Norfolk Community Health and Care: Nursing Associate Apprenticeship Training

UK-Norwich: Health training services.
Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for Prior information notice: No
   This notice is for Contract notice: Yes
   This notice is for Contract award notice: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Norfolk Community Health and Care
       Norwich Community Hospital, Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, NR2 3TU, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1603785866, Email: steven.worley@nchc.nhs.uk
       Main Address: www.norfolkcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk
       NUTS Code: UKH1
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: Yes.
   In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law:
      https://www.england.nhs.uk/systemchange/view-stps/norfolk-and-waveney/
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .
I.3) Communication       
   The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:              
         http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Norwich:-Health-training-services./PX2N62SWG9
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address    
   Tenders or requests to participate must be sent:          
         to the abovementioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity:    
   Health

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   II.1.1) Title: Nursing Associate Apprenticeship Training          
         Reference number:          
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      80561000 - Health training services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICE

   II.1.4) Short description:
   Norfolk Community Health and Care(NCHC) are establishing a framework agreement with multiple suppliers that will include the terms and conditions for making a number of call offs (Individual purchases). Norfolk Community Health and Care, acting as the Procurement lead for the Norfolk and Waveney STP, is seeking a capable and qualified partners to deliver a training cohort of Nursing Associate Apprenticeships. (https://www.england.nhs.uk/systemchange/view-stps/norfolk-and-waveney/)

This programme can only be delivered by providers who are geographically suited to provide a service to the Norfolk and Waveney STP footprint – or are able to provide suitable distance learning training.

This procurement is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime (Award of a contract for a Schedule 3 service above the LTR threshold).

The deadline for tender submissions is 17:00 hours on Tuesday, 29th May 2018.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 9,000,000 - Currency : GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.2) Lot Description    
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKH1 - East Anglia
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Norfolk Community Health and Care (acting as the Procurement lead for the Norfolk and Waveney STP provider Trusts) is seeking capable and qualified partners to deliver a training cohort of Nursing Associate Apprenticeships. The programme aims to produce nursing associates who are fit to practice in the widest range of settings.The programme combines academic and work-based learning through close collaboration between employers and education providers. As an employee, a trainee nursing associate will be based in a particular organisation in a specific setting. But they will also experience working in alternative settings to gain a wide appreciation of many health and care environments to fulfil all the requirements of the programme. At the end of the programme, the trainee will be equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviors relevant to employment as a nursing associate.    
   II.2.6) Estimate value
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 9,000,000 - currency : GBP        
   II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement                    
      Duration in months - 60    
   II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds : NO           
   II.2.14) Additional information       
      Not Provided
   
   
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information

III.1) Conditions for participation
   III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation    
      List and brief description of rules and criteria:
         This opportunity is only available to providers who have developed an NMC approved Nursing Associate Apprenticeship programme            

III.2) Conditions related to the contract
   III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
         Not Provided    
   III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided        
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description   
   IV.1.1) Type of procedure              
         Open procedure                               
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system          
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement                    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:             
            This framework is an exceptional cases duly justified, in particular by the subject-matter of the framework agreement    
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
         An electronic auction will be used - Not Provided          
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - Not Provided
IV.2) Administrative information       
   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure    
   Notice number in OJEU: Not Provided    
   IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest          
         Date - 29/05/2018 Local Time - 17:00       
   IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:       
         English               

Section VI: Complementary Information       
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows                
    Electronic ordering will be used                
    Electronic invoicing will be accepted                
    Electronic payment will be used    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=320067739
GO-2018518-PRO-12446294 TKR-2018518-PRO-12446293              
VI.4) Procedures For Appeal
   VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
       Norfolk Community Health and Care
       Norwich, United Kingdom       
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:                
         Not Provided    

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 18/05/2018

   
ANNEX A    
   
   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:          
      
      1: Contracting Authority
       Norfolk and Waveney STP Constituent Members
       Norwich Community Hospital, Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, NR2 3TU, United Kingdom
       Email: steven.worley@nchc.nhs.uk
       Main Address: https://www.england.nhs.uk/systemchange/view-stps/norfolk-and-waveney/
       NUTS Code: UKH1