Published date: 11 October 2021

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Opportunity (published 11 October 2021, last edited 2 December 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£26,000

Procurement reference

CF-0407700D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

11 October 2021

Closing date

10 November 2021

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

29 November 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

HEE Midlands Enhancing Generalist Skills Programme - Development of the Immersive Experience and Generalism Induction

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 the Vita Health Group. The case for direct award can be found on the tender portal.

Heath Education England [HEE] believe that VITA is the only organisation capable of providing support such as to meet specific requirements of the HEE Midlands Enhancing Generalist Skills Programme - Development of the Immersive Experience and Generalism Induction. VITA is the only supplier with the requisite background information, expertise, networks and experience to assist HEE in fulfilling Mandate deliverables and the findings of the Future Doctor programme (https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/future-doctor). Specifically, the work VITA do will contribute to:

 support future doctors to feel confident in meeting the complex demands of the healthcare landscape, while promoting self-care at individual, team and organisational levels;
 address health inequalities and support equitable healthcare delivery across maturing integrated care systems, including remote, rural and coastal regions;
 trainees feeling confident in co-delivering 'whole person' care for patients with multiple conditions;
 trainees being fluent in shared decision-making and personalised care;
 trainees become authentic, collaborative leaders and colleagues with a thorough grounding in human factors and team science;
 trainees understanding and addressing population health and care needs in the communities they serve by harnessing data, technology and contemporary research methodologies;
 trainees applying their learning to address local health priorities and specific needs, such as homelessness, poverty, migrant health and other social justice agendas;
 trainees becoming system literate across organisational boundaries with cross-cutting interests and skills in informatics, digital health and epidemiology

The financial envelope for the contract is £26,000

For the Specification, Contract and the Case for Direct Award please access the portal at:
https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?SearchType=Projects

All communications should be made via the messaging function on the Health Family 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 23.59hrs on the 10th November 2021


About the buyer

Contact name

Leila Hodson

Address

Duncombe Street
Leeds
LS1 4PL
GB

Email

leila.hodson@hee.nhs.uk