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Type of document: Pre-information procedures
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2020/S 133-328077/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Services

This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Health Education England
Postal address: Crawley Hospital, 3rd Floor, Red Wing, West Green Drive
Town: Crawley
Postal code: RH11 7DH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Ms Laura Devine
Email: Laura.Devine@hee.nhs.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Knowledge and Understanding Framework for Personality Disorder Provider Hub

Reference number: DN486347
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
Health Education England (the Commissioner) is working in partnership with NHS England/Improvement and HM Prison and Probation Services to commission a national Hub to support development, coordination, oversight and delivery of the knowledge and understanding framework.
This prior information notice (PIN) is to advise prospective providers of the Commissioners intention.
It is our intention to hold a market engagement event on the morning of 28th July from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. to discuss our plans with parties interested in potentially bidding to become a KUF Hub provider. The event will take the form of an on-line presentation organised through MS Teams outlining our current thinking, the procurement process we anticipate following, general discussion, and requests for information. The process will also provide an opportunity to network with others providing education and training in this field. HEE will use the opportunity to gather intelligence from providers which may influence the final tender.
Please RSVP by 24 July 2020 with the name, title and contact details for attendees (a maximum of two attendees per organisation) to:
Gill Sayers
Project Support Officer – Adult Mental Health
Education and Quality
E: mentalhealth@hee.nhs.uk
The commissioner reserves the right not to proceed with the procurement, or any part thereof, or change the requirements as necessary at any time.
It is the intention of the commissioner that the procurement will be conducted as on OJEU service contract using an open procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The ITT is expected to be published of mid to late August 2020. A separate advert will be released advising of this.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This prior information notice (PIN) is to advise prospective providers of the Commissioners intention.
It is our intention to hold a market engagement event on the morning of 28th July from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. to discuss our plans with parties interested in potentially bidding to become a KUF Hub provider. The event will take the form of an on-line presentation organised through MS Teams outlining our current thinking, the procurement process we anticipate following, general discussion, and requests for information. The process will also provide an opportunity to network with others providing education and training in this field. HEE will use the opportunity to gather intelligence from providers which may influence the final tender.
Please RSVP by 24 July 2020 with the name, title and contact details for attendees (a maximum of two attendees per organisation) to:
Gill Sayers
Project Support Officer — Adult Mental Health
Education and Quality
E: mentalhealth@hee.nhs.uk
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2020-08-17
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2020-07-08