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title: "Culture of Care: Ward Manager Leadership Development"
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# Culture of Care: Ward Manager Leadership Development

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f732eef9-38fb-4bb5-bec7-fd2cb02bbde2

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## Summary

The NHS England has awarded a contract for the "Culture of Care: Ward Manager Leadership Development" programme to the Foundation of Nursing Studies. The procurement method used was an open procedure above threshold. The contract is valued at £1,497,350 GBP and has a contract period from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2026. The tender deadline was February 12, 2024, and the contract was awarded on May 28, 2024. The procurement falls under the 'Health training services' category and is located in London, United Kingdom.

This tender opportunity, aimed at fostering person-centred care within mental health, learning disability, and autism inpatient staff teams, is suitable for businesses with expertise in interventions across the MHLDA inpatient sector. Businesses focusing on co-production and partnership working to improve staff and patient experience would find this tender beneficial. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate in this procurement process.

## Notice

A national Ward Manager Leadership Development Programme. It forms part of the Culture workstream of the Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Quality Transformation programme, delivering on one of the six interventions of this workstream. The Ward Manager Leadership Development Programme (PS750k in year 1 and PS750k in year 2) is focused on developing the leadership skills to foster person-centred, compassionate and therapeutic cultures of care within MHLDA inpatient staff teams. This investment will fund a supplier or partnership of suppliers with expertise in: successful delivery of interventions across the MHLDA inpatient sector; meaningful co-production; and multi-disciplinary partnership working to achieve measurable outcomes in staff and patient experience.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32ba2409-ce4b-474f-893b-0c67a5963637 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Feb 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 May 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,497,350 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,497,350 |
| 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 | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FOUNDATION OF NURSING STUDIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80561000 - Health training services
- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 3 Jun 2024 at 15:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32ba2409-ce4b-474f-893b-0c67a5963637

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32ba2409-ce4b-474f-893b-0c67a5963637
  3rd June 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/dde855b5-66ba-4e9f-8c5e-f86a7ff8e57d
  Culture of Care Ward Manager L&D_Signed_Redacted

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