Contract

Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA) Training Programme 2023/24 Wave 2

  • NHS England

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-026387

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03d0a1

Published 6 September 2023, 4:34pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS England

1st Floor, Quarry House, Quarry Hill

Leeds

LS2 7UE

Contact

Janice Brodie

Email

janice.brodie@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.england.nhs.uk//

Buyer's address

https://www.england.nhs.uk//

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

National or federal Agency/Office

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA) Training Programme 2023/24 Wave 2

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Accredited Level 7 virtual postgraduate level professional clinical nursing leadership training programme for 5,000 registered nurses across England, to achieve the CNOs vision and objective for 1 in 20 nurses to be trained as PNAs. This is the final year of a three-year programme, of which originally launched in March 2021.

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: £2,680,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Accredited Level 7 virtual postgraduate level professional clinical nursing leadership training programme for 5,000 registered nurses across England, to achieve the CNOs vision and objective for 1 in 20 nurses to be trained as PNAs. This is the final year of a three-year programme, of which originally launched in March 2021.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-015405


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25 August 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 17

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 17

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 17

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Kingston University

River House, 53–57 High Street,

Kingston Upon Thames

KT1 1LQ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ - South East (England)
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £2,680,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £128,400


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/