--- title: "Access to medicine pathways to medicine ITQ" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-629fc7bc-c178-4c9e-9c53-1b22ce748392" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-629fc7bc-c178-4c9e-9c53-1b22ce748392" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-629fc7bc-c178-4c9e-9c53-1b22ce748392.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-629fc7bc-c178-4c9e-9c53-1b22ce748392.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND" published: "2023-11-29" --- # Access to medicine pathways to medicine ITQ Buyer: NHS ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-629fc7bc-c178-4c9e-9c53-1b22ce748392 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-629fc7bc-c178-4c9e-9c53-1b22ce748392) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-629fc7bc-c178-4c9e-9c53-1b22ce748392.json) ## Summary The NHS England is seeking well-designed programmes of support to increase access to medicine schools and understanding of pathways through medical school. The procurement involves education and training services in the United Kingdom, with a contract value of £50,000. The tender deadline is 11th December 2023, and the contract is set to start on 8th January 2024 and end on 7th January 2025. SMEs and VCSEs are encouraged to participate in this open procedure tender. This opportunity to provide support for underrepresented aspiring doctors from less advantaged backgrounds can benefit businesses in the education and training services sector. Companies offering innovative pathways to medical school and programmes that enhance access to the medical profession are well-suited to compete. The potential for increased access to a network of support and confidence-building initiatives makes this tender particularly relevant for businesses committed to widening access to the medical profession. ## Notice NHS England are looking for well-designed programmes of support that will result in increased access to medicine schools and increased knowledge and understanding of pathways through medical school including intercalation and opportunities to undertake research activities, greater access to a network of support, and increased confidence. The medical profession remains a challenging profession for young people from less advantaged backgrounds to break into, with research consistently showing an over-representation of doctors who were educated at independent schools, which educate only seven per cent of the British population. Barriers to the profession include the obvious point that entry to medical school is a highly competitive process with high grades required, which students from wealthier backgrounds and independent schools are in a stronger position to achieve relative to their less advantaged peers. There are other factors like the importance of undertaking relevant work experience, soft skills development and receiving informal mentoring and advice that are harder from students from poorer backgrounds to access. The underrepresentation of talented doctors from less advantaged backgrounds, who have the potential to pursue a medical career but may not be able to make competitive applications for medical schools, means a waste of talent that the NHS could otherwise be benefiting from. This makes widening access to the medical profession crucially important in the coming years, particularly as the health service builds back after the impact of the pandemic. Full details and the tender documents can be downloaded from the following link:- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db6d858c-6b20-4800-88ae-695ab5cb56c0 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Nov 2023 | | Submission deadline | 11 Dec 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 8 Jan 2024 - 7 Jan 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | 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 | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 29 Nov 2023 at 21:52 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db6d858c-6b20-4800-88ae-695ab5cb56c0 - 29 Nov 2023 at 21:52 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a515176e-d6a3-48ca-80a5-8124ff739173 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db6d858c-6b20-4800-88ae-695ab5cb56c0 29th November 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a515176e-d6a3-48ca-80a5-8124ff739173 29th November 2023 - 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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