Awarded contract

DHSC:Global Health Masters in Health and Social Care Policy 2024/29

Details

Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care
Supplier(s): KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
Value: £647,500
Topic: Personnel-training services
Published: 30 April 2024
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The Department of Health and Social Care sought to appoint a supplier with the skills and expertise to: provide a Social Care and Health Policy MSc provides a MSc-level qualification for policy professionals to build on current skills and improve policy making in DHSC. Lot 1: The Department of Health and Social Care sought to appoint a supplier with the skills and expertise to: provide a Social Care and Health Policy MSc provides a MSc-level qualification for policy professionals to build on current skills and improve policy making in DHSC. Project Reference: C178511 Contract Reference: C245345 Intended contract term: Initial period of 5.5 years (29th April 2024 to 31st August 2029) with the option to extend for a further 3 years.

Timeline

Completed: Award date29 April 2024
Completed: Award published30 April 2024
Current notice

About the buyer

The Department of Health and Social Care sets health and social care policy for England, and buys as a central healthcare organisation through contracts tiered by value. Suppliers register on Atamis, the department's e-tendering portal, to see live opportunities. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender once government thresholds are passed. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. Every contract carries a 30-day payment term under the Procurement Act 2023.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department of Health and Social Care's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

79632000 · Personnel-training services
80430000 · Adult-education services at university level

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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