HEIW Provision of Work Based Learning Qualification Development

Concepts

• education and training
• south east wales
• heiw
• heiw provision of work
• learning qualification development
• post-registration qualifications
• provision of work
• qualification size
• learning qualifications
• registration work

Location

Wales:

Description

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is undertaking a strategic review of health professional education and training across NHS Wales. HEIW commissions both pre-registration and post-registration qualifications for the NHS Wales workforce. HEIW has identified a requirement to procure a framework agreement for the provision of work based learning qualification development, including individual units/modules or qualifications at education levels from Entry Level 1 to Level 8.

Total Quantity or Scope

Work based learning is valued for its flexibility, capability for small cohort numbers, cost-effectiveness, and strong focus on applied practical knowledge and skills. Work based learning qualifications are now recognised as a potential solution for post registration education and the opportunities for higher level post registration work based learning qualification development is ever growing. HEIW have identified the need to procure a framework agreement to provide flexibility for HEIW when commissioning work based learning qualification development. The Framework will remain open throughout its lifetime to allow on an annual basis, new entrants to the market (prospective Bidders) to seek appointment onto the Framework. The scope of the framework agreement will enable HEIW to commission work based learning qualification development. The qualification size will be variable and the education levels that will be captured in the framework agreement will be as follows: Entry level 1 Entry level 2 Entry level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Additional information: The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with the successful bidders and there is no maximum number of successful bidders that will be appointed to the framework agreement.

Renewal Options

This contract will be subject to renewal at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority may exercise its option to extend for a further two years in two twelve month intervals up to 31st March 2030.

CPV Codes

• 80000000 - Education and training services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.

Legal Justification

The requirement falls under the Light Touch Regime therefore providing the ability to exceed 4 years, this is also in line with the review period once Qualification and/or Units/Modules are developed

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The Services to which this Notice relates fall within Regulations 74 to 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulations). Although HEIW may voluntarily adopt certain provisions in the Regulations neither the employment of any terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the contracting authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to services falling within Regulations 74 to 76. Bidders to note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the tender documents and that save for matters of clarification or consistency, HEIW will not negotiate the terms. As this is a procurement that falls under the Light Touch Regime, HEIW is proposing to use a procurement procedure which is akin to the open procedure. All tender costs and any liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders. HEIW reserves the right to pause, halt, abandon and/or annul the tendering process and not to appoint to the Framework Agreement. Bidders to note appointment the Framework Agreement does not guarantee the award of further contracts as a result of mini competition participation. To complete your formal proposal, please access the ITT via the Bravo eTender Wales portal where you will find a full suite of tender documentation. 1. Register your company: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register. 2. Express and Interest in the tender: - Click ‘ITT Open to all suppliers’ - Click ITT_98545 and express interest - This will move the ITT into your ‘my ITTs page’ - You can access any attachments by clicking ‘buyer attachments’ in the ‘ITT details’ box 3. Responding to the tender - Click ‘my response’ under ‘ITT details’. You can choose to ‘create response’ or ‘decline to respond’ - You can now use the messages function to communicate with HEIW. The Framework will remain open throughout its lifetime to allow on an annual basis, new entrants to the market (prospective Bidders) to seek appointment onto the Framework. NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=125562 (WA Ref:125562) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.