--- title: "Health Education England Pharmacy Independent Prescribing" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8a04fe48-bfda-469b-92b1-0bcfe517fb61" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8a04fe48-bfda-469b-92b1-0bcfe517fb61" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8a04fe48-bfda-469b-92b1-0bcfe517fb61.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8a04fe48-bfda-469b-92b1-0bcfe517fb61.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "LEICESTERSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST" published: "2017-04-27" --- # Health Education England Pharmacy Independent Prescribing Buyer: LEICESTERSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8a04fe48-bfda-469b-92b1-0bcfe517fb61 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8a04fe48-bfda-469b-92b1-0bcfe517fb61) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8a04fe48-bfda-469b-92b1-0bcfe517fb61.json) ## Summary The Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking suppliers for the "Health Education England Pharmacy Independent Prescribing" contract, which aims to procure approximately 2000 accredited Pharmacist Independent Prescribing courses across England. This procurement falls under the "Education and training services" category, with an anticipated contract start date of 1 September 2017, extending for two years until 31 August 2021, with possible extensions. The tender period ends on 22 May 2017, and interested parties were invited to a market engagement event on 27 March 2017 in London to discuss the opportunity further. This tender presents substantial business growth opportunities for organisations involved in healthcare education, particularly those specialising in pharmacy training and accredited courses. Businesses with prior experience in delivering healthcare training programmes, or those looking to enter the market with the ability to secure partnership accreditation, would be particularly well-suited to bid. The project also emphasises the importance of collaboration with various healthcare providers, enhancing services in community pharmacies and primary care, which could lead to further engagements and contracts in the future. ## Notice Health Education England (HEE) exists for one reason only: to support the delivery of excellent healthcare and health improvement to the patients and public of England by ensuring that the workforce of today and tomorrow has the right numbers, skills, values and behaviours, at the right time and in the right place. HEE, in partnership with NHS England, has a requirement to procure approximately 2000 General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) accredited Pharmacist Independent Prescribers courses across England as part of an initial 2-year contract. Pharmacist independent prescribing has been identified as an essential aspect of workforce transformation aimed at developing clinical pharmacy roles with a view to the delivery of medicines optimisation and the promotion of health and wellbeing, both through community pharmacies and elsewhere in primary care, as part of integrated patient pathways. The requirements for non-medical prescribing courses are clearly set out by three regulatory bodies that approve courses (NMC, HCPC and GPhC). Courses commissioned through this tender will need to be accredited by the GPhC. The criteria that inform what good looks like will be based on the HEE Quality Standards, which are available at: https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/planning-commissioning/commissioning-quality However, HEE is keen to attract new entrants into the market to deliver the programme and, where a supplier is working towards accreditation and is part of a partnership with other providers, will consider staggering programme start dates to enable subsequent accreditation as long as the lead provider as a minimum has already secured GPhC accreditation and the unaccredited supplier has achieved accreditation before commencing delivery of their first cohort of the commissioned Independent Prescribing programme. Delivery is likely to be from Sept 2017 onwards as part of an initial 2-year contract with the potential for extension following review. The successful bidders will be expected to work with the education and training pathway providers across service areas e.g. care homes, integrated urgent care hubs, and clinical pharmacists in general practice. The overall deliverables are expected to include pastoral care to learners, appropriate support and development of the prescribing supervisors, and active participation in a programme of evaluation co-ordinated by an NHS research and evaluation team. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f7b8b63c-2858-437e-a1c8-211de27669c1 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Apr 2017 | | Submission deadline | 22 May 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2017 - 31 Aug 2021 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LEICESTERSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Post town | Leicester | | Postcode | LE3 8TB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland | | Local authority | Blaby | | Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire | | Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 85149000 - Pharmacy services ## Release History - 27 Apr 2017 at 17:14 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f7b8b63c-2858-437e-a1c8-211de27669c1 - 24 Apr 2017 at 18:02 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f7b8b63c-2858-437e-a1c8-211de27669c1 - 21 Apr 2017 at 16:41 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f7b8b63c-2858-437e-a1c8-211de27669c1 - 21 Apr 2017 at 16:21 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f7b8b63c-2858-437e-a1c8-211de27669c1 - 21 Apr 2017 at 14:32 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f7b8b63c-2858-437e-a1c8-211de27669c1 - 6 Mar 2017 at 17:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f7b8b63c-2858-437e-a1c8-211de27669c1 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f7b8b63c-2858-437e-a1c8-211de27669c1 27th April 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/leicspart/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - http://www.leicspart.nhs.uk - https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/planning-commissioning/commissioning-quality ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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