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title: "Nursing Associate Apprenticeship Training"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029de6"
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# Nursing Associate Apprenticeship Training

Buyer: NORFOLK COMMUNITY HEALTH AND CARE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029de6

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Nursing Associate Apprenticeship Training" was initiated by Norfolk Community Health and Care, operating within the healthcare sector, primarily in East Anglia. As part of a framework agreement, this open procedure invites multiple suppliers to deliver nursing associate apprenticeships, with activities being executed under the Norwich Community Hospital jurisdiction. The procurement is currently in the Award stage, with contracts signed as of 1st January 2021, amounting to a total value of £9 million. Key stakeholders include the Norfolk and Waveney STP, and participation is limited to service providers located within or capable of effectively serving the Norfolk and Waveney area.

This procurement opportunity allows businesses, particularly those offering healthcare training services and educational programmes, to partner with Norfolk Community Health and Care as they expand their workforce development initiatives. Ideal candidates for this tender will include training providers, educational institutions capable of delivering nursing courses, and organisations adept at facilitating both academic and practical training in healthcare settings. Companies that can demonstrate geographical and pedagogical suitability will find substantial opportunities for growth through collaboration in this apprenticeship training framework.

## Notice

Norfolk Community Health and Care(NCHC) have established a framework agreement with multiple suppliers that will include the terms and conditions for making a number of call offs (Individual purchases). Norfolk Community Health and Care, acting as the Procurement lead for the Norfolk and Waveney STP, has established a framework of capable and qualified partners to deliver a training cohort of Nursing Associate Apprenticeships. (https://www.england.nhs.uk/systemchange/view-stps/norfolk-and-waveney/) This programme can only be delivered by providers who are geographically suited to provide a service to the Norfolk and Waveney STP footprint - or are able to provide suitable distance learning training.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Norfolk Community Health and Care (acting as the Procurement lead for the Norfolk and Waveney STP provider Trusts) has establied a framework of capable and qualified partners to deliver a training cohort of Nursing Associate Apprenticeships. The programme aims to produce nursing associates who are fit to practice in the widest range of settings.The programme combines academic and work-based learning through close collaboration between employers and education providers. As an employee, a trainee nursing associate will be based in a particular organisation in a specific setting. But they will also experience working in alternative settings to gain a wide appreciation of many health and care environments to fulfil all the requirements of the programme. At the end of the programme, the trainee will be equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviors relevant to employment as a nursing associate.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005749-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Jan 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £9,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORFOLK COMMUNITY HEALTH AND CARE |
| Additional buyers | THE NORFOLK AND WAVENEY STP |
| Locality | NORWICH |
| Post town | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR2 3TU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk |
| Local authority | Norwich |
| Electoral ward | Nelson |
| Westminster constituency | Norwich South |
| Delivery location | TLH1 East Anglia |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | THE OPEN UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80561000 - Health training services

## Release History

- 22 Mar 2021 at 12:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005749-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.norfolkcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:245149-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=580578575
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/systemchange/view-stps/norfolk-and-waveney/
- https://www.norfolkandwaveneypartnership.org.uk/

## Provenance

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