--- title: "Masters in Health and Social Care Policy" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-af6349ac-67b6-4754-b595-34586b402a26" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-af6349ac-67b6-4754-b595-34586b402a26" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-af6349ac-67b6-4754-b595-34586b402a26.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-af6349ac-67b6-4754-b595-34586b402a26.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE" published: "2023-06-07" --- # Masters in Health and Social Care Policy Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-af6349ac-67b6-4754-b595-34586b402a26 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-af6349ac-67b6-4754-b595-34586b402a26) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-af6349ac-67b6-4754-b595-34586b402a26.json) ## Summary The Department for Health and Social Care is planning a procurement process for a Masters in Health and Social Care Policy. This tender falls under the category of adult-education services at university level. The Department is based in London, United Kingdom, with a postal code of SW1H 0EU. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with an important milestone being the engagement end date set for 7th July 2023. This opportunity presents a chance for service providers in the education sector to offer a Social Care and Health Policy MSc. The contract is estimated to have a value of £720,000 in British Pounds. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are deemed suitable for this tender. Businesses that can provide high-quality academic services tailored to policy professionals within the health and social care sectors would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process. ## Notice The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is looking to appoint a competent provider to deliver a Social Care and Health Policy MSc. The Social Care and Health Policy MSc provides a MSc-level qualification for policy professionals to build on current skills and improve policy making in DHSC. This will improve the quality of DHSC policy by embracing new policy changes and linking to public services, thus reducing ineffective policy making, improving quality of policy and meeting operational targets at the same time. Intended contract term: 5 years (3 cohorts) with the option to extend for up to a further 3 years (up to an additional 3 cohorts) in periods of 12 months. Estimated contract value ranges from PS577,500 (10 students per cohort per location for 3 cohorts) to PS1.1m (40 students per cohort across the locations for 3 cohorts) (plus PS1.1m as maximum total value of potential variations for cohorts 4-6 of the contract (based on a cohort size of 40)), excluding VAT. Therefore, the maximum possible total value for the duration of the contract is PS2.2m. For avoidance of doubt this is not a call for competition, the purpose is to advise the market of a potential DHSC procurement. This market engagement process does not form part of the formal procurement process. Should the formal procurement process commence, any supplier may join the competition and all supplier bids would be evaluated on the same basis. A virtual supplier engagement event will be held on Monday 19th June 2023 at 2-3pm via Microsoft Teams. Please register your interest to attend the event by sending an email to ccsinbox@dhsc.gov.uk by Thursday 15th June 5pm, quoting 'MSc in Health and Social Care' in the email title. Access to the event will be provided on registration. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae10958a-dba3-46db-bc2d-22b5b87838f4 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Jun 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 7 Jul 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £720,000 | | 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1H 0EU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | 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 - 80430000 - Adult-education services at university level ## Release History - 7 Jun 2023 at 10:12 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae10958a-dba3-46db-bc2d-22b5b87838f4 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae10958a-dba3-46db-bc2d-22b5b87838f4 7th June 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/da186e49-0590-44e4-91be-f26a4843d281 Policy Masters Market Consultation document ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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