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title: "Supported Return to Training for Junior Doctors - SoEPS17.395"
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# Supported Return to Training for Junior Doctors - SoEPS17.395

Buyer: NHS SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT SERVICES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-22def86e-dbc5-4790-8d61-2b75931c713c

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## Summary

NHS South of England Procurement Services is conducting a tender titled "Supported Return to Training for Junior Doctors - SoEPS17.395" within the education and training services sector, focused on developing training packages for doctors who are returning after time away. The procurement process is currently in the award stage, with the contract period commencing on 26th February 2018 and concluding on 31st March 2018. The deadline for submission of quotes was 12th February 2018, and the tender amount allocated for each organisation is up to £49,000, as specified in the procurement method, which is a competitive quotation below the threshold.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for training organisations and medical professional bodies, particularly those with expertise in innovative educational approaches for junior doctors. Businesses specialising in bespoke training solutions, medical education, and support services for healthcare professionals would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The focus on tailored and evidence-based training methods allows potential suppliers to showcase their ability to adapt to individual trainee needs, particularly for those who may have faced challenges such as caring responsibilities during their time out of the programme.

## Notice

NHS South of England Procurement Services, acting on behalf of Health Education England (the Commissioner) are inviting quotes from training organisations and medical professional bodies, such as the medical Royal Colleges and their bodies, to present a costed proposal for investing a one-off payment up to the sum of PS49,000 per organisation/medical professional body to develop training packages for doctors who return to training after time out of programme in England. The 18th May ACAS agreement for the Junior Doctors Contract committed HEE to lead a process for developing evidence-based, innovative approaches to training for junior doctors, ... to remove as far as possible the disadvantage of those who take time out due to, for example, caring responsibilities. This approach would include targeted accelerated learning with the prime intention to enable the person who has taken time out to catch up. HEE published its Supported Return to Training investment and strategy plan in November 2017. HEE proposed that there should be a "menu" of options for trainees that can be built into a bespoke package that accommodates the individual trainee, their specialty, their circumstances and their reasons for leaving in the first place. As part of its investment plan a National innovation fund has been allocated within 2017/18 for specialty-specific knowledge based learning resources to help support trainees with skills and knowledge fade after they return to training after time out of programme. Please access the procurement documents for further information. Additional information: Bidders are invited to access the procurement documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning. The deadline for submission of completed ITQ responses is 12 February 2018 at 12:00pm (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted. The e-portal system will shutdown at 12:00pm and any un-submitted 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. 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-portal system 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 ITQ, the Procurement, other than as expressly permitted in this ITQ.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52f13496-1ff8-49c2-a372-41dbafa089f8 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Mar 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Feb 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Feb 2018 |
| Contract period | 5 Mar 2018 - 31 Mar 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £49,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| 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 | NHS 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 10 |
| Supplier names | BERDROOT DEVELOPMENTS; BROMLEY EMERGENCY TRAINING AND RESEARCH; DR TOOLBOX; DREEAM NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST; EDUCATION COMMITTEE, VASCULAR SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELA; GENERATION MEDICS; ROYAL COLLEGE OF ANAESTHETISTS; ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS & GYNAECOLOGISTS; ROYAL COLLEGE OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH; SYSMED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 22 Mar 2018 at 15:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52f13496-1ff8-49c2-a372-41dbafa089f8
- 24 Jan 2018 at 14:23 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acf8971b-87fd-452b-8e46-e73f1c21078c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52f13496-1ff8-49c2-a372-41dbafa089f8
  22nd March 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acf8971b-87fd-452b-8e46-e73f1c21078c
  24th January 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/235b2733-ff11-4e5c-9757-bd89ace0665a
  How to registeron In-Tend: The SoEPS e-tendering portal
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning
  SoEPS In-Tend e Portal

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