Published date: 12 August 2022
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Education and training services - 80000000
Location of contract
LS1 4PL
Value of contract
£20,550
Procurement reference
CF-1022600D0O000000rwimUAA
Published date
12 August 2022
Closing date
12 September 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 December 2022
Contract end date
30 November 2023
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Health Education England are putting out this notice as a PIN (Prior Information Notice) with a view to completing a Direct Award to Elsevier .
The case for direct award can be found on the tender portal.
HEE believes that it is highly unlikely for any other supplier to be able to provide the following skills/tools provided by Elsevier as a current supplier for the following reasons:
1. Elsevier, founded in 1880, is the world's leading publisher of science and health information, Elsevier serves more than 30 million scientists, students, and health and information professionals worldwide. Elsevier play's an essential role in the global science and health communities and to contribute to the advancement of these critical fields. By delivering world-class information and innovative tools to researchers, students, educators, and practitioners worldwide, we help them increase their productivity and effectiveness. We continuously make substantial investments that serve the needs of the
global science and health communities.
2. Elsevier has access to expertise in advancing education and research in Pathology and is responsible for setting standards of training and administering examinations in Emergency Medicine in England.
3. Elsevier's operations are organized into two divisions: Science & Technology and Health Sciences. Elsevier's products and services include electronic and print versions of journals, monographs, textbooks, and reference work and cover the health, life, physical and social sciences.
4. Elsevier Partners: with a global scholarly community of 7,000 journal editors, 70,000 editorial board members, 200,000 reviewers, and 500,000 authors publishing 2,000 journals, 17,000 books; with 1,900 new books each year.
5. Elsevier's range of science publications cover areas including:
Biomaterials
Ceramics
Composites
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Materials Chemistry
Materials Mechanics
Materials Science (General)
Metals and Alloys
Nanotechnology
Polymer Science and Technology
6. Elsevier's products and services include electronic and print versions of journals, textbooks and reference works, and cover the health, life, physical, and social sciences.
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All communications should be made via the messaging function on the Health Family eTendering portal.
If any provider has concerns with the commissioning intentions outlined within the published documentation, please raise this via the eTendering Portal in the first instance within 30 days of the date of this Prior Information Notice.
The financial envelope for this PIN is £20,550.00.
The closing date of this PIN is 12:00hrs (midday) on 12/09/2022
About the buyer
Contact name
Matthew Lawson
Address
Duncan St
Leeds
LS1 4PL
United Kingdom
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