Provision of a Framework of Providers to deliver Community Eating Disorder Service Training – Health Education England

The aim of this procurement is for the provision of a Framework of Providers to deliver Community Eating Disorder Service Training for Health Education England (HEE).

HEE wishes to procure a framework of high quality training providers capable of delivering this training programme to CEDS within one, some or all of the regions below. The four regions are: • London • Midlands and East – West Midlands, North Midlands, Central Midlands and East • North – Yorkshire and the Humber, North West England, North East England • South - Penzance to Margate (South West, South Central, South East Coast)

The numbers of CEDS in each region, mostly commissioned in collaboration by a number of CCGs are: London 7 Midlands and East 19 North 22 South 14 Total 62

HEE is looking for training providers capable of delivering robust, creative and flexible solutions to the challenge of delivering an intensive and demanding curriculum to a large, diverse and geographically spread workforce. HEE is also looking for providers to offer ways of delivering this curriculum in the most engaging way for participants, involving children and young people and parents and carers as “experts by experience” as appropriate to ensure an effective learning experience. Successful bidders will have a strong track record in such approaches. The length of the contract will be for the period of time necessary to complete the number of training courses required.

The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is Friday 26th August 2016 at 12:00pm (midday), via the e-portal. All communications should be made via the messaging function on the In-tend E-Tendering portal.

Additional information: Bidders are invited to access the procurement documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning. The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is Friday 26th August 2016 at 12:00pm (midday). Project title: Provision of a Framework of Providers to deliver Community Eating Disorder Service Training – Health Education England, please access the ITT for all documents. Should Bidders have any e-portal queries, or are having problems using the e-portal, they should contact the In-tend dedicated Supplier Helpdesk by calling 0845 557 8079 Monday to Friday (9am to 6pm) or email [email protected].

During the tender exercise the Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the appointed procurement specialist on behalf of NHS South of England Procurement Services and not with the Contracting Authority itself. All communications should be made via the messaging function on the In-tend E-Tendering portal. No Bidder, Bidder Member, or any of such Bidder's advisors, consultants or subcontractors may have ex parte communications with the Contracting Authority or any of their employees, advisors, contractors or consultants regarding the ITT, the Procurement, other than as expressly permitted in this ITT.