---
title: "Transformation and Collaboration Partnership Agreement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-036c43"
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buyer: "NHS ENGLAND"
published: "2022-09-28"
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# Transformation and Collaboration Partnership Agreement

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-036c43

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## Summary

The NHS England is seeking a partner for a Transformation and Collaboration Partnership Agreement within the services category. The procurement process is currently in the active stage, with a tender value of 800,000 GBP. The tender period ends on October 31, 2022, and the contract will have a duration of 1080 days. The main objective is to establish a collaboration that supports large-scale change and improvement in the NHS, with a focus on agile and flexible capacity. Potential suppliers will need to be able to work in a fast-changing environment, collaborate effectively, and demonstrate expertise in improving processes and approaches in healthcare.

This opportunity created by NHS England's tender for a Transformation and Collaboration Partnership Agreement is well-suited for businesses offering business and management consultancy services. Companies with expertise in supporting significant organizational change, providing independent critiques, and maintaining high standards of working will find this tender appealing. The partnership aims to foster learning in change methodologies for NHS clients and requires suppliers to have stable financial resources and the ability to work through formal and informal governance structures. Businesses with a track record in supporting healthcare improvement projects and demonstrating compassion and equity in their work are likely to excel in this competitive opportunity.

## Notice

NHS Horizons is continually looking at new thought leadership for change and how this can be transferred into the NHS. In addition, the business model of an internal consultancy lends itself to agile, lime limited commissions that require expertise and flexible capacity. Horizons is therefore looking to establish a partnership with an organisation that has significant improvement expertise and through which there is reciprocity of learning, expertise and resource.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The supplier will be required to:

* Share intelligence and knowledge of large-scale change and improvement
* Able to work in collaboration, and with co-creation as a means of actioning change and supporting programmes of work.
* Support Horizons in working with clients to enable and enact change.
* Provide independent support and critique of Horizons work acting as a critical friend to the team.
* Have sufficient resource to provide capacity into significant pieces of work.
* Able to work in a fast-changing environment and being able to work in an agile way responding to the changing needs of clients/commissions as they arise.
* Support learning in change methodologies and practice for NHS Horizons clients.
* Able to work through informal as well as formal governance and systems.
* Have sufficiently stable financial and resource base that enables continuity over the life of the contract.
* To maintain and promote high standards of working including - wellbeing, compassion and equity.

Renewal: Option to extend for up to 12 months

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027229-2022 |
| 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 | 28 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £800,000 |
| Lots value | £800,000 |
| 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 28 Sep 2022 at 15:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027229-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.england.nhs.uk//
- https://www.judiciary.uk/

## Provenance

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