The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training must be delivered in the same way to everyone so they receive the same learning, and it can only be delivered by approved trainers. For further information about Oliver's Training, visit The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training programme webpage. Further details and the tender documents can be downloaded from the following link: - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome 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/89e918d5-1bfb-4559-bb2d-5dfe7315ef9d |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 27 Oct 2023 - 26 Oct 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,500,000 |
| 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 3 Aug 2023 at 21:55 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89e918d5-1bfb-4559-bb2d-5dfe7315ef9d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89e918d5-1bfb-4559-bb2d-5dfe7315ef9d
  3rd August 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

## Provenance

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