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title: "Hosting of Improvement Faculty"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d56b9bee-9cc3-4379-bc06-ba2618c18ebe"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS ENGLAND"
published: "2017-09-19"
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# Hosting of Improvement Faculty

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d56b9bee-9cc3-4379-bc06-ba2618c18ebe

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## Summary

The NHS England is initiating a procurement process titled "Hosting of Improvement Faculty," targeting the healthcare industry located in Leeds, England. This process is currently in the planning stage, with a projected contract period running from 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2021 and a total budget of £2.4 million. Notably, a market engagement event will take place on 17th October 2017, which aims to inform potential suppliers and allow them to express interest in participating.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in personnel placement and supply services, particularly those that can provide expertise in healthcare improvement. Companies that focus on contingent staffing solutions or consultancy services related to quality improvement in the NHS would be well-positioned to compete for this contract, which is designed to enhance the capabilities of NHS England's Sustainable Improvement team over the contract period.

## Notice

A service provider is sought to host and schedule a faculty resource of general practice improvement specialists to support the work of NHS England's Sustainable Improvement (SI) team. This faculty of quality improvement specialists provides the majority of the team's delivery capacity at a local level, as part of a three-year 'Time for Care' commission emanating from the General Practice Forward View through until March 2019. As part of that commission the faculty itself will expand during this period providing a flexible pool of delivery capacity which can be accessed by NHS England's SI team in a timely manner. Additional information: The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to: - Give advance notice that NHS England', intends to undertake a tendering exercise to set up an agreement for the hosting of an improvement faculty; - To request information from the marketplace relating to the services; - To allow potential tenderers to register for the upcoming supplier event. In order to provide more information about the requirements of this contract and the forthcoming tender process, NHS England will be holding a market engagement event at a venue in Leeds, at 1430 hrs on 17th October 2017 which you are invited to attend. Please indicate your interest in attending by emailing angela.johnson30@nhs.net providing the name of your organisation, the names and the job titles of those people you intend to bring with you (maximum of 2 per organisation). Please note we will send out joining instructions prior to the event; your EoI will provide an indication of expected numbers.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9e8dc2c-4ae7-4e59-9fe8-ae67580703ad |
| Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Sep 2017 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 28 Feb 2018 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2018 - 31 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,400,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| 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

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79610000 - Placement services of personnel
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

## Release History

- 19 Sep 2017 at 10:48 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9e8dc2c-4ae7-4e59-9fe8-ae67580703ad

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9e8dc2c-4ae7-4e59-9fe8-ae67580703ad
  19th September 2017 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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