--- title: "Blended Learning Midwifery Degree, Health Education England" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3c39dc60-43a6-4f9a-b729-39ad1731e15d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3c39dc60-43a6-4f9a-b729-39ad1731e15d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3c39dc60-43a6-4f9a-b729-39ad1731e15d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3c39dc60-43a6-4f9a-b729-39ad1731e15d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND" published: "2020-11-16" --- # Blended Learning Midwifery Degree, Health Education England Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3c39dc60-43a6-4f9a-b729-39ad1731e15d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3c39dc60-43a6-4f9a-b729-39ad1731e15d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3c39dc60-43a6-4f9a-b729-39ad1731e15d.json) ## Summary Health Education England is currently in the planning stage of a tender for the "Blended Learning Midwifery Degree," aimed at developing an innovative and accessible midwifery programme across England. Key milestones include an engagement end date set for 8 December 2020, with a market engagement event scheduled for the same day from 13:30 to 15:30. This procurement will be pursued as an OJEU Service Contract using an Open Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, with the Invitation to Tender (ITT) expected to be published in mid-February 2021. This tender presents significant opportunities for growth in the education sector, particularly for universities and businesses involved in training and educational programme development. Providers with expertise in digital learning tools, innovative teaching methodologies, and experience in healthcare education will find this opportunity particularly appealing. The engagement event allows participants to understand procurement intentions better while facilitating networking with other stakeholders in the educational landscape. ## Notice Health Education England aims to commission Universities to create an innovative, accessible midwifery degree programme that will be available across England for prospective midwifery students. The programme aims to fully exploit innovation in digital and other technologies to provide a fully blended, interactive, and innovative programme that will meet the requirements the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has set for pre-registration midwifery programmes. This is an exciting opportunity to support the creation of a significantly different offer in midwifery education that will support the growth of a qualitatively different expert and professional workforce suited to the demands of 21st Century care and service. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise prospective providers of the Commissioners intention. It is our intention to hold a market engagement event on the afternoon of 8 December from 13:30 - 15:30pm to discuss our plans and consult with parties interested in potentially bidding to deliver a blended learning midwifery degree programme. The event will take the form of an on-line presentation and discussion organised through MS Teams outlining our current thinking, the procurement process we anticipate following, general discussion, and requests for information. The process will also provide an opportunity to network with others providing education and training in this field. HEE will use the opportunity to gather intelligence from providers which may influence and inform the development of the final tender. Please RSVP by 03rd December 2020 with the name, title and contact details for attendees (a maximum of two attendees per organisation) to: Monique Thompson Project Support Officer - Blended Learning Innovation and Transformation E: blended.learning@hee.nhs.uk The commissioner reserves the right not to proceed with the Procurement, or any part thereof, or change the requirements as necessary at any time. It is the intention of the commissioner that the procurement will be conducted as on OJEU Service Contract using an Open Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The ITT is expected to be published mid-February 2021. A separate advert will be released advising of this. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/94a588fb-6579-4b78-af1b-b342288c11eb | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | 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 | 16 Nov 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 8 Dec 2020 | | 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 | 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) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 16 Nov 2020 at 16:05 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/94a588fb-6579-4b78-af1b-b342288c11eb - 15 Nov 2020 at 16:34 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bba1813c-ef47-442b-9905-a5df50f3b479 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/94a588fb-6579-4b78-af1b-b342288c11eb 16th November 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bba1813c-ef47-442b-9905-a5df50f3b479 15th November 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://hee.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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