Published date: 21 September 2017

This notice was replaced on 22 January 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 22 January 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£612,000

Procurement reference

NHS/SoEPS/16.316 Tender

Published date

21 September 2017

Closing date

23 October 2017

Contract start date

2 January 2018

Contract end date

30 June 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NHS South of England Procurement Services, acting on behalf of Health Education England (HEE - the Commissioner) are commencing a tender for the delivery of a Integrated Urgent Care Pharmacists Development Programme.

Health Education England (HEE), in partnership with NHS England though the Pharmacy Integration Fund (PhIF) , has a requirement to procure a workforce development programme to support pharmacists deliver safe and effective pharmaceutical services to members of the public through NHS 111 and/or similar Integrated Urgent Care Clinical Assessment Services (IUC CAS).

HEE's requirement is for up to 136 places for a 12 month tailored development programme. This is an initial contract supporting cohorts in the 2017/18 and 2018/19 financial years.

The role of the pharmacist in IUC CAS, developed through this programme, will enable better care for patients and new ways of working for NHS staff. The learning content and delivery of training must be aligned to the following in order to meet expected delivery outcomes:
• current government policy on the NHS
• NHS England's clinical priorities and Sustainability and Transformation Plan priorities;
• the four principles and three elements of Medicines Optimisation
• existing professional competency frameworks, for example Royal Pharmaceutical
Society Advanced Pharmacy Framework
• principles of the quality standards set out in HEE's Quality Framework
• emerging HEE advanced clinical practice framework

This contract is from 2nd January 2018 until 30th June 2020, with a possibility of extension at the Commissioners discretion. The contract value for 2nd January 2018 until 30th June 2020 is up to £612,000, inclusive, to cover all elements of the programme delivery. These figures include VAT.

Please access the procurement documents for further 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 Monday 23rd October 2017 at 12:00pm (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted. The e-portal system will shutdown at 12:00pm and any unsubmitted bids not registered to the system at this time will not be accepted. Therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time.

Project title: Integrated Urgent Care Pharmacists Development Programme - Health Education England, please access the ITT for all documents. Should Bidders have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, they should contact the In-tend dedicated Supplier Helpdesk by calling 0845 557 8079 Monday to Friday (9am to 6pm) or email support@in-tend.co.uk.

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All communications should be made via the messaging function on the In-tend E-Tendering portal. During the tender exercise the Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the e-tendering portal via the appointed procurement specialist on behalf of NHS South of England Procurement Services and not with the Contracting Authority itself. 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.

About the buyer

Address

36 - 38 Friars Walk
Lewes
BN7 2PB
England

Email

laura.devine@soeprocurement.nhs.uk