--- title: "Funding support for Biomedical Scientists in Histopathology - Health Education England" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-087094bc-24b6-4e0e-9124-7d30e49429a2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-087094bc-24b6-4e0e-9124-7d30e49429a2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-087094bc-24b6-4e0e-9124-7d30e49429a2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-087094bc-24b6-4e0e-9124-7d30e49429a2.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND" published: "2020-10-06" --- # Funding support for Biomedical Scientists in Histopathology - Health Education England Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-087094bc-24b6-4e0e-9124-7d30e49429a2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-087094bc-24b6-4e0e-9124-7d30e49429a2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-087094bc-24b6-4e0e-9124-7d30e49429a2.json) ## Summary Health Education England is seeking to award a contract titled "Funding support for Biomedical Scientists in Histopathology." This procurement falls under the education and training services category, with a total budget of £1,050,000 over three years (2020-2025). The tender process is currently at the award stage, with the contract being directed towards the Institute of Biomedical Science. Key dates include the publication date on 6th October 2020 and the project contract period starting on that same date and running until 31st October 2025. The location for service delivery is in England, United Kingdom, and the tender notice was initially published on 27th August 2020. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the education and training sector, particularly those specialising in professional development and upskilling in biomedical sciences. Companies well-suited to compete include training providers, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that can deliver accredited histopathology training programmes or have expertise in developing educational resources tailored to healthcare professionals. Such organisations could leverage this contract to expand their services and increase their capacity in providing niche training solutions within the NHS framework. ## Notice Health Education England (HEE - the Commissioner) are putting out this notice as a PIN (Prior Information Notice) with a view to completing a Direct Award. Please note the contracting authority intends to direct award the contract to Institute of Biomedical Science. The case for direct award can be found on the tender portal. The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) is the leading professional body for scientists, support staff and students in the field of biomedical science. This professional body supports the upskilling of healthcare scientists in histopathology through the Diploma of Expert Practice in dissection and the Advanced Specialist Diploma in reporting qualifications. The reporting qualification is in conjunction with the Royal College of Pathologists. IBMS are the only providers of these training programmes in England. As HEE does not currently fund training of scientists in histopathology, the IBMS in conjunction with the Royal College of Pathologists developed in-service modular histopathology training courses for scientists to undertake and these are the only pathways currently recognised in the NHS to train biomedical and clinical scientists in these advanced dissection and reporting skills. The financial envelope for the contract is PS500,000 in year one, PS300,000 in year two, and PS250,000 in year three, exclusive of VAT. For the Specification, Contract and the Case for Direct Award please access the portal at: https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=40bb618e-0a24-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21&v=2 Project title: Funding support for Biomedical Scientists in Histopathology - Health Education England Please access the portal for all documents. All communications should be made via the messaging function on the ProContract E-Tendering portal. If any provider has concerns with the commissioning intentions outlined within the published documentation, please raise this via the eTendering Portal in the first instance within 30 days of the date of this Prior Information Notice. The closing date of this PIN is midnight on the 28th September 2020. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d343c48f-5bdf-4fda-87b4-775b5fd8d2e0 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Oct 2020 | | Submission deadline | 28 Sep 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 4 Oct 2020 | | Contract period | 5 Oct 2020 - 31 Oct 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,050,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £1,050,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND | | Locality | CRAWLEY | | Post town | Redhill | | Postcode | RH11 7DH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ28 West Sussex (North East) | | Local authority | Crawley | | Electoral ward | Northgate & West Green | | Westminster constituency | Crawley | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 6 Oct 2020 at 12:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d343c48f-5bdf-4fda-87b4-775b5fd8d2e0 - 27 Aug 2020 at 14:38 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56be42b9-f50f-4d64-8394-4573829ec00f - 27 Aug 2020 at 14:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0cb4d789-2866-4e50-b856-4ce33df0c303 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d343c48f-5bdf-4fda-87b4-775b5fd8d2e0 6th October 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56be42b9-f50f-4d64-8394-4573829ec00f 27th August 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0cb4d789-2866-4e50-b856-4ce33df0c303 27th August 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=40bb618e-0a24-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21&v=2 Link to ProContract ## Notice URLs - https://hee.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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