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title: "Development and delivery of Return to Practice (RtP) programme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02ad31"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND"
published: "2021-05-05"
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# Development and delivery of Return to Practice (RtP) programme

Buyer: NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ad31

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## Summary

The procurement process, initiated by NHS Education for Scotland (NES), seeks proposals for the development and delivery of a Return to Practice (RtP) programme aimed at nurses and midwives. The project is classified under education and training services, with the procurement method being an open procedure. The awards for this initiative include separate contracts for the Northern, Eastern, and Western regions of Scotland, with a contract value of £112,140 for the North, £226,950 for the East, and £194,918 for the West, all signed on 1st December 2020. As of the last update on 5th May 2021, the process is complete, and the status of contracts awarded is active.

This procurement presents substantial opportunities for education providers specialising in health and social care. Businesses with expertise in designing flexible educational programmes tailored to diverse nursing and midwifery cohorts will find themselves well-placed to compete. The active contracts indicate a demand for quality services, emphasising the importance of technical proposals, as 80% of the award criteria focus on quality, with the remaining 20% on price. Firms experienced in delivering training initiatives that meet national regulatory standards will significantly benefit from engaging with this tender.

## Notice

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) invites proposals from education providers to develop and deliver an education programme that prepares nurses and midwives to Return to Practice. This would require the development of a new education programme that will be flexible to accommodate mixed cohorts of returning nurses and midwives with a range of learning needs and prior experience as registered professionals, ensures consistency of provision across Scotland and meets the requirements of the NMC

### Lot Information

C001749 North

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) invites proposals from education providers to develop and deliver an education programme that prepares nurses and midwives to Return to Practice. This would require the development of a new education programme that will be flexible to accommodate mixed cohorts of returning nurses and midwives with a range of learning needs and prior experience as registered professionals, ensures consistency of provision across Scotland and meets the requirements of the NMC.

C001749 East

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) invites proposals from education providers to develop and deliver an education programme that prepares nurses and midwives to Return to Practice. This would require the development of a new education programme that will be flexible to accommodate mixed cohorts of returning nurses and midwives with a range of learning needs and prior experience as registered professionals, ensures consistency of provision across Scotland and meets the requirements of the NMC.

C001749 West

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) invites proposals from education providers to develop and deliver an education programme that prepares nurses and midwives to Return to Practice. This would require the development of a new education programme that will be flexible to accommodate mixed cohorts of returning nurses and midwives with a range of learning needs and prior experience as registered professionals, ensures consistency of provision across Scotland and meets the requirements of the NMC.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009664-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| 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 | 5 May 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Dec 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £534,008 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH3 9DN |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY; RGU: WELLNESS, ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 5 May 2021 at 09:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009664-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:415623-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA13002

## Provenance

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