Published date: 19 August 2021

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.


Closing: 20 September 2021, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£200,000

Procurement reference

CF-0314800D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

19 August 2021

Closing date

20 September 2021

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 October 2021

Contract end date

30 September 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Health Education England (HEE - the Commissioner) are putting out this notice as a PIN (Prior Information Notice) with a view to completing a Direct Award.

Please note the contracting authority intends to direct award the contract to the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The case for direct award can be found on the tender portal.

Health Education England (HEE) in collaboration with NHSEI believes that the Royal College of Psychiatrists is the only organisation capable of delivering the specific requirements to deliver a credential is designed for consultants who have been awarded a CCT in any medical speciality, although we anticipate this will be of particular interest to psychiatrists, GPs, paediatricians, and physicians who and are working in settings where patients with Eating Disorders (ED) are presenting with a view to expand to the Multi-Disciplinary Team.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the only supplier with the requisite expertise and experience to deliver an eating disorder credential in order to assist HEE fulfil the requirements placed upon us by the Parliamentary Hand Health Service Ombudsman' report; Ignoring the alarms: How NHS eating disorder services are failing patients.


The financial envelope for the contract is £200,000

For the Specification, Contract and the Case for Direct Award please access the portal at:
https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?SearchType=Projects
Please access the portal for all documents.

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 closing date of this PIN is 23.59hrs on 20th September 2021.

About the buyer

Contact name

Leila Hodson

Address

Duncombe Street
Leeds
LS1 4PL
GB

Email

leila.hodson@hee.nhs.uk