Somerset Health and Social Care Training, Workforce Development and Innovation Open Framework
- Buyer
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Closes
- 16 December 2026
- Where
- Taunton, the South West
- Type
- Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)
In plain English
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is running a framework, which is a pre-approved list of suppliers that can later be awarded work, for training and workforce development in health and social care. The estimated value is £5 million, and the work is split into four lots: non-accredited training, accredited qualifications for social care, leadership and management, and integrated health and care development.
What the buyer wants
• Deliver training for social care workers, carers, supervisors, managers and others, tailored to local priorities and legal requirements. • For the accredited lot, provide nationally recognised, regulated qualifications and assessments that support recruitment, retention and career progression in care settings. • For the leadership and integrated care lots, provide leadership, management and workforce development programmes that help teams manage change and deliver integrated services.
Lots
- Non-Accredited Context-Specific Training for Social Care and Carers
- Accredited Training for Social Care
- Leadership, Management and Workforce Development for Health and Care
- Integrated Health and Care Training and Development
- Digital, Data and Technology-Enabled Workforce Development
- Education Pathways, Apprenticeships and Career Progression
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: The accredited training lot requires nationally recognised, regulated qualifications, so a business without the right accreditation or regulated status would be ruled out for that lot, and the notice does not say how much turnover or track record suppliers need, so smaller firms should check the full tender documents for any financial or experience thresholds.
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How to bid
This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.
Where to apply
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Questions about this tender? Email the buyer at servicesteam.procurement@somersetft.nhs.uk.
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