National Training Function to Support the Ongoing Provision of High-quality Stop Smoking Services in England

A Prior Information Notice
by DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
not specified
Value
£0-£935K
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
04 Nov 2022
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

Description

The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to appoint a provider for a National Training Function to Support the Ongoing Provision of High-quality Stop Smoking Services in England.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to appoint a provider for a National Training Function to Support the Ongoing Provision of High-quality Stop Smoking Services in EnglandA national training function is required to enhance and maintain the quality and consistency of stop smoking interventions delivered across the country, providing specialist stop smoking practitioners with the knowledge and skills to deliver effective evidence-based interventions.Intended contract term: 3 years and months (1st April 2023 to 31 March 2026) with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 1 year (3+1+1)Estimated contract value (including extensions): £935,000 exclusive of VAT, £1,122,000 inclusive of VATThe Department of Health and Social Care is issuing this early engagement to seek information and feedback from the market to gain better understanding of the intelligence, costing model and appetite for this project.For avoidance of doubt this is not a call for competition, the purpose is to advise the market on the forthcoming DHSC procurement and seek feedback from the market that may inform the final specification and/or procurement approach to the services. A Market Engagement Questionnaire, a presentation and draft Specifications are attached to this notice.The completed questionnaire can be returned via email michael.murphy@dhsc.gov.uk quoting ‘W9730 National Training Function for Stop Smoking Practitioners’. The deadline to submit the questionnaire: no later than 2nd December 2022, 12:00:00 GMT.NOTE: this market engagement process does not form part of the formal procurement process. When the formal procurement process commences any supplier may join the competition and all supplier Tenders will be evaluated on the same basis. The contractual opportunity will be available in the future via DHSC Atamis eTendering System. You can select this link to access and register your organisation to the Atamis system https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, if you have not already done so.

CPV Codes

  • 85100000 - Health services
  • 79632000 - Personnel-training services
  • 80510000 - Specialist training services
  • 80511000 - Staff training services
  • 80521000 - Training programme services
  • 80561000 - Health training services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Access to documents:Market Consultation Document https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/8d000000K7jQ/X46dlhWZHaY... Specificationhttps://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/8d000000K7iT/rwvFXWoPc4Fco_I_31Vneik8XwR5ikjkJd66jiut3XM

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