NHS Tender for Apprenticeship Training Services across England
NHS Shared Business Services is establishing a framework agreement for the provision of Apprenticeship Training Services to Public Bodies who pay the Apprenticeship Levy.
United Kingdom-Salford: Education and training services
2017/S 108-217942
Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
05280446
Halyard Court, Chandlers Point, 31 Broadway
Salford
M50 2UW
United Kingdom
Contact person: Greg Reide
E-mail: greg_reide@nhs.net
NUTS code: UKDInternet address(es):Main address: http://www.nhssbs.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com/
I.2)Joint procurement
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Provision of Apprenticeship Training Services across England.
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
NHS Shared Business Services is establishing a framework agreement for the provision of Apprenticeship Training Services to Public Bodies who pay the Apprenticeship Levy. This notice is for the second opportunity for organisations to join the framework. Apprenticeship Training Services means the provision of Apprenticeship Frameworks and Apprenticeship Standards.
The Services to which this Procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the ‘Regulations’). As such, the procurement of the Services is being run as a bespoke competition to establish a Framework. The procurement is not intended to be bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 services. This opportunity is also being advertised on Contracts Finder.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.3)Place of performance
All regions of England.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
NHS Shared Business Services is establishing a framework agreement for the provision of Apprenticeship Training Services to Public Bodies who pay the Apprenticeship Levy. This notice is for the second opportunity for organisations to join the framework. Apprenticeship Training Services means the provision of Apprenticeship Frameworks and Apprenticeship Standards.
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
The Services to which this Procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the ‘Regulations’). As such, the procurement of the Services is being run as a bespoke competition to establish a Framework. The procurement is not intended to be bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 services.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.4)Objective rules and criteria for participation
Organisations must be listed on the Skills Funding Agency’s Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers in order to be considered for entry to the framework.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Form of procedure
IV.1.3)Information about framework agreement
IV.1.11)Main features of the award procedure:
The Framework will be unlimited in that no limit will be placed on the number of Providers being appointed to the Framework.
NHS SBS may re-advertise and open further procurement processes to invite additional providers to be appointed to the Framework.
Contracts may be awarded through either Direct Award or Further Competition.
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate / Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) wishes to establish a Framework Agreement (acting on behalf of its clients) for use by the following English bodies (and any future successors to these organisations) subject to the approval of NHS SBS:
Please see Appendix B to Document 2b — Framework Agreement for a full list of organisations who may use the framework agreement.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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