DHSC: ASC: Leadership Development Programme for ASCW

The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to appoint a contractor to provide for the design and delivery of a leadership training programme for Principal Social Workers (PSWs); Principal Occupational Therapists (POTs); Approved Mental Health Professionals Leads (AHMPS) who are new in post or looking to further develop their influencing and leadership skills; and aspirant or new PSW/POTS/AHMPs from a Global Majority Background. The contractor will also need to provide a mid-point and final comprehensive evaluation of the programme and its impact.

Initial contract term: 12 months.

Extension: The contract may be extended for a maximum duration of 24 months, contingent upon the sole discretion of the Buyer, budget availability, and internal approvals.

Estimated value for the contract: £100,000 inclusive of VAT.

Total value of contract including extensions: £300,000 inclusive of VAT

Project reference: C220565

The DHSC is issuing this early engagement to seek information and feedback from the market to gain better understanding of the intelligence, budget cap 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 suppliers that may inform the final specification and/or procurement approach to the services. This market engagement process do not form part of the formal procurement process. When the formal procurement process commences any supplier may join the competition and all supplier bids will be evaluated on the same basis.

A Market Engagement Questionnaire and draft Specifications are attached to this notice.

The contracting authority considers that this future opportunity may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs) or Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

The procurement exercise will be undertaken via Atamis system. 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. Registration is free of any charge.

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The completed questionnaire should be returned via email ccsinbox@dhsc.gov.uk quoting 'SW Leadership' no later than 10th November 2023, 5pm