Nursing and Midwifery Apprenticeships – Framework Agreement
Framework for the Provision of Nursing and Midwifery Apprenticeships (all standards) and End Point Assessment, in partnership with Health Education England.
United Kingdom-Salisbury: Education and training services
2020/S 131-322272
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Postal address: Odstock Road
Town: Salisbury
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: SP2 8BJ
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Salisbury managed procurement services
E-mail: simon.dennis@nhs.net
Telephone: +44 1722336262
Address of the buyer profile: https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs_collaborative/web/login.html
I.2)Information about joint procurement
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Framework for the Provision of Nursing and Midwifery Apprenticeships (all standards) and End Point Assessment, in partnership with Health Education England
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
In partnership with Health Education England, Salisbury NHSFT are opening a new national framework for public and qualifying third sector employers to access high quality Nursing and Midwifery related apprenticeship education provision throughout England. This is not a commitment to spend.
This framework will cover the standards details above, and may be adapted for any successor standards or major changes to existing standards.
Providers will be eligible to apply provided they meet the pass/fail criteria listed on the quality response document, including:
• existing nursing and midwifery Council approval for the course, or evidence that they have started the approvals process with NMC;
• registration on the register of apprenticeship training providers (or register of end point assessment organisations for EPA bidders)
• willingness to work with employers (where the capability exists) to co-deliver programmes.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
Awards may combine all lots.
II.2.1)Title:
Nursing Associate (NMC2018) Apprenticeship
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Nurse Associate Apprenticeship NMC2018 (standard ST0827 or successor standards).
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship NMC2018 (ST0781) and Successor Standards
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship NMC2018 (ST0781) and successor standards.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
District Nurse Apprenticeship (ST0709) and Successor Standards
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
District Nurse Apprenticeship (ST0709) and successor standards.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Specialist Community and Public Health Nurse (ST0697) and Successor Standards
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Specialist Community and Public Health Nurse (ST0697) and successor standards.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Midwife (Degree) Apprenticeship (ST0794) and Successor Standards
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Midwife (Degree) Apprenticeship (ST0794) and successor standards.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
End Point Assessment for Nursing and Midwifery Standards
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
End point assessment for Nursing and Midwifery standards.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Organisations must be approved, or be seeking approval, with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (apprenticeship standards), and must be registered with either the register of approved training providers or the register of end point assessment organisations.
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
VI.4.1)Review body
Town: Salisbury
Postal code: SP5 4BP
Country: United Kingdom
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
Town: Salisbury
Postal code: SP2 8BJ
Country: United Kingdom
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Town: Salisbury
Postal code: SP2 8BJ
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: