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title: "Development of Selection Methods for National Preregistration Pharmacist Recruitment - Health Education England"
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# Development of Selection Methods for National Preregistration Pharmacist Recruitment - Health Education England

Buyer: SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT SERVICES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-08d93cf5-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The procurement process, led by South of England Procurement Services, pertains to the development of selection methods for national preregistration pharmacist recruitment by Health Education England. The title of the tender is "Development of Selection Methods for National Preregistration Pharmacist Recruitment – Health Education England", categorised under Education and training services. The tender is located in London and the South East of England, currently in the Award stage as of April 4, 2017. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, with completed ITT submissions having a deadline of September 12, 2016, at midday. The contract period is set to commence on October 17, 2016, and will end on September 30, 2017, with a total contract value of £125,000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses interested in engaging with the healthcare recruitment sector. Companies specialising in assessment and selection methodologies, particularly those focused on values-based recruitment and psychometric testing, would be well-suited to compete. Furthermore, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate, as the project aims to foster their involvement in providing innovative solutions for the recruitment of preregistration pharmacists across England.

## Notice

There are currently approximately 2500+ preregistration pharmacists in training in the UK. These posts are recruited into using a variety of methods. Some large companies have invested heavily in developed behaviour and values based selection whilst at the other end of the spectrum trainees may be recruited without an interview. In February 2016 Health Education England made a decision to introduce a national process for the recruitment and selection of preregistration pharmacists using the IT system ORIEL. This IT platform is currently used by HEE for the recruitment of a broad range of professions including medical foundation and specialties, dental foundation and health care scientists. The platform is flexible to allow professional groupings to tailor it to their specific requirements whilst at the same time providing economies of scale and value for money as there is a common framework. One of the key elements of a national recruitment scheme is that employers have greatest vested interest in is the selection criteria used to recruit and methods used to assess these. To ensure that decisions relating to this are evidence based HEE commissioned the design and development of a Preregistration Pharmacists Professional Attributes Framework between December 2015 and July 2016. Moving on from there, the purpose of this next phase of the work is to design effective selection methods to assess the 6 prioritised attributes within the Professional Attributes Framework as well as the key knowledge and skills set out in national Person Specification. In terms of expected numbers, the national recruitment system will be utilised for all HEE funded preregistration pharmacists (approximately 650 posts across England). In addition the system is open to all community pharmacy employers. We do not expect the employers for all 2000+ community preregistration pharmacist posts to sign up to the system in the first year however, we would wish to build capacity into the system to accommodate that in the long term. HEE's Values Based Recruitment programme clearly specifies that all NHS trainees and staff should be recruited for values. Selection methods clearly need to align with these principles and in relation to preregistration pharmacist posts. Feedback from over 100 stakeholders at a launch event for the Preregistration Pharmacist Professional Attributes Framework on July 20th 2016 indicated that employers wished to see:- - Face to face recruitment (either via multiple mini interviews or selection centres) as essential - Situational Judgement Tests as desirable - Personality tests as not desirable It is envisaged that any face to face element of selection is likely to be administered by HEE recruitment teams managed at a regional level. In this phase of the project HEE is seeking expertise to develop appropriate selection methods and assessor training in order to recruit using a new national system in September 2017. 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 Monday 12th September 2016 at 12:00pm (midday). Project title: Development of Selection Methods for National Preregistration Pharmacist Recruitment - 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63cda07d-1566-4290-bd6a-efcbee6e6a0c |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Apr 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Sep 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Oct 2016 |
| Contract period | 16 Oct 2016 - 30 Sep 2017 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £125,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £113,760 |
| 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 | SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT SERVICES |
| Locality | LEWES |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN7 2PB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC |
| Local authority | Lewes |
| Electoral ward | Lewes Bridge |
| Westminster constituency | Lewes |
| Delivery location | TLI London, TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WORK PSYCHOLOGY GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 4 Apr 2017 at 13:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63cda07d-1566-4290-bd6a-efcbee6e6a0c
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/172e9d59-8b5e-4667-841d-fe4d8f4e641e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63cda07d-1566-4290-bd6a-efcbee6e6a0c
  4th April 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/172e9d59-8b5e-4667-841d-fe4d8f4e641e
  15th August 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6b105005-a1a0-47f4-98f3-3c54cceb62b4
  PDF on "How to register on In-Tend".
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning
  NHS SoEPS e-tendering portal
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2e8aa120-47e6-4f44-ae36-c51e4052875f
  PDF on "How to register on In-Tend".

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