--- title: "Palliative Medicine" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-43451e4a-9c35-4a47-8d78-60d2ee44b91c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-43451e4a-9c35-4a47-8d78-60d2ee44b91c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-43451e4a-9c35-4a47-8d78-60d2ee44b91c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-43451e4a-9c35-4a47-8d78-60d2ee44b91c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND" published: "2022-11-14" --- # Palliative Medicine Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-43451e4a-9c35-4a47-8d78-60d2ee44b91c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-43451e4a-9c35-4a47-8d78-60d2ee44b91c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-43451e4a-9c35-4a47-8d78-60d2ee44b91c.json) ## Summary Health Education England is seeking to re-procure the single lead employers service for Palliative Medicine Post Graduate Doctors, with the current contract ending on 31 March 2023. The new contract, valued at £199,500 GBP, will run from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2028. This procurement falls under the Education and training services category and adopts an open procedure. The tender period ends on 13 December 2022. The location for this opportunity is Leeds, United Kingdom. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing services in the education and training sector to compete for the provision of services related to Palliative Medicine. The organisation suited for this tender should have experience in managing post-graduate medical education programmes. The procurement method opens up possibilities for businesses to offer innovative solutions while ensuring financial savings and service quality improvements for Health Education England. ## Notice The provision of single lead employers service for Palliative Medicine Post Graduate Doctors has been in place since 2014. The existing contract comes to an end on 31 March 2023, with a need to re-procure this service. A single Lead Employer has provided much needed consistency of approach across the whole region and has avoided Post Graduate Doctors having to switch employers as their placements move around the region and into, and out of, hospice and acute settings. The management fee of the existing contract is a fixed fee of PS38,333 per year equating to PS767 per learner (based on the 2018 specification for 50 learners). This is paid upon receipt of a quarterly invoice managed through the NHS Terms and Conditions for the Provision of Services Contract (January 2018). It is a higher unit price than London's other Lead Employer contract: Public Health and General Practice who receive a management fee of PS552 per learner. It is expected that this re-procurement will offer financial savings, whilst further improving quality and consistency of service. The lead employer currently managing 60 Palliative Medicine Post Graduate Doctors ST3 and above. There are plans for some expansion this year 22/23 of 5 learners with a similar small growth for the following year (not confirmed) New starter vary between 5 - 10 per year. The new contract will cover the procedure agreed by HEE to ensure continuity of funding to hospice placements when trainees are accessing IMT under the new curricular requirements. Further details and the procurement documents can be downloaded from the following link. https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8999269f-aefc-479e-9ddd-58f349134149 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Nov 2022 | | Submission deadline | 13 Dec 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £199,500 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 14 Nov 2022 at 17:22 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8999269f-aefc-479e-9ddd-58f349134149 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8999269f-aefc-479e-9ddd-58f349134149 14th November 2022 - Opportunity 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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