--- title: "Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development Programme - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d5ed97bc-f571-468a-863a-d7e88e187759" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d5ed97bc-f571-468a-863a-d7e88e187759" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d5ed97bc-f571-468a-863a-d7e88e187759.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d5ed97bc-f571-468a-863a-d7e88e187759.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND" published: "2023-04-11" --- # Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development Programme - Market Engagement Buyer: NHS ENGLAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d5ed97bc-f571-468a-863a-d7e88e187759 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d5ed97bc-f571-468a-863a-d7e88e187759) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d5ed97bc-f571-468a-863a-d7e88e187759.json) ## Summary The Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development Programme - Market Engagement tender, initiated by NHS England, is currently in the planning stage. The procurement process involves the delivery of postgraduate certificate qualifications in cancer care and professional development modules. The tender includes opportunities for providers to bid for delivering the programmes, with a market engagement event scheduled for 15th May 2023. The event aims to update interested parties on NHS England's review of programmes and expected procurement activities for the year. This tender by NHS England for education and training services in the healthcare industry presents opportunities for providers to offer specialised programmes in cancer care. Businesses with expertise in healthcare education, professional development, and clinical leadership are well-suited to compete in this tender. The location for delivery includes various regions, providing a national reach for potential bidders. Interested parties are encouraged to attend the market engagement event to network, gain insight into the procurement process, and explore collaboration opportunities within the ACCEND programme. ## Notice NHS England (formerly Health Education England) will be commencing a Market Engagement event for the delivery of the following two opportunities for Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development Programme (ACCEND): 1. Postgraduate Certificate (offered at Level 6 and 7) Qualification in Speciality (QIS) for cancer care, enabling registered professionals at all levels of practice to develop their knowledge and capabilities in caring for people affected by cancer and, from which, to develop their career pathway. 2. Postgraduate Cancer professional development and clinical leadership module (offered at Level 7). These offers will provide a standardised nationally recognised programmes that will set the expectations for effective and safe practice. To provide guidance and direction on the knowledge, to the workforce who care for people affected by cancer in generalist and specialist cancer services and roles as part of multi-professional teams across the four UK nations. This also includes pre-registration learners and early career professionals aiming towards developing their careers in cancer care. The market engagement event will have representations from NHS England commissioning, apprenticeship, procurement teams, regional CAD, commissioning leads and Subject Matter Experts from the ACCEND programme. NHS England would like to update the market on the following: 1. The work conducted to date by NHS England in their review of the programmes, focusing on the expected procurement activities for 2023. 2. The purpose and user implementation of the ACCEND Career Pathway, Core Cancer Capabilities and Education Framework. 3. An overview of the Postgraduate Certificate (QIS) 4. An overview of the Postgraduate professional development and clinical leadership module 5. An overview for Providers who are anticipating delivering the PG Certificate (QIS) and PG Cancer professional development and clinical leadership module via an apprenticeship It is our intention to hold a Market Engagement event on Monday 15th May 2023 at 15:00 until 16:30pm to discuss our plans with parties interested in potentially bidding for the delivery of these programmes. The event will provide an opportunity for potential providers to find out more about the process that we anticipate following, general discussion and an opportunity to network. The event will be conducted in the form of an online presentation and discussion, organised through MS Teams. Please RSVP by 8th May 2023 by 4pm with the name, title and contact details for attendees (a maximum of two attendees per organisation) to Commissioning@hee.nhs.uk An invite to the MS Teams session will be sent prior to the event. The contracting authority reserves the right not to proceed with the Procurement, or any part thereof, or change the requirements as necessary at any time. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/75db1024-22f3-4d44-b6d7-27f4426eb551 | | Notice type | Market Engagement 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 | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 8 May 2023 | | 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 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 - 11 Apr 2023 at 13:35 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/75db1024-22f3-4d44-b6d7-27f4426eb551 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/75db1024-22f3-4d44-b6d7-27f4426eb551 11th April 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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