--- title: "Blended Learning Midwifery Degree, Health Education England" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ef304dcc-8614-483a-9271-1a27df0d4c7e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ef304dcc-8614-483a-9271-1a27df0d4c7e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ef304dcc-8614-483a-9271-1a27df0d4c7e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ef304dcc-8614-483a-9271-1a27df0d4c7e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND" published: "2021-02-18" --- # Blended Learning Midwifery Degree, Health Education England Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ef304dcc-8614-483a-9271-1a27df0d4c7e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ef304dcc-8614-483a-9271-1a27df0d4c7e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ef304dcc-8614-483a-9271-1a27df0d4c7e.json) ## Summary Health Education England is seeking tenders for a Blended Learning Midwifery Degree Programme, with a total budget of £2.5 million. The procurement process is currently in the Tender stage, with submissions due by 12:00 PM on 22nd March 2021. This innovative programme aims to enhance midwifery education across England, adhering to the new standards set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The contract period will span three years from August 2021 to July 2024, with the potential for a two-year extension. Bidders can apply for multiple regional lots across England, including the London, Midlands, and North East regions, among others. This tender presents significant opportunities for universities and educational service providers to contribute to the future of midwifery training in the UK. Those who are experienced in delivering innovative digital educational solutions, particularly within health and social care, would be well-suited to compete. The focus on blended learning suggests an opportunity for organisations that can integrate digital technologies with traditional teaching methods to meet the evolving needs of prospective midwifery students and the healthcare sector at large. ## Notice NHS Health Education England (HEE - the Commissioner) are commencing a tender for the provision of a Blended Learning Midwifery Degree Programme - Health Education England. Health Education England aims to commission Organisations to create an innovative, accessible midwifery degree programme that will be available across England for prospective midwifery students. The programme aims to fully exploit innovation in digital and other technologies to provide a fully blended, interactive, and innovative programme that will meet the requirements of the new standards (2019) that the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has set for pre-registration midwifery programmes. This is an exciting opportunity to support the creation of a significantly different offer in midwifery education that will support the growth of a qualitatively different expert and professional workforce suited to the demands of 21st Century care and service. It is anticipated that there will be one provider (s) / a consortia of providers per region. Provider (s) /Consortia are able to tender for more than one of the regions below as long as there is an established practice provider partnership in the area of provision. Regional areas: * London Region - Lot 1 * Midlands Region - Lot 2 * East of England Region - Lot 3 * North East and Yorkshire Region - Lot 4 * North West Region - Lot 5 * South East Region - Lot 6 * South West Region - Lot 7 The contract period will be for three years, subject to annual budget review and KPIs, with the option to extend by up to a further two years. All costs are exclusive of VAT. The Funding is exempt and exclusive of VAT. Which under normal circumstances is not chargeable to HEE. Bidders are invited to access the procurement documentation at: https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=40bb618e-0a24-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21&v=2 Please access the ITT procurement documents for further information. Additional information: The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is Monday 22nd March 2021 at 12:00pm (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted. The e-portal system will shutdown at 12:00pm and any un-submitted bids not registered to the system at this time will not be accepted. Therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time. Project title: Blended Learning Midwifery Degree Programme - Health Education England, please access the ITT for all documents. Should Bidders have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, they should contact the ProContract dedicated Supplier Helpdesk at: http://proactis.kayako.com/procontractv3/Core/Default/Index All communications should be made via the messaging function on the e-Tendering portal. During the tender exercise, the Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the e-portal system and not with the Contracting Authority itself. No Bidder, Bidder Member, or any of such Bidder's advisors, consultants or subcontractors may have ex parte communications with the Contracting Authority or any of their employees, advisors, contractors or consultants regarding the ITT, the Procurement, other than as expressly permitted in this ITT. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/290bcfc1-4e5f-4e47-8417-5ff6b3234dba | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Feb 2021 | | Submission deadline | 22 Mar 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Aug 2021 - 31 Jul 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,500,000 | | 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 | HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND | | Locality | CRAWLEY | | Post town | Redhill | | Postcode | RH11 7DH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ28 West Sussex (North East) | | Local authority | Crawley | | Electoral ward | Northgate & West Green | | Westminster constituency | Crawley | | 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 - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 18 Feb 2021 at 10:12 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/290bcfc1-4e5f-4e47-8417-5ff6b3234dba - 18 Feb 2021 at 09:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/50d708b2-06ad-4174-9d6d-67b57cb68035 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/290bcfc1-4e5f-4e47-8417-5ff6b3234dba 18th February 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/50d708b2-06ad-4174-9d6d-67b57cb68035 18th February 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=0de825a9-6127-eb11-8105-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - http://proactis.kayako.com/procontractv3/Core/Default/Index - https://hee.nhs.uk/ - https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=40bb618e-0a24-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21&v=2 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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