Title UK-Salford: education and training services Date of publication 29/07/2010 Deadline 08/10/2020 Contract type Service contract Country United Kingdom Notice type Invitation to tender Name of awarding organisation NHS COMMISSIONING BUSINESS SERVICE

CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)
NHS Commissioning Business Service
Innovation Forum, Salford University Business Park, Frederick Road
Attn: Philip Tolan
M6 6FP Salford
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1617433677
E-mail: philip.tolan@gmcbs.nhs.uk
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
As in above-mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned
contact point(s)
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES
Body governed by public law
Health
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities Yes
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority
Leadership Development Programme (Training programme).
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance
Services
Service category: No 25
Main place of performance North West England.
II.1.3) The notice involves
A public contract
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The North West (NW) 21st Century Leaders development program is the result
of collaboration between the NW Alliance of Chief Operating Officers and
the NW Leadership Academy to deliver this objective on behalf of NHS
Northwest.
The intention behind the Future Leaders program is to facilitate the next
generation of community health leaders whose task will be to facilitate
community based teams to deliver efficient, effective, and evidence based
community health services to patients. The leadership program will provide
a means for these "rising stars" to acquire the confidence, competencies
and mindsets necessary to become world class community health leaders and
respond creatively and competently to the challenges facing today’s
integrated NHS.
The NW Alliance is looking for a capable provider to deliver a Leadership
Development Programme to a cohort of up to 80 delegates through training
sessions to be delivered in various locations across the NW area. This
programme will be aligned to the Leadership Qualities Framework (LQF) and
is to be delivered within 6 months of the commencement date.
We invite expressions of interest from training providers to deliver this
service on behalf of the NW Alliance. The tender documentation will be
available on the following website from August 6th
https://gmcbs.bravosolution.co.uk. In the meantime, please contact
philip.tolan@gmcbs.nhs.uk to register your interest and for further
information.
The NW Alliance would like to invite potential providers to attend a
pre-tender presentation day. This will include a Q&A session with members
of the project board and advice on how to complete and submit your tender
response. The presentation day will take place at Regent House, Heaton
Lane, Stockport, SK4 1BS on August 5th. Please contact
philip.tolan@gmcbs.nhs.uk to register your interest and for further
information.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
80000000
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
No
II.1.8) Division into lots
No
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted
Yes
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope
Excluding VAT 90 000 GBP
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION
Duration in months: 6 (from the award of the contract)
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required
Please review and refer to tender documentation.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them
Please review and refer to tender documentation.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded
Please review and refer to tender documentation.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject
Yes
Please review and refer to tender documentation.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements
relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are
met: Suppliers instructions how to express interest in this tender~:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required
once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://gmcbs.bravosolution.co.uk
and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click
"continue" - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the
username you chose and click "save" when complete - You will shortly
receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
2. Express an interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the
username/password - Click the "PQQs / ITTs Open to all suppliers" link.
(These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open
to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the
content - Click the "express interest" button in the "actions" box on the
left-hand side of the page - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your "My
PQQs/ My ITTs" page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects
only) - You can now access any attachments by clicking the "settings and
buyer attachments" in the "actions" box
3. Responding to the tender - You can now choose to "reply" or "reject"
(please give a reason if rejecting) - You can now use the ‘Messages’
function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note
the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to
complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions
for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then
publish your reply using the publish button in the "actions" box on the
left-hand side of the page. If you require any further assistance please
consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk. Tender
documents will be available through the website from 6.8.2010.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are
met: Please review and refer to tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required Please review and refer to
tender documentation.
III.2.3) Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are
met:
Please review and refer to tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
Please review and refer to tender documentation.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to
tender or to participate
Envisaged number of operators 1
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated
in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in
the descriptive document
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used
No
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
CBS/PT/NWAlliance/LDP
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
No
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing
documents 20.8.2010 - 13:00
Payable documents No
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
30.8.2010 - 13:00
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up
English.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT
No
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS
No
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this
procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
26.7.2010