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Clinical Assessment Skills (CAS) training for Pharmacist Prescribers

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)

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08 Sep 2026 at 15:33

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is commissioning face-to-face Clinical Assessment Skills training for pharmacist prescribers, covering both novice and existing independent prescribers regardless of their practice sector. The provider will run a rolling programme across three geographical lots: North Wales, South East Wales and South West Wales. Each lot covers pharmacy-prescriber training for its named area. The programme will address three to four key clinical areas, with one session for each clinical topic in each region. This is an education and training services requirement (CPV 80000000), managed by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on HEIW’s behalf. Delivery will take place across the relevant parts of Wales, including North Wales, South East Wales and South West Wales.

The process reached tender: HEIW invited offers through a below-threshold open competition, with electronic submission allowed. Questions had to be submitted by 6 October 2026 at 16:00, and offers by 13 October 2026 at 12:00. The total estimated value is £100,000 excluding VAT (£120,000 including VAT). There are three lots, each estimated at £33,333.33 or £33,333.34 excluding VAT (£40,000 including VAT). Each contract is due to run from 1 March 2027 to 28 February 2030, with an option, at HEIW’s discretion, to extend for a further two years, to 29 February 2032. Evaluation is 40% technical and 60% commercial for every lot.

This opportunity suits organisations able to design and deliver specialist clinical skills education for pharmacist prescribers in person. Providers should be capable of supporting both newly qualified and established independent prescribers, adapting teaching across three to four key clinical areas and delivering a consistent rolling programme in the relevant Welsh region. The expected operating scale is three to four full training days per region each year. Each session must support a minimum of eight learners to run and accommodate up to 15 learners, so bidders need suitable trainers, teaching resources, venues or delivery arrangements, and the capacity to manage repeated regional sessions. The lots are identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Clinical Assessment Skills (CAS) training for Pharmacist Prescribers

Notice Description

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) seeks to commission an organisation to deliver a rolling programme of face-to-face Clinical Assessment Skills (CAS) training for both novice and existing workforce qualified IPs, irrespective of sector of practice. This requirement is split into three lots: Lot 1 - North Wales Lot 2 - South East Wales Lot 3 - South West Wales The commissioned provider will deliver a rolling programme of between 3-4 full days per region CAS sessions per year across 3-4 key clinical areas, with one session per clinical topic delivered in each geographical region. Each session will accommodate up to a maximum of 15 learners with a minimum of 8 learners attending to run a session. HEIW reserve the right to cancel any planned events with less than 8 learners registered, 7-10 days prior to the session date.

Lot Information

North Wales

Clinical Assessment Skills training for pharmacy prescribers for North Wales

Renewal: An option to extend for a further 2 years at the sole discretion of HEIW.

South East Wales

Clinical Assessment Skills training for pharmacy prescribers for South East Wales.

Renewal: An option to extend for a further 2 years at the sole discretion of HEIW.

South West Wales

Clinical Assessment Skills training for pharmacy prescribers for South West Wales.

Renewal: An option to extend for a further 2 years at the sole discretion of HEIW.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f4dc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085022-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£99,999 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
13 Oct 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Mar 2027 - 28 Feb 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NANTGARW
Postcode
CF15 7QQ
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
TLL11 Isle of Anglesey, TLL12 Gwynedd, TLL13 Conwy and Denbighshire, TLL14 South West Wales, TLL15 Central Valleys, TLL16 Gwent Valleys, TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot, TLL18 Swansea, TLL21 Monmouthshire and Newport, TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan, TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham, TLL24 Powys
Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Taff's Well
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff North

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