Tender

Post-Graduate Diploma (PgDip) Specialist Mental Health Paramedic

WEST MIDLANDS AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Tender

02 Oct 2023 at 14:00

Summary of the contracting process

The West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is procuring a Post-Graduate Diploma (PgDip) Specialist Mental Health Paramedic education programme. The procurement process is currently in the tender stage, with a deadline for submissions on November 13, 2023. The contract period is set to start on January 1, 2024, and end on December 31, 2025. The procurement falls under the medical education services category and is open to UK Higher Education Institutions.

This tender presents an opportunity for UK Higher Education Institutions experienced in providing specialist mental health education to collaborate with the West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. Businesses with expertise in delivering paramedic education programmes focused on mental health crisis care are well-suited to participate in this tender. The Trust is seeking to develop a specialism in mental health crisis care within the pre-hospital ambulance setting, requiring a formal education pathway to support this new paramedic role.

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Notice Title

Post-Graduate Diploma (PgDip) Specialist Mental Health Paramedic

Notice Description

WMAS are seeking to introduce and develop a new paramedic development and career pathway to enable a specialism in mental health crisis care within the pre-hospital ambulance setting which will see paramedics working autonomously as mental health professionals. In doing so it has identified a requirement for formal education and qualification, provided by a UK Higher Education Institution, to ensure that clinicians have sufficient knowledge to support specialist clinical practice.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7555ba4d-0890-4d6a-a413-829f2bfbc579
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
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80320000 - Medical education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£110,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Nov 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2025 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WEST MIDLANDS AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
ashley.warner@wmas.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+447721819924

Buyer Location

Locality
BRIERLEY HILL
Postcode
DY5 1LX
Post Town
Dudley
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG36 Dudley
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Dudley
Electoral Ward
Brierley Hill & Wordsley South
Westminster Constituency
Stourbridge

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