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title: "National Urgent and Emergency Care and Paramedic Specialist Services - Health Education England"
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# National Urgent and Emergency Care and Paramedic Specialist Services - Health Education England

Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0be7a705-f3b5-4c2c-b706-b35a909a107a

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## Summary

Health Education England is initiating the procurement process for National Urgent and Emergency Care and Paramedic Specialist Services, with a total contract value of £1,650,000 exclusive of VAT. The core stages of this procurement are planning and award, with the contract scheduled to start on 6th October 2020 and extend to 5th October 2023. The deadline for submissions was midnight on 28th September 2020. This procurement falls under the education and training services category, and all services will be conducted within the United Kingdom.

This opportunity primarily targets businesses experienced in emergency care training and paramedic services. The direct award to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine indicates that businesses with specific expertise in urgent and emergency care education are well-positioned to participate in similar future procurement processes. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) should consider exploring partnerships or offering collaborative services to effectively compete in this sector.

## 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 Royal College of Emergency Medicine [RCEM]. The case for direct award can be found on the tender portal. Heath Education England [HEE] believe that RCEM is the only organisation capable of providing support such as to meet specific requirements of the HEE national Urgent and Emergency Care, Pharmacy and Paramedic workforce Programmes - individually and jointly. RCEM is the only supplier with the requisite expertise and experience to assist HEE in fulfilling Mandate deliverables and actions of UK government policy including the Long-Term Plan and People Plan. The contract period will be a maximum value of PS1,650,000 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: National Urgent and Emergency Care and Paramedic Specialist Services - 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/505f72a4-9c4a-42e7-bf37-853b2487912e |
| 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 | 6 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Sep 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Oct 2020 |
| Contract period | 5 Oct 2020 - 5 Oct 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,650,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,650,000 |
| 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 | ROYAL COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2020 at 12:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/505f72a4-9c4a-42e7-bf37-853b2487912e
- 27 Aug 2020 at 15:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3a0edd27-d6e2-4f4e-9251-0ee7a9a570b5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/505f72a4-9c4a-42e7-bf37-853b2487912e
  6th October 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3a0edd27-d6e2-4f4e-9251-0ee7a9a570b5
  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

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