--- title: "Leadership Academy Faculty Framework 2022" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-036acf" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-036acf" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-036acf.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-036acf.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND" published: "2022-09-23" --- # Leadership Academy Faculty Framework 2022 Buyer: NHS ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-036acf [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-036acf) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-036acf.json) ## Summary The NHS England, acting as the buying organisation, has initiated a tender process for the provision of a Leadership Academy Faculty Framework 2022. This tender falls under the services category, specifically staff training services. The contract value is £30,000,000 GBP, with four lots available covering various expertise areas such as leadership development, talent management, research and evaluation, and specialist Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) services. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender submission deadline is on 24th October 2022. This tender opportunity by NHS England presents a chance for businesses involved in staff training services and leadership consultancy to compete for a significant contract. Companies with expertise in areas such as leadership development, talent management, research and evaluation, and EDI initiatives would be well-suited to engage in this tender process. Strategic partnerships and innovative solutions aligning with the needs of health and public sector leaders could greatly benefit from this tender. ## Notice To establish a faculty framework of highly expert practitioners, attuned to the needs of leaders in the health and public sectors, embracing the best expertise of effective leadership and leadership development, who have values congruent with the NHS Constitution. ### Lot Information Lot number 1 - Leadership Development Through this Lot, the Academy is seeking to secure the provision of cadre of leadership development 'practitioners' with a broad range of knowledge, skills, attributes and expertise in leadership development education, design, delivery and facilitation. Practitioners will provide targeted support for the design and/or delivery of national, regional, and system-based leadership development interventions at the system, organisation, team, and individual level - with varying degrees of complexity. Applicants against this lot may have expertise in one or more of the following areas (including but not restricted to): - Systems Leadership Development - Organisational Development - Culture Change - Improvement - Digital Leadership - Board Development - Deep skills of support and challenge - Small and large group facilitation at a variety of levels and delivery methods - Innovative leadership development programme / intervention design Lot number 2 - Talent Management The scope of this Lot will include providers who can work collaboratively and flexibly with the internal talent function to complement existing expertise and capacity when required. Through this Lot, we are therefore seeking to secure the provision of Talent Management expertise across the areas/specialisms of talent attraction, identification, development, engagement, retention, and deployment. Expertise should relate to both an 'inclusive approach that mobilises the many rather than the few' and an 'exclusive approach, focusing on critical and senior leadership roles. Applicants applying for this lot should be experienced in the following areas (including but not restricted to): - Inclusive talent management practices and those which improve diversity at all levels of leadership - Delivering talent conversations and succession planning at scale and at senior levels - Competency framework development - Assessment of potential and readiness - Evidence-based Talent Management, data management and analytics involving collating, synthesising, and providing data for example on the profile of Talent pools to inform decisions as to how to capitalise on this talent by organisations/systems e.g., for succession planning, career pathway mapping and employee value proposition - Talent development as complementary to leadership development - Facilitation and training of senior leaders and experts relating to talent - including Board facilitation and Talent expert Chartered Professional Development - Sponsorship programme delivery and training Lot number 3 - Research and Evaluation This Lot is seeking to secure the provision of expert research and evaluation services to support a range of leadership and talent management requirements. The purpose of this Lot is two-fold: 1. To assess and evaluate the effectiveness and impact of Leadership and Talent interventions on individuals, organisations and systems 2. To undertake original research and synthesis of latest thinking to ensure programmes have on-going relevance and longevity for managers and leaders Specifically, we are seeking providers who can - Deliver robust quantitative and qualitative evaluation as well as - Offer innovative evaluation services including assessment of impact and ROI/SROI Additionally, we seek expert research provision to support our future work including international horizon scanning and thought leadership using a variety of research techniques. Applicants against this lot should be experienced in a broad range of areas such as the following (including but not restricted to): - Original and secondary research - Systematic Review - Rapid Review - Thought Leadership - Extended case studies / 'leadership stories' - Data analysis and statistics - Evaluation of leadership development - Formative evaluation - Literature reviewing - Occupational psychology - Programme evaluation - Qualitative evaluation methods - Quantitative evaluation methods - Realistic evaluation - Evaluation (quantitative and qualitative) including Return on Investment / Social Return on Investment - Scoping exercises/studies - Social research - Summative evaluation - Horizon scanning - Market research - Health economics including modelling - R&E consultancy (e.g., advice, development, writing) - Access to NHS databases - Action research - Ethnography - Operations research - Social marketing Lot number 4 - Specialist EDI Provision of specialist Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) advice and expertise to support the work of the Academy across its internal operations and the provision of highly specialised interventions through the specific lens of ED&I, for example inclusive recruitment training. Applicants should have expertise in the following areas (including but not restricted to): - Specialist Equality, Diversity and Inclusion knowledge, skills and practices - Cultural change - Focused development work for delivering Social Justice, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - Experience of working on inclusive change initiatives with a range of staff including very senior leaders in complex and challenging organisations ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026640-2022 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Sep 2022 | | Submission deadline | 24 Oct 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £30,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS2 7UE | | 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 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 79633000 - Staff development services - 80511000 - Staff training services ## Release History - 23 Sep 2022 at 08:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026640-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.england.nhs.uk/ - https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals - https://www.judiciary.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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