Published date: 27 June 2024

This notice was replaced on 24 January 2025

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

Awarded contract (published 24 January 2025)

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

  • Medical education services - 80320000

  • Health training services - 80561000

Location of contract

PO19 6PE

Value of contract

£0.01

Procurement reference

TND-0001090

Published date

27 June 2024

Closing date

22 July 2024

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 October 2024

Contract end date

30 September 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The University of Chichester is seeking to appoint an experienced provider of Statutory Manual Handling training to Nursing and Physiotherapist students (non-apprenticeship) who undertake their placement learning in the NHS.

It is a legal requirement that the University ensures that all pre-requisite Statutory training is completed prior to entering the clinical environment and that this is in line with expectations of local NHS cares providers and regulations.

The Core Skills training framework indicate that the minimum for manual handling and training is level 2 to delivered every two years. The Physiotherapy students and any other Allied Health Students will require an afternoon as an induction and refresher every 2 years. To meet local NHS requirements Nursing students require an enhanced one-day induction with update every 2 years. This acknowledges the requirements for additional training for local need.

Full details of our requirements are available in the tender documents.

There is no need to notify the University with your 'Expression of Interest' as all tender documents, Questions and Answers are open to all bidders. But please do send your completed submission, to the University by the closing date of 22nd July 2024 at 10am, to tenders@chi.ac.uk.

Please note, we do not accept submissions via file transfer sites. tenders@chi.ac.uk accepts emails and attachments of up to 35MB and it is acceptable to submit in more than one email.

More information

Attachments

Links

  • https://help.chi.ac.uk/tenders
  • Bidding documents
  • All details for contacting the University and for submission are contained within the document tender document available at this URL. The document and any subsequent questions and answers will be published at this URL.

About the buyer

Address

Bishop Otter Campus,College Lane
CHICHESTER
PO196PE
England

Telephone

01243 816000

Email

tenders@chi.ac.uk

Website

help.chi.ac.uk/tenders