EEAST - DPS Framework for Learning and Training Services (24-T23)
- Buyer
- East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Value
- £16,500,000
- Closes
- 1 October 2028
- Where
- Melbourn, the East of England
- Type
- Dynamic purchasing system (open to join)
In plain English
The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is setting up a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), a list of approved suppliers that it can buy from over time, for learning and training services for its staff. The estimated total value is £16.5 million, and the list runs until 27 October 2028.
What the buyer wants
• Provide training courses for the Trust's staff, under Category 1 (Continuous Professional Development, including blue light training), with examples such as Introduction to Public Procurement, Strategic Media Handling, Minute Writing and Note Taking, and Recruitment and Selection Training. • Ideally offer a broad range of training within this category, although the notice says it is not essential to offer every course listed. • Be appointed onto the DPS, which the Trust will review during its life and may add new solutions to.
Lots
- Category 1 – Continuous Professional Development (CPD) (including blue light)
- Category 10 – Culture and Engagement
- Category 11 – Workshop / Fleet Technician OR Technician Training
- Category 12 – Estates Training
- Category 2 – Leadership and Development
- Category 3 – Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Category 4 – IT
- Category 5 – Project Management
- Category 6 – Coaching and Mentoring
- Category 7 – Learning and Development
- Category 8 – Health and Safety and First Aid
- Category 9 – Health and Wellbeing
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: The notice text provided sets out no specific eligibility rules, certifications or size requirements, so nothing in it clearly rules out a small business, although the Trust's preference for providers who can cover a broad range of courses may favour larger training providers.
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How to bid
This is a Dynamic Purchasing System: an open list of approved suppliers. You can apply to join at any time while it runs, and once accepted you can bid for the individual contracts the buyer runs through it.
Where to apply
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Questions about this tender? Email the buyer at tenders@eastamb.nhs.uk.
How dynamic purchasing systems work
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