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title: "Employment and Health Discussion Pilot training for Healthcare Professionals"
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# Employment and Health Discussion Pilot training for Healthcare Professionals

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bb1ed202-b901-449b-b035-c3986bd30acf

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## Summary

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has awarded a contract to the Vocational Rehabilitation Association (VRA) for the expansion of the Employment and Health Discussion (EHD) programme. The project involves training healthcare professionals across 12 sites in England and Wales, with the contract's value set at £15,000. The procurement stage is marked as 'complete' and follows a direct procurement method, specifically a single tender action below the threshold. Key dates include the start of the contract on 15th September 2023 and its end on 31st March 2025, with the training services classified under vocational rehabilitation services (CPV code: 85312510).

This tender presents opportunities for businesses specializing in vocational rehabilitation and healthcare training to collaborate with the government on expanding critical health programmes. SMEs, in particular, would find it beneficial to compete in such tenders due to the suitability criteria favouring them. Such contracts can offer small businesses a significant chance to grow by engaging in public sector projects, providing extensive exposure and experience in delivering specialized training services across multiple locations.

## Notice

Please provide a detailed description of the notice you are adding: The Authority is developing a service known as the Employment and Health Discussion ("EHD programme"), and the Vocational Rehabilitation Association ("VRA") is supporting this development through the provision of vocational rehabilitation advice and expertise to design this service. The current phase of this service is the expansion of the EHD programme to 12 additional Authority sites across England and Wales. The expansion of the EHD programme requires additional Healthcare Professionals ("HCPs") to deliver the service.. The EHD programme expansion requires the revision of previously designed EHD training documentation e.g. workability plan, and the implementation of a training programme for the expansion of the service, and the VRA has been asked to deliver this training programme.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/082a03e3-3949-453c-90c4-8948501f21da |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | 14 Sep 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £15,000 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 2FD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312510 - Vocational rehabilitation services

## Release History

- 19 Nov 2024 at 11:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/082a03e3-3949-453c-90c4-8948501f21da

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/082a03e3-3949-453c-90c4-8948501f21da
  19th November 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6fffe02c-9cd0-4de0-8f6e-809b545dc58b
  EHD Expansion training agreement Redacted
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b6687761-646d-4113-a436-83177e2e875b
  NDA Blank

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