Adult Social Care Learning and Development Quality Assurance including Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training

The Department of Health and Social Care is seeking to appoint a supplier with the skills and expertise to: quality assure training and qualifications for the ASC workforce, working with existing qualification regulators (for example Ofqual), Awarding Organisations, Training Providers, the ASC sector and those with lived experience. In addition, signposting high-quality training to the sector that is aligned to DHSC’s Care Workforce Pathway.

The Department of Health and Social Care is seeking to appoint a supplier with the skills and expertise to: quality assure training and qualifications for the ASC workforce, working with existing qualification regulators (for example Ofqual), Awarding Organisations, Training Providers, the ASC sector and those with lived experience. In addition, signposting high-quality training to the sector that is aligned to DHSC’s Care Workforce Pathway.

Intended contract term: Initial period of 1 year (1st April 2024 to 31 March 2025) with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 1 year (1+1+1)

Estimated contract value initial period: £850,000 exclusive of VAT

The 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 and draft Specifications are attached to this notice via the links below.

The completed questionnaire can be returned via email [email protected] quoting ‘W90184 DHSC: ASC: Adult Social Care Learning and Development Quality Assurance OMMT. The deadline to submit the questionnaire: no later than 5 December 2023 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.

Draft Specification: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#0O000000rwim/a/8d00000057cZ/mII302m9IkCCDp3tuIaUgXZMNRYpR22IUoF9Y37I2pI

Market Consultation Questionnaire: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#0O000000rwim/a/8d00000057cY/DeKHX8tOKFQ8yi4PBZJHYaFNdvhQ8FF6rBmeN2FnfRs