This Tender is to establish a framework agreement for the supply of Learning and Talent Development and the scope of this framework agreement has been divided into five lots. Learning and Talent Development can be defined as the field that is concerned with organisational activity; aimed at bettering the performance of individuals and groups in organisational settings. It articulates the workforce capabilities, skills or competencies required to ensure a sustainable and successful organisation. Full specification details will be available to view at ‘Invitation to Tender’ Stage.

Lot 1 – Leadership and Executive Development

These programmes will be suitable for managers with some experience who are looking to enhance their understanding of a range of leadership and management styles and techniques. There are four sub-lots:

1a) Accredited Professional Qualifications

1b) Open (Short) Courses

1c) Customised Learning Packages

1d) Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)

Lot 2 – Human Resources

These programmes will be suitable for HR Directors, General Directors, HR Managers, HR Policy Advisors, Employee Relations Managers, Communications Managers, Organisational Development Specialists and any other associated delegates. There are three sub-lots:

2a) Accredited Professional Qualifications

2b) Open (Short) Courses

2c) Customised Learning Packages

Lot 3 – Mandatory Training

This lot will cover all training programmes that are required by legislation. It will be suitable for all delegates regardless of grade or seniority. This lot will be divided into three sub-lots:

3a) Accredited Professional Qualifications

3b) Open (Short) Courses

3c) Customised Learning Packages

Lot 4 – Personal Development

These programmes will be suitable for those who wish to improve their personal impact in the workplace. This lot will cover a range of topics and will be aimed at all employees, regardless of grade or seniority. It has been split into two sub-lots:

4a) Open (Short) Courses

4b) Customised Learning Packages

Lot 5 - Information Technology

These programmes will be suitable for those who wish to improve their Information Technology skills in the workplace. This lot will cover a range of topics and will be aimed at all employees, regardless of grade or seniority. It has been split into four sub-lots:

5a) Accredited Professional Qualifications

5b) Open (Short) Courses

5c) Customised Learning Packages

5d) Project Management

This tender exercise is for the benefit of all the public and voluntary bodies listed further below in this Section II.1.5.

+++ For the avoidance of doubt, UHCW is NOT carrying out this tender – your contact point is HTE using the details given in Section I.1 +++

The public and voluntary sector bodies to whom the use of this framework agreement will be open include all contracting authorities in the United Kingdom as defined in Regulation 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 as well as all contracting authorities and entities in the European Union as defined in the Annexes to Commission Decision 2008/963/EC as may be updated from time to time. In particular, it is envisaged that this framework agreement will be used by the following entities in the United Kingdom as described below (particularly where such entities are of a health and/or social care nature):

(1) All National Health Service (NHS) bodies in England, including but not limited to

(i) acute trusts (a list of which can be found at http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/acutetrustlisting.aspx);

(ii) health and care trusts (a list of which can be found at http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx);

(iii) mental health trusts (a list of which can be found at http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx);

(iv) clinical commissioning groups (a list of which can be found at http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx);

(v) ambulance trusts (a list of which can be found at http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AmbulanceTrustListing.aspx);

(vi) area teams (a list of which can be found at http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx);

(vii) special health authorities (http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx);

(viii) NHS England (formerly the NHS Commissioning Board); and (ix) clinical senates and strategic clinical networks.

(2) All NHS bodies in Wales, including but not limited to all

(i) health boards;

(ii) NHS trusts;

(iii) the national delivery group;

(iv) community health councils; and

(v) NHS Wales shared services partnership (a list of which can be found at http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure).

(3) All NHS bodies in Scotland, including but not limited to

(i) NHS trusts;

(ii) Special NHS Boards; and

(iii) national and support organisations (a list of which can be found at http://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/nat_orgs.aspx).

(4) All NHS bodies in Northern Ireland (known as Health and Social Care), including but not limited to

(i) health and social care trusts (a list of which can be found at http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=trusts);

(ii) health agencies (a list of which can be found at http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=agencies);

(iii) hospitals (a list of which can be found at http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=hospitals) and

(iv) the Health and Social Care Board.

(5) All social enterprises undertaking some or all of what were previously the service provider functions of contracting authorities in relation to health and/or social care services (including charitable incorporated organisations, cooperatives, industrial and provident societies and community interest companies as listed on the Companies House WebCheck service).

(6) Ministerial departments and non-ministerial departments of central government, non-departmental agencies and other public bodies, and public corporations (a list of which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations).

(7) Devolved governmental and parliamentary organisations within the United Kingdom, including but not limited the Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, and Scottish public bodies (a list of which can be found at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies), as well as the Welsh Government, Welsh Assembly and Welsh unitary authorities (a list of which can be found at http://wales.gov.uk/topics/localgovernment/localauthorities/?lang=en).

(8) All local authorities (a list of which can be found at http://local.direct.gov.uk/LDGRedirect/Start.do?mode=1).

(9) All emergency services including police (http://www.police.uk/forces.htm), fire and rescue services (a list of which can be found at http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs), the maritime and coastguard agency and other rescue authorities.

(10) All educational establishments (a list of which can be found at http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase).

(11) Registered providers of social housing on a not for profit basis (a list of which can be found at http://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/ourwork/registered-provider-information).

(12) Registered charities (a list of which can be found at http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/find-charities).

(13) Her Majesty's Prison Service (as detailed at www.justice.gov.uk/about/hmps)

(14) The Ministry of Defence (as detailed at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence).

The above list includes each organisation's successors and assigns, any equivalent organisations and any associated organisations created as a result of any organisational changes. In addition, the use of this framework agreement will be open to any bodies or organisations operating in the United Kingdom and/or any country in the European Union which are of a health and/or social care nature or which have a similar procurement need in respect of any services to any of the above listed organisations. In purchasing services or awarding contracts under the framework agreement, HTE is:

(a) acting in its capacity as agent for UHCW in relation to the public and voluntary sector bodies listed above only; and

(b) acting in its capacity as principal in relation to the private sector bodies (and not as agent of UHCW).

+++ Please note additional information is given about this tender exercise at Section VI.3) +++

Furthermore, HTE is undertaking a parallel procurement for the private sector with respect to each of the Lots set out in this contract notice. Separate evaluation and terms and conditions will apply to this exercise and further details will be provided in the contract documents regarding the same.