--- title: "Request for Information - Lead Employer Arrangement for Speciality Programme, Dental & GP Trainees - Health Education England - North West" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c1020916-b0da-4d12-b51c-34daf5e77099" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c1020916-b0da-4d12-b51c-34daf5e77099" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c1020916-b0da-4d12-b51c-34daf5e77099.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c1020916-b0da-4d12-b51c-34daf5e77099.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT SERVICES" published: "2018-04-09" --- # Request for Information - Lead Employer Arrangement for Speciality Programme, Dental & GP Trainees - Health Education England - North West Buyer: NHS SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT SERVICES Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c1020916-b0da-4d12-b51c-34daf5e77099 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c1020916-b0da-4d12-b51c-34daf5e77099) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c1020916-b0da-4d12-b51c-34daf5e77099.json) ## Summary The NHS South of England Procurement Services is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Request for Information - Lead Employer Arrangement for Speciality Programme, Dental & GP Trainees" for Health Education England in the North West region of the United Kingdom. The process aims to gather insights from potential service providers regarding the provision of lead employer arrangements for doctors in training. The engagement deadline for submissions is set for 23 April 2018 at 12:00 PM. This tender falls under the education and training services category (CPV 80000000), specifically targeting medical and dental training for approximately 7,150 trainees across various programmes in the North West. This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in healthcare training and support services, particularly those specialising in medical and dental education. Organisations that focus on providing training schemes, workshops, and support services for medical practitioners would find this tender ideally suited for their offerings. Moreover, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to engage, as the contracting authority is open to diverse service providers, enhancing their competitive landscape. ## Notice HEE would like to invite potential service providers to respond to the Request for Further Information (RFI) for the provision of Lead Employer arrangements for Doctors in Training in the area covered by Health Education England North West (HEE NW) as set out in the draft service specification. One of the responsibilities of HEE NW is the organisation, management and quality assurance of postgraduate training to doctors and dentists in regulatory (General Medical Council or General Dental Council) approved training posts across the North West. HEE NW is responsible for approximately 7,150 medical and dental trainees as detailed below: * Foundation Programme (FP) - this is a two year medical programme which currently has approximately 1740 trainees. Trainees are predominantly based in one trust within the region for their two year period with usually one placement in a community setting (e.g. GP practice or mental health trust). These doctors are employed by Trusts. * General Practice (GP) - this is a three year programme which currently has approximately 1375 trainees. Trainees usually spend approximately 50% of their time in a general practice placement (there are currently over 500 approved training practices) and 50% of their time in an acute or mental health hospital placement; each placement usually lasts six months. * Specialty Training - There are 62 specialties which are grouped into 14 Schools which currently have approximately 3850 trainees in total. The specialty programmes range from two to eight years; during the training programme trainees rotate to several of the 37 acute or mental health trusts/hospices across the North West (plus Local Authorities and Public Health England in the case of Public Health trainees). The frequency of the rotation is determined by the specific needs of that specialty and determined by clinicians with expertise in that specialty who undertake a Training Programme Director role on behalf of HEE NW. * Dentistry - There are a variety of dental programmes which range between 1 and 5 years which currently include approximately 260 trainees. Depending on the training programme placements range between dental practices, local trusts and primary care dental services organisations. Foundation Dentists are employed directly by individual practices. Health Education England wish to use this early market engagement to seek views about its strategy to commission the service, details of which are available at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home Please note this is not the beginning of a Tender exercise and a future Contract notice will be issued following this RFI. Additional information: Potential Bidders are invited to access the procurement documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning. The deadline for submission of information relating to this RFI is the 23rd April 2018 at 12:00pm (midday). Should Bidders have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, they should contact the In-tend dedicated Supplier Helpdesk by calling 0845 557 8079 Monday to Friday (9am to 6pm) or email support@in-tend.co.uk. All communications relating to this RFI should be made via the messaging function on the In-tend E-Tendering portal via the appointed procurement specialist on behalf of NHS South of England Procurement Services and not with the Health Education England itself. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ff056a93-152f-4d9a-9c27-035dc426a184 | | 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 | 9 Apr 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Apr 2018 | | 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 SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT SERVICES | | Locality | LEWES | | Post town | Brighton | | Postcode | BN7 2PB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC | | Local authority | Lewes | | Electoral ward | Lewes Bridge | | Westminster constituency | Lewes | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 9 Apr 2018 at 09:19 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ff056a93-152f-4d9a-9c27-035dc426a184 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ff056a93-152f-4d9a-9c27-035dc426a184 9th April 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/76426826-2cff-4fe4-9f95-d5b3c1b1ddda How to registeron In-Tend: The SoEPS e-tendering portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning SoEPS In-Tend e Portal ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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