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Preparation for General Practice Course for Pharmacists - Health Education England

SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT SERVICES

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04 Apr 2017 at 13:40

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Tender

18 Nov 2016 at 20:17

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process, conducted by the South of England Procurement Services, focuses on the "Preparation for General Practice Course for Pharmacists" aimed at enhancing the role of pharmacists in primary care. This initiative falls under the Personnel-training services category and is associated with the health sector. The procurement method is an open procedure, with a total contract value of £100,000. The tender period concluded on 9th September 2016, while the contract period is set from 24th October 2016 to 31st March 2017, with delivery primarily in London and the South East of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialize in training and education services related to healthcare. Suppliers with expertise in developing educational programmes for pharmacists are particularly well-suited to engage with this procurement, thus supporting the NHS's initiative to integrate pharmacists into general practice roles, thereby facilitating business growth within the health education sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Preparation for General Practice Course for Pharmacists - Health Education England

Notice Description

A number of recent strategic documents and reports have highlighted the desire for an extended role for pharmacists in primary care. The NHS Five Year Forward View proposed a model of integrated primary care teams, with pharmacists playing a greater role in patient care and especially around being the first port of call for minor ailments. Point 8 of the NHS England GP 10 point plan (new ways of working) proposed new roles for allied healthcare professionals within GP surgeries, utilising the skill mix to alleviate current pressures. Although pharmacists have been working in GP surgeries for many years, this has happened in an ad-hoc fashion and their roles have largely consisted of medicines management-type functions. In order for the ambitious aims of the strategic documents to be realised, a new type of role for pharmacists needed to be created, with recruitment at scale and in a structured manner to ensure long term viability. This national impetus gave rise to the national Clinical Pharmacist pilot, placing approximately 400 pharmacists in General Practice with a view to these individuals taking over caseloads of patients (particularly those with long-term conditions needing on-going monitoring) from GPs, thereby freeing up GP time for patients with more complex needs. This patient-facing role in a largely new sector for pharmacists required an underpinning programme of education to ensure that pharmacists had the skills necessary to practice effectively and safely. This pilot, which is still in its first year, in turn provided the impetus for a proposed wider rollout in the GP Forward View of approximately 1500 more pharmacists to take on these new roles, in effect creating an entirely new and sizeable workforce to work in General Practice. However, there is at present no educational support to prepare these pharmacists for the new roles. It is therefore essential that a support programme is made available to provide interested pharmacists with the core skills necessary to not only apply for roles as they become available, but also to demonstrate as early as possible the value of a General Practice pharmacist within a unified primary care team. As the presence of a patient-facing pharmacist in a surgery setting is unfamiliar to many, the imperative to demonstrate short and long term value cannot be underestimated as pharmacists in a variety of primary care roles have been clearly identified as being key to an integrated workforce. It is therefore the intention of HEE LaSE to provide underpinning knowledge to pharmacists within the region who may be seeking employment in this sector. Additional information: Bidders are invited to access the procurement documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning. The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is Friday 9th September 2016 at 12:00pm (midday). Project title: Preparation for General Practice Course for Pharmacists - Health Education England, please access the ITT for all documents. Should Bidders have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, they should contact the In-tend dedicated Supplier Helpdesk by calling 0845 557 8079 Monday to Friday (9am to 6pm) or email support@in-tend.co.uk. During the tender exercise the Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the appointed procurement specialist on behalf of NHS South of England Procurement Services and not with the Contracting Authority itself. All communications should be made via the messaging function on the In-tend E-Tendering portal. No Bidder, Bidder Member, or any of such Bidder's advisors, consultants or subcontractors may have ex parte communications with the Contracting Authority or any of their employees, advisors, contractors or consultants regarding the ITT, the Procurement, other than as expressly permitted in this ITT.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-08693bc6-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/081fca87-ae81-4b3e-aed9-ed6ad4c78f51
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

79632000 - Personnel-training services

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£93,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Apr 20179 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Sep 2016Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Oct 20169 years ago
Contract Period
23 Oct 2016 - 31 Mar 2017 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT SERVICES
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEWES
Postcode
BN7 2PB
Post Town
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ22 East Sussex CC
Delivery Location
TLI London, TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Lewes
Electoral Ward
Lewes Bridge
Westminster Constituency
Lewes

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GREEN LIGHT HEALTHCARE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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