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title: "HEE Digital Readiness Programme - Improving the use of digital technology, data, information and knowledge across health and social care"
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# HEE Digital Readiness Programme - Improving the use of digital technology, data, information and knowledge across health and social care

Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1dd99190-7988-443e-92ec-7f70762d4904

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "HEE Digital Readiness Programme," aimed at enhancing digital technology and information usage across health and social care, is conducted by Health Education England (HEE). This tender falls under the business services category, specifically focused on law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, and security. The procurement status is complete, with the contract period established from 16th July 2020 to 31st March 2022. The project's total value is set at £666,666, significantly benefiting regions across England, including the North East, North West, and London. The tender method is classified as "Other," with the original tender period ending on 2nd June 2020.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses engaged in consultancy and professional services, particularly those specializing in digital transformation within the healthcare sector. Companies that can provide innovative solutions to enhance clinical informatics, develop competency standards, or support continuous professional development would find this an ideal competitive space. Both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, given the focus on diverse membership growth among clinical informaticians.

## Notice

The work to be delivered: 1. Grow professional body membership amongst clinical informaticians - through recruitment of new members and retention of current members, ensuring the membership is representative of the clinical informatics population in all areas of diversity 2. Improve the services for members to support their professional practice and continuous development 3. Develop portfolio, equivalence and, eventually, qualification routes to professional body membership 4. Develop and maintain comprehensive competency standards for clinical informaticians across health and social care 5. Work with regulatory and professional bodies in health and social care to obtain recognition by the PSA regulators of a clinical informatics qualification as speciality training 6. Work with the four UK nations, professional bodies, employer organisations and other stakeholders to embed clinical informatics competencies in career pathways and job descriptions 7. Work with the four UK nations and stakeholders including academic organisations, to ensure that there are high quality learning and development opportunities to enable clinical informaticians to acquire the skills and experience that they need 8. Monitor the quality of clinical informatics courses through assessment and accreditation (including the NHS Digital Academy) and promote high quality offerings to clinical informaticians to inform their decisions

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2fb15c0-2d87-48cd-b50c-c69ce5696ac6 |
| 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Jun 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Jul 2020 |
| Contract period | 13 Jul 2020 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £666,666 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £666,666 |
| 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 | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 4PL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FACULTY OF CLINICAL INFORMATICS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 30 Mar 2021 at 13:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2fb15c0-2d87-48cd-b50c-c69ce5696ac6
- 30 Mar 2021 at 13:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e9d8cb01-fcb2-4ca4-9dae-b5a131b429a3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2fb15c0-2d87-48cd-b50c-c69ce5696ac6
  30th March 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e9d8cb01-fcb2-4ca4-9dae-b5a131b429a3
  30th March 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://hee.nhs.uk/

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