Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Health Education England
Crawley Hospital, 3rd Floor, Red Wing, West Green Drive
Crawley
RH11 7DH
Contact
Ms Laura Devine
Telephone
+44 0
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
National Oversight Hub for the Knowledge and Understanding Framework (KUF)
Reference number
DN486347
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Award notice following the tender exercise for the for the provision of a National Oversight Hub for the Knowledge and Understanding Framework (KUF).
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £4,500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - LONDON
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Health Education England (HEE), in partnership with NHS England and Improvement and Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS), is seeking to engage with a provider (or consortium of providers) to deliver a co-produced, central hub (the ‘Hub’) to provide national quality assurance and oversight of all Knowledge and Understanding Framework (KUF) training. The KUF programmes aim to support growth of skills and knowledge of the workforce across the health, criminal justice and third sector, to effectively support those with complex mental health needs associated with a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’.
The initial programme period of three years will be a maximum value of up to £4,500,000 inclusive of VAT. However, this is based upon the contract price for years 2 and 3 being negotiated on an annual basis, based upon levels of training demand. If training numbers increase significantly, the Authority reserves the right to flex the maximum value to up to 20%.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 15
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 204-497652
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
DN486347
Title
National Oversight Hub for the Knowledge and Understanding Framework (KUF)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 January 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
West London NHS Trust
London
UB2 4SD
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - LONDON
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £4,455,660
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Courts
London
Country
United Kingdom