Tender

Health Protection Specialist x2 (KB) 05/10/20

SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Tender

05 Oct 2020 at 15:50

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking to recruit two Health Protection Specialists as part of its Covid-19 response efforts. This tender is classified under recruitment services and is being conducted using an open procurement method. The tender will remain open until 12:00 pm on 7th October 2020, with the contract set to commence immediately after the tender period, starting on 12th October 2020 and lasting for six months. The roles are expected to be based remotely, with occasional attendance at the council offices as required, located in West Bromwich, West Midlands.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those with expertise in health protection, infection prevention, and public health consultancy. Companies offering temporary staffing solutions or recruitment services for health professionals are well-positioned to compete for this contract, particularly those that can demonstrate experience in managing health-related responses to public health crises. The successful bidders will play a crucial role in supporting local organisations in implementing vital health protection and public health recommendations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Health Protection Specialist x2 (KB) 05/10/20

Notice Description

Job Title: Health Protection Specialist x 2 Rate of Pay: PS18-PS21 per hour Hours: Monday to Friday or Wednesday to Sunday alternating between those cycles on a full-time basis. Location: Remote working from home with the ability to attend council offices when required Start Date: Immediately Contract type and End date: initially 6 months Summary of role and requirements: This role requires the post holder to provide highly specialist health protection advice for the Covid response and the advice given by the post holder will result in effective management of outbreaks and incidents, affecting the community widely. It will be essential for the post holder to work closely with the Consultant/Nurse Consultant in Public Health and have lead responsibility for health protection to deliver key Health Protection aspects of the Covid response. The post holder will be expected to produce written documents and reports to a high standard with an understanding of requirement regarding to safeguarding, data protection and information governance. The post holder will be expected to work on both reactive on call work and strategic work as required and directed by the Director of Public Health. It is critical the post holder coordinates and provides accurate and timely expert advice on incidents and outbreak management in line with national and local policy and outbreak management plans. Therefore, the ability to interpret complex health protection information and data and convey it to audiences is essential. There is an expectation of the post holder to provide oversight and participate in the rota to cover queries and outbreaks, incident management team meetings in the generic mail set up to manage our Covid response during the week, and weekends. The post holder will represent public health on incident management team meetings and internal directorate meetings as required providing Public Health and infection Prevention and control advice and guidance. This role will support local organisations to put health protection and Public health recommendations in place, e.g. risk assessments and to develop and maintain productive collaborations with LA and other partners including the partner PHE; public health intelligence, public health social marketing team and LA Public health teams. The post holder will need to adapt the work programme in the face of changing public health priorities and to provide cross cover for other health protection specialists as needed. We require the post holder to have a master's level education in Public Health / Infection Prevention / Risk Management related degree or substantial experience of working in an area of Health Protection Infection Prevention & Control. Must be a specialist subject matter expert and have knowledge in health protection and the management of outbreaks. Post holder must understand social and political ... Additional information: The Quotation Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on "Tenders" to list all the current opportunities. Once you have found the relevant opportunity you should click on "View Details" in order to Express Interest. Closing date for submission of quotations is Wednesday 07th October 2020 12:00pm (Midday) Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36e30e11-291b-43e4-8c31-640fa8f510aa
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

79635000 - Assessment centre services for recruitment

98513300 - Temporary staff for households

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£18,648 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Oct 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
12 Oct 2020 - 11 Apr 2021 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Karendeep Bassra
Contact Email
karendeep_bassra@sandwell.gov.uk
Contact Phone
0121 569 4766

Buyer Location

Locality
WEST MIDLANDS
Postcode
B70 8SZ
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG37 Sandwell
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Sandwell
Electoral Ward
West Bromwich Central
Westminster Constituency
West Bromwich

Further Information

Notice Documents

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