Published date: 20 September 2017

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 9 October 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£115,200

Procurement reference

NHS/SoEPS/17.359

Published date

20 September 2017

Approach to market date

9 October 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NHS South of England Procurement Services (SoEPS), acting on behalf of Health Education England (HEE - the Commissioner) will be commencing a tender for the provision of Palliative Medicine Lead Employer Services. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise prospective providers of the Commissioners intention.

HEE London & South East (HE LaSE), HEE's Local Education and Training Board (LETB), is currently looking to establish a single Lead Employer for all its Palliative Medicine Specialty Trainees whilst working across Hospital based and Hospice settings.

HEE London & South East is looking to procure a new Lead Employer for an initial contract term of three years, with the option to extend for a further two years.

The ITT is expected to be published week commencing 09 October 2017.

The Commissioner reserves the right not to proceed with the Procurement, or any part thereof, or change the requirements as necessary at any time.

It is the intention of the commissioner that the procurement will be conducted as a Service Contract using an Open Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

More information

Spend profile

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Financial year Budget
2018/2019 £38,400

Additional text

A separate advert will be published announcing the start of the formal procurement process and the opening of the tender to submissions. This advert will include further information with regards to the procurement and how to access the documents.

About the buyer

Address

36 - 38 Friars Walk
Lewes
BN7 2PB
England

Email

laura.devine@soeprocurement.nhs.uk