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title: "Adult Social Care Learning and Development Quality Assurance including Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-041bc4"
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# Adult Social Care Learning and Development Quality Assurance including Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041bc4

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care has completed a procurement process for Adult Social Care Learning and Development Quality Assurance services, including Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training. The tender was for health services and aimed to appoint a supplier to provide quality assurance, training, and qualifications for the ASC workforce. The initial contract term is from 1st April 2024 to 31 March 2025, with a potential total contract value of £3,050,340.40 excluding VAT. The successful bidder is Skills for Care Ltd.

This tender opportunity presents businesses in the training and health services sector with a chance to engage in a project aligned with quality training standards for the ASC workforce. Companies with expertise in personnel training, specialist training services, and health training services are well-suited to compete. The procurement process involved a competitive award criteria based on technical, social value, and commercial weightings to ensure a comprehensive assessment of the submissions.

## Notice

The Department of Health and Social Care sought to appoint a supplier with the skills and expertise to: quality assure training and qualifications for the ASC workforce, working with existing qualification regulators (for example Ofqual), Awarding Organisations, Training Providers, the ASC sector and those with lived experience. In addition, signposting high-quality training to the sector that is aligned to DHSC's Care Workforce Pathway.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Department of Health and Social Care sought to appoint a supplier with the skills and expertise to: quality assure training and qualifications for the ASC workforce, working with existing qualification regulators (for example Ofqual), Awarding Organisations, Training Providers, the ASC sector and those with lived experience. In addition, signposting high-quality training to the sector that is aligned to DHSC's Care Workforce Pathway.

Project Reference: C227555
Contract Reference: C253852

Intended contract term: Initial period of 1 year (1st April 2024 to 31 March 2025) with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 1 year (1+1+1)

Total Contract Value including extension periods: PS3,050,340.40 excl VAT

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010549-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Feb 2024 |
| Future notice date | 15 Jan 2024 |
| Award date | 27 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,191,200 |
| Lots value | £3,573,600 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,016,322 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI32 Westminster |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SKILLS FOR CARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80511000 - Staff training services
- 80521000 - Training programme services
- 80561000 - Health training services
- 85100000 - Health services
- 98112000 - Services furnished by professional organisations

## Release History

- 2 Apr 2024 at 11:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010549-2024
- 18 Jan 2024 at 17:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001845-2024
- 21 Nov 2023 at 17:14 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034463-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://skillsforcare.org.uk
- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

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