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title: "Community Pharmacy Technician Training and Development Pilot Programme 2017/18 - Health Education England - SoEPS/16.315"
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# Community Pharmacy Technician Training and Development Pilot Programme 2017/18 - Health Education England - SoEPS/16.315

Buyer: SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT CENTRE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2210c29a-31c3-448b-bf77-c5098e532a8b

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## Summary

The South of England Procurement Centre is soliciting bids for the "Community Pharmacy Technician Training and Development Pilot Programme 2017/18," which is aimed at enhancing the skills of pharmacy technicians within community pharmacies across various regions in the United Kingdom. This open tender, with a maximum budget of £325,000 (including VAT), is scheduled to begin on 2nd January 2018 and will last for one year. Interested parties must submit their tender documents by the deadline of 11th October 2017 at 12:00pm, as late submissions will be rejected. The programme's main focus is to support at least 25 technicians across a variety of work environments, contributing to their professional development and leadership capabilities.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in training and development within the healthcare sector. Firms capable of providing educational services and workforce training, either individually or as part of a consortium, are encouraged to participate. The programme is particularly suitable for small to medium enterprises and voluntary community sector entities, which can leverage their expertise in healthcare training to potentially secure contracts that support workforce enhancement in the NHS.

## Notice

NHS South of England Procurement Services, acting on behalf of Health Education England (HEE - the Commissioner) are commencing a tender for the delivery of a Community Pharmacy Technician Training and Development Pilot Programme 2017/18. HEE, in partnership with NHS England, is seeking to engage providers to deliver a training and development pilot programme focused on community pharmacy technicians working in community pharmacy practice. The pilot programme will provide: * Training and development opportunities for a minimum of 25 pharmacy technicians, across a variety of 25 workplaces (community pharmacies), to develop their professional, management, and leadership roles within community pharmacy. * Organisational, team and workforce development support for community pharmacies. * A research and evaluation component embedded within the programme to provide a formal report with a set of evidenced recommendations for future work. Bids will be welcomed from individual providers or a consortium of providers, based on a prime provider model with rollout/recruitment expected to commence from January 2018. This contract has a maximum length of 1 year and a maximum value of PS325,000 inclusive, to cover all elements of the programme delivery. These figures include VAT. Please access the procurement documents for further 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 Wednesday 11th October 2017 at 12:00pm (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted. The e-portal system will shutdown at 12:00pm and any unsubmitted bids not registered to the system at this time will not be accepted. Therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time. Project title: Community Pharmacy Technician Training and Development Pilot Programme 2017/18 - 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. All communications should be made via the messaging function on the In-tend E-Tendering portal. During the tender exercise the Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the e-tendering portal via the appointed procurement specialist on behalf of NHS South of England Procurement Services and not with the Contracting Authority itself. 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/87117c92-e03a-494d-a65c-188ae92ab051 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Jan 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Oct 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Dec 2017 |
| Contract period | 2 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £325,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £297,500 |
| 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 CENTRE |
| 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COVENTRY UNIVERSITY CU |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 22 Jan 2018 at 13:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/87117c92-e03a-494d-a65c-188ae92ab051
- 22 Jan 2018 at 13:38 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed1ee216-e26c-48c1-a6d4-2723866b4ed3
- 11 Sep 2017 at 14:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed1ee216-e26c-48c1-a6d4-2723866b4ed3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/87117c92-e03a-494d-a65c-188ae92ab051
  22nd January 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed1ee216-e26c-48c1-a6d4-2723866b4ed3
  22nd January 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c4e886a8-9928-407f-9f61-5e01ab6c7a96
  How to Register on In-Tend - the SoEPS e-tendering portal
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning
  In-Tend - the SoEPS Commissioning link

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