--- title: "Clinical Educators in Emergency Departments 2018-19 Pilot" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-cff10b52-8cbe-4558-9f30-49d679434589" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cff10b52-8cbe-4558-9f30-49d679434589" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cff10b52-8cbe-4558-9f30-49d679434589.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cff10b52-8cbe-4558-9f30-49d679434589.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND" published: "2018-09-17" --- # Clinical Educators in Emergency Departments 2018-19 Pilot Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cff10b52-8cbe-4558-9f30-49d679434589 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cff10b52-8cbe-4558-9f30-49d679434589) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cff10b52-8cbe-4558-9f30-49d679434589.json) ## Summary Health Education England is initiating a tender process for the "Clinical Educators in Emergency Departments 2018-19 Pilot," aimed at enhancing educational strategies within acute trust emergency departments across the UK. The tender is classified under health and social work services and encompasses a contract period from 22nd October 2018 to 31st March 2019. The submission deadline is set for 28th September 2018, and the overall budget for this procurement is £1,000,000. This project seeks to address the educational needs of the 72 identified Acute Trusts, bringing innovative Clinical Educator roles into practice to support clinical teams. The procurement method details indicate that no specific procurement method is applicable in this case. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in education and training services, particularly those that can contribute to the development and evaluation of clinical education models in emergency settings. Companies experienced in health and social services, research and development consultancy, or training service provision would be particularly well-suited to compete. This project not only allows for growth in the educational sector but also aims to improve the quality and accessibility of training for healthcare professionals, potentially benefiting a wide range of stakeholders involved in emergency medicine. ## Notice From October 2018, Health Education England and national stakeholders including the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) will work with the most challenged Acute Trust Emergency Departments to implement Clinical Educator strategies. It is suggested that the development of innovative new Clinical Educator roles might support retention and wellbeing of multi-professional clinical teams in the Emergency Department. However, there is currently no basis for comparison or evidence base in the UK to support such an approach, so a test of concept and linked evaluation where deemed necessary to justify any future development, integration or commissioning of Clinical Educator roles. From January 2018, a partnership including HEE, NHSI, NHSE and RCEM tasked all Heads of School of Emergency Medicine in England to identify and rank Acute Trust Emergency Departments according to their need for educational support. Data from the 2017 GMC survey, ACCS/ HST surveys, local education surveys, HEE quality visits, CQC visits, resignation rates and local intelligence was used to provide a rationale for allocation of rankings in each region. A total of 72 Trusts were identified and confirmed by the Training Standards Committee & HEE. HEE funding was secured to support the release of (the equivalent of) 160 Programme Activities (PAs) of Clinical Educator time, to be divided across the 72 Trusts as part of a 2-wave recruitment to support posts. It is estimated that 50-60 clinical educators may take up the role during the pilot, from 1st October 2018. A conservative estimate is that each clinical educator will have responsibility for the shop floor education of 5-20 clinicians; approximately 1000 in total. Central to this large-scale national pilot project will be a process of continuous evaluation, standard setting, quality monitoring, benefits realisation and recalibration (where necessary). We recognise that a comprehensive evaluation is essential to generate an evidence base capable of determining return on investment and any demonstrable impact to the quality and accessibility of multi-professional training and education through Clinical Educator roles. Evaluation findings should also assist in shaping and refining the clinical educator model in response to emerging implementation strategies. Summary Evaluation Scope Health Education England (HEE) requires an evaluation partner to evaluate the multi-professional workforce impact of Clinical Educator strategies within the pilot project Emergency Departments. The evaluation will take a phased, integrative approach and will demonstrate engagement from the commencement of the pilot with key stakeholders including HEE, RCEM, NHSI and the Schools of Emergency Medicine. The evaluation will enable the identification of primary and secondary benefits, innovative practice and capture of the (anticipated) wide variation in local Clinical Educator strategies. The evaluation team will assist the project team in en ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d7483c7-d923-4072-8f55-57143aea5af9 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not applicable | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Sep 2018 | | Submission deadline | 28 Sep 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 21 Oct 2018 - 31 Mar 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,000,000 | | 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 | 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 - 66 - Financial and insurance services - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 66512000 - Accident and health insurance services - 73100000 - Research and experimental development services - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services - 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development - 80500000 - Training services - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 17 Sep 2018 at 14:09 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d7483c7-d923-4072-8f55-57143aea5af9 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d7483c7-d923-4072-8f55-57143aea5af9 17th September 2018 - Opportunity 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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