--- title: "Osteopathy to Support HEE to Deliver Allied Health Professions" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f9a29f4d-24e1-454d-8664-ff0b7b5abd46" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f9a29f4d-24e1-454d-8664-ff0b7b5abd46" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f9a29f4d-24e1-454d-8664-ff0b7b5abd46.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f9a29f4d-24e1-454d-8664-ff0b7b5abd46.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND" published: "2022-11-10" --- # Osteopathy to Support HEE to Deliver Allied Health Professions Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f9a29f4d-24e1-454d-8664-ff0b7b5abd46 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f9a29f4d-24e1-454d-8664-ff0b7b5abd46) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f9a29f4d-24e1-454d-8664-ff0b7b5abd46.json) ## Summary The Health Education England (HEE) organisation has initiated a tender process to seek osteopathy services for supporting their delivery of allied health professions. The tender, titled "Osteopathy to Support HEE to Deliver Allied Health Professions," falls under the industry category of education and training services. The procurement stage is currently open for interested bidders, with a closing date for the prior information notice on the 9th December. The contracting process follows an open procedure below threshold, with a contract period starting on the 3rd of January 2023 and ending on the 31st of October 2023. Bidders must ensure compliance with the tender period ending on the 9th of December 2022. This tender opportunity presented by HEE offers a chance for businesses involved in osteopathy and education and training services to expand their operations. Companies well-versed in educational reforms, AHP workforce transformation, and development of workforce pipelines are particularly well-suited to compete in this tender. The procurement method being an open procedure below threshold provides accessible entry for qualified suppliers to showcase their capabilities in delivering services aligned with HEE's objectives. Businesses interested in contributing to the educational support structure for allied health professions should consider engaging in this tender process to explore growth opportunities within the sector. ## Notice This specification sets out the funding offer from HEE to the Institute of Osteopathy and the associated AHP education reform expectations. The deliverables are designed to complement HEE's AHP Centre of Education and Transformation, created to provide clinical and educational subject matter expertise to shape and deliver a range of workforce transformation activities within the national AHP programme including new ways of working and upskilling. HEE's National AHP Programme (the Programme) currently works across all 14 professions and their associated professional bodies, regulators, and other stakeholders to optimise supply of AHPs, realise the potential of the AHP workforce and ensure a robust career pathway is in place. Significantly, unlike other professions such as nursing and midwifery, the Programme does not have specialists across each of the 14 professions that it covers. Whilst the norm in professions such as nursing and midwifery, the breadth and shear number of professions across the AHPs means there have been barriers to securing dedicated professional focus across all professions. As we progress the reform programme this is a limiting factor. Despite representing the third largest workforce in health, AHP does not have an educational support construct. The Programmes solution to this is the development of a dedicated AHP Centre of Education and Transformation as the delivery arm of the business-as-usual functions of supporting the supply pipeline. This specification and the associated prior information notice (PIN) for the Institute of Osteopathy is intended to support the educational reform initiatives being undertaken within the AHP Centre of Education and Training Reform. We would not achieve the outcomes of the reform work if some professions were not represented within the centre. The reason for commissioning the Institute of Osteopathy is because our relationship with the profession is at a much earlier stage than it is with some of the other professional groups. There is limited knowledge within HEE of the osteopathic profession. The profession's educational routes and post registration obligations need to be understood for this profession. The case for direct award can be found on the following link: https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?SearchType=Projects The PIN closing date is midday 9th December. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc9b91cf-bd95-4fb2-b0bb-4287b1b0d051 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Nov 2022 | | Submission deadline | 9 Dec 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 3 Jan 2023 - 31 Oct 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £26,500 | | 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 | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS1 4PL | | 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 - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 10 Nov 2022 at 10:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc9b91cf-bd95-4fb2-b0bb-4287b1b0d051 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc9b91cf-bd95-4fb2-b0bb-4287b1b0d051 10th November 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?SearchType=Projects ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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