--- title: "Culture of Care: Staff Training Support and Ward Manager Leadership Programme" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b5e21864-681c-421f-832d-61afdef6f891" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b5e21864-681c-421f-832d-61afdef6f891" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b5e21864-681c-421f-832d-61afdef6f891.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b5e21864-681c-421f-832d-61afdef6f891.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND" published: "2023-12-21" --- # Culture of Care: Staff Training Support and Ward Manager Leadership Programme Buyer: NHS ENGLAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b5e21864-681c-421f-832d-61afdef6f891 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b5e21864-681c-421f-832d-61afdef6f891) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b5e21864-681c-421f-832d-61afdef6f891.json) ## Summary NHS England is planning a procurement process for the provision of a Culture of Care: Staff Training Support and Ward Manager Leadership Programme. This opportunity falls under the health services category and aims to enhance the culture within mental health inpatient services. The tender involves the delivery of training and support programmes for up to 60 NHS-commissioned providers over a two-year period starting from April 2024. The engagement process is currently ongoing, with the engagement end date set for January 10, 2024. This tender presents an opportunity for suppliers or consortiums to bid for the delivery of two key interventions within the Culture of Care Standards for Mental Health Inpatient Services. The programme focuses on themes like improving culture and supporting staff, making it suitable for businesses involved in staff training, leadership development, and mental health services. Businesses interested in promoting relational ways of working and culture change in healthcare settings could find this tender particularly relevant. ## Notice NHS England is notifying the market that in January 2024, we intend to issue an Invitation to Tender (ITT) to procure a supplier, or consortium of suppliers, to deliver training and support to ward leaders and staff teams, focused on supporting leaders to improve culture and promoting relational ways of working within ward teams. This forms part of a wider national culture change programme to enable up to 60 providers of NHS-commissioned inpatient mental health services to implement and embed the Culture of Care Standards for Mental Health Inpatient Services. The interventions within this programme will run for 2 years from April 2024 to end of March 2026. The work forms a significant part of Theme 2: Improving culture and supporting staff of the Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Quality Transformation Programme. This procurement is intended to secure delivery on the following two interventions over the two year terms: * Ward Manager Leadership Development Programme * Staff Team Training and Support Offer Tenderers will have the option to bid for one, or both, of the specified Lots. Further detail about the Culture of Care Standards for Mental Health Inpatient Services will be available in the specification and ITT documentation. 12 key areas of focus (core commitments) underpin the work, as follows: 1. Lived Experience integration at all levels 2. Safety 3. Relationships 4. Staff Support 5. Equality 6. Avoiding Harm 7. Needs-Based Care 8. Empowering Choice 9. Nurturing Environment 10. Activities and Initiatives on the Ward 11. Therapeutic Support 12. Transparency This procurement is subject to approval and NHS England governance processes before it can be published. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ff90e9fb-e0e7-43de-8ab7-d36e168b2a45 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 21 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 10 Jan 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £4,300,000 | | 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 | 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 | 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 - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 21 Dec 2023 at 13:24 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ff90e9fb-e0e7-43de-8ab7-d36e168b2a45 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ff90e9fb-e0e7-43de-8ab7-d36e168b2a45 21st December 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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