Notice Information
Notice Title
Medical Training Initiative
Notice Description
The Medical Training Initiative (MTI) is a Home office approved Government Authorised Exchange sponsorship scheme that allows a fixed number of international medical graduates to work and train in the NHS for a maximum of 24 months.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Academy provides:
Administrative and technical support to manage the MTI scheme, include the approval of applications for Certificates of sponsorship (CoS)
Submission of applications and fess to the UK Visas and Immigration department
Maintenance of accurate records of the status of all MTI doctors
Liaison with the DHSC and equivalents in other nations and the UKVI
Liaison with relevant medical royal colleges, NHS employing organisations and with MTI doctors
Hosting meetings of college and employing organisations MTI leads and the MTI steering group
Managing the reimbursement of the Immigration Health Surcharge for each MTI doctor and their dependents
Providing a high quality website for all parties
Managing regular reports for various stakeholders
Dealing with queries
Promoting scheme
Current costs cover
Procurement Information
PCR Direct Award (Reg 32) - Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication / Reg.32(2)(b)(ii) - Technical Reasons
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dd67
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004428-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Jan 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Meena Valambhia
- Contact Email
- meena.valambhia@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEEDS
- Postcode
- LS1 4AP
- Post Town
- Leeds
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE42 Leeds
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Leeds
- Electoral Ward
- Hunslet & Riverside
- Westminster Constituency
- Leeds South
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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