Published date: 8 June 2020

This notice was replaced on 9 June 2020

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

Awarded contract (published 15 July 2020)

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

London

Value of contract

£300,000

Procurement reference

HEE001-DN481447-41851860

Published date

8 June 2020

Closing date

8 July 2020

Contract start date

15 July 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

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 contracts to City University and Kingston University/St. Georges University of London for a short period of time while it determines the authority's commissioning intentions. The case for direct award can be found on the tender portal.


HEE believe that these universities have the proven academic and technical expertise to support these programmes in 2020/21. To our knowledge they are the only providers of these programmes in London. To test the market HEE had intended to undertake a formal procurement process for these programmes in April 2020 but due to the current national Covid-19 situation this was not appropriate or permissible.





It is envisaged that while the current specifications are underway in 2020/21, an open procurement process will be undertaken for work to be started in 2021 onwards (2-3 years).





The contract period will be a maximum value of £300,000.





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: Non- Medical Integrated Clinical Academic Careers - 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 Intend 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 8th July 2020.


About the buyer

Contact name

Dale Foster

Address

1st Floor, Blenheim House
Duncombe Street
Leeds
LS1 4PL
England

Email

dale.foster@hee.nhs.uk

Website

https://hee.nhs.uk/