Published date: 15 December 2016

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: 10 January 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical practice and related services - 85120000

Location of contract

NG11 6JS

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

HEEM 00000033

Published date

15 December 2016

Closing date

10 January 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The standard specialty training programme is for three years, of which 20 months is delivered within general practice. The remaining 16 months is spent in other settings including acute, partnership, hospices and community trusts, with a minimum of four other placements of four months in duration. Additionally there are various specialist schemes throughout the region aimed at developing leadership, research and educational expertise amongst talented trainees.
The East Midlands Team has been reviewing the Lead Employer model for some time following the recommendation of The Committee for General Practice Education Directors (COGPED) Scoping Report in 2011, which proposed that GPSTs should have one employer throughout their training, and following the successful implementation of this initiative in other Local Teams.
The East Midlands Team aims to realise a range of benefits by undertaking this procurement and for a number of stakeholders involved in GPST training. These include:
a) The East Midlands Team will only have to work with a single Lead Employer for their area, leaving the East Midlands Team free to manage the programmes, the finances and any potential trainees in difficulty;
b) GPSTs will only have one Lead Employer during the course of their training, reducing the risk of duplication and confusion and resulting in the provision of consistent employment and human resource services throughout their training period;
c) Clinicians, including Primary Care Leads, Training Programme Directors and Patch Associate Directors, will also have only one Lead Employer to work with in their areas, streamlining communications and making clearer Lead Employer and Commissioner roles and responsibilities; and
d) Such arrangements need to result in the delivery of the highest quality services and demonstrate Value for Money (VfM)

This procurement is being conducted as an open procedure under the Light Touch Regime.

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The contract will be for three years with an option to extend for up to a further two years.


About the buyer

Contact name

Lucas Ortega

Address

Ruddington Fields Business Park
Ruddington
Nottingham
NG11 6JS
United Kingdom

Telephone

0116 2950431

Email

lucas.ortega@leicspart.nhs.uk