--- title: "Expression of Interest - East of England Midwifery Structured Clinical Examination (OCSE) Training of 95 Midwives" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3697694a-7b5b-4207-a35d-85b03ed4d8c1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3697694a-7b5b-4207-a35d-85b03ed4d8c1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3697694a-7b5b-4207-a35d-85b03ed4d8c1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3697694a-7b5b-4207-a35d-85b03ed4d8c1.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND" published: "2021-10-29" --- # Expression of Interest - East of England Midwifery Structured Clinical Examination (OCSE) Training of 95 Midwives Buyer: NHS ENGLAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3697694a-7b5b-4207-a35d-85b03ed4d8c1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3697694a-7b5b-4207-a35d-85b03ed4d8c1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3697694a-7b5b-4207-a35d-85b03ed4d8c1.json) ## Summary NHS England is planning a procurement process for the "Expression of Interest - East of England Midwifery Structured Clinical Examination (OCSE) Training of 95 Midwives". This initiative falls under the healthcare services category, specifically focusing on community health services. The engagement period is set to conclude on 9 November 2021. Interested parties must demonstrate proven experience in delivering quality training that adheres to UK pre-registration standards and supports international recruits in preparation for their midwifery examinations. This tender presents substantial opportunities for training organisations, particularly those specialising in health training services and midwifery education. Businesses that can deliver innovative training programmes, including the use of digital platforms and modern training techniques such as virtual reality, would be well-suited to compete. The successful bidder will need to mobilise quickly, ensuring the training course is operational within six weeks of being notified of the bid outcome, making this a dynamic opportunity for responsive and experienced providers in the healthcare training sector. ## Notice To establish interest in the below opportunity to be operated for the East of England region. The preferred bidder will be expected to have proven experience in the delivery of all the elements of work outlined. 1. Ability to deliver high quality training in a focused environment, provide unique peer support and deliver 90% pass rate on first attempt rising to 99% on subsequent OSCE's . 2. The OSCE programme needs to be based on UK pre-registration standards. 3. Demonstrate that international recruits are able to act out scenarios that nurses or midwives are likely to encounter when assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating midwifery/maternity care. 4. Overseas nurses have up to 12 weeks from the date of arrival to the United Kingdom (as stated on their Certificate of Sponsorship) to complete the OSCE. In the run-up to the examination, candidates must be given support and the opportunity to practice and prepare. 5. Provide all the aspects of the midwifery undergraduate course in a concise, "refresher" form. 6. An introduction to the content will be delivered on-line using a digital platform such as LearnWorlds and will be available to the Midwives prior to entry to the UK and for the remainder of their course. It is anticipated that this learning will take around three weeks if undertaken fulltime. 7. On arrival in the UK, international recruits to receive a face to face course that will consist of both lectures, seminar style discussions and practical skills sessions in midwifery skills laboratories: 8. Use virtual reality scenarios in the faculty and have the potential to develop a NIPE scenario and/or Post-Partum Haemorrhage and/or Shoulder Dystocia scenarios to augment the above resource 9. The successful bidder will be expected to ensure that the course is up and running within 6 weeks of notification of outcome of bid process For more information please follow the below link and respond with your Expression of Interest by Tuesday 9th November. https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e18b2a95-bd12-4bd5-9ff3-308a5e829e2f | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Oct 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 9 Nov 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS2 7UE | | 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), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 80510000 - Specialist training services - 80561000 - Health training services - 85100000 - Health services - 85141100 - Services provided by midwives - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 29 Oct 2021 at 15:44 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e18b2a95-bd12-4bd5-9ff3-308a5e829e2f - 29 Oct 2021 at 15:42 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/474ea853-28d7-4142-9576-2c9a96379bc5 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e18b2a95-bd12-4bd5-9ff3-308a5e829e2f 29th October 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/474ea853-28d7-4142-9576-2c9a96379bc5 29th October 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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