Published date: 6 October 2020
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Contract summary
Industry
Education and training services - 80000000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£1,050,000
Procurement reference
HEE001-DN495957-19359386
Published date
6 October 2020
Closing date
28 September 2020
Closing time
11:59pm
Contract start date
6 October 2020
Contract end date
31 October 2025
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
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 Institute of Biomedical Science. The case for direct award can be found on the tender portal.
The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) is the leading professional body for scientists, support staff and students in the field of biomedical science. This professional body supports the upskilling of healthcare scientists in histopathology through the Diploma of Expert Practice in dissection and the Advanced Specialist Diploma in reporting qualifications. The reporting qualification is in conjunction with the Royal College of Pathologists. IBMS are the only providers of these training programmes in England. As HEE does not currently fund training of scientists in histopathology, the IBMS in conjunction with the Royal College of Pathologists developed in-service modular histopathology training courses for scientists to undertake and these are the only pathways currently recognised in the NHS to train biomedical and clinical scientists in these advanced dissection and reporting skills.
The financial envelope for the contract is £500,000 in year one, £300,000 in year two, and £250,000 in year three, exclusive of VAT.
For the Specification, Contract and the Case for Direct Award please access the portal at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=40bb618e-0a24-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21&v=2
Project title: Funding support for Biomedical Scientists in Histopathology - Health Education England
Please access the portal for all documents.
All communications should be made via the messaging function on the ProContract E-Tendering 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 midnight on the 28th September 2020.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
Funding support for Biomedical Scientists in Histopathology - Health Education England
- Opportunity
- Published 27 August 2020, last edited 27 August 2020
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Award information
Awarded date
5 October 2020
Contract start date
6 October 2020
Contract end date
31 October 2025
Total value of contract
£1,050,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Institute of Biomedical Science
Address
EC1R 5HL
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Laura Devine
Address
Crawley Hospital, 3rd Floor, Red Wing
West Green Drive
Crawley
RH11 7DH
United Kingdom
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