--- title: "Prior Information Notice (PIN) and Market Engagement Event for Clinically Enhanced Pharmacist Independent Prescribing (CEPIP) Programme - Health Education England London and South East - NHS/SoEPS/17.372" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d6b11921-1bd7-4c31-9777-8c4e5b66c414" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d6b11921-1bd7-4c31-9777-8c4e5b66c414" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d6b11921-1bd7-4c31-9777-8c4e5b66c414.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d6b11921-1bd7-4c31-9777-8c4e5b66c414.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT SERVICES" published: "2017-10-18" --- # Prior Information Notice (PIN) and Market Engagement Event for Clinically Enhanced Pharmacist Independent Prescribing (CEPIP) Programme - Health Education England London and South East - NHS/SoEPS/17.372 Buyer: NHS SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT SERVICES Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d6b11921-1bd7-4c31-9777-8c4e5b66c414 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d6b11921-1bd7-4c31-9777-8c4e5b66c414) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d6b11921-1bd7-4c31-9777-8c4e5b66c414.json) ## Summary The contract titled "Prior Information Notice (PIN) and Market Engagement Event for Clinically Enhanced Pharmacist Independent Prescribing (CEPIP) Programme" is managed by NHS South of England Procurement Services. This procurement, which falls within the education and training services sector, is currently in the planning stage with an engagement deadline set for 23rd February 2018. A market engagement event will be held on 1st November 2017 in London to discuss the tender aims and gather provider intelligence. The contract has an estimated value of £1,560,000 over three years and aims to improve pharmacy workforce capabilities in NHS Acute and Mental Health Hospitals across London and the South East. This procurement opportunity stands to benefit businesses involved in healthcare education, particularly those specialising in training pharmaceutical professionals. Companies that offer accredited training programs and have expertise in clinical health assessment are well-positioned to compete for this contract. Additionally, businesses that can demonstrate capabilities in developing multi-skilled clinicians to enhance patient care and support discharge processes will find a strong opportunity to engage and potentially secure a contract through this initiative. ## Notice Health Education England (HEE) supports the delivery of excellent healthcare and health improvement to the patient and public of England by ensuring that the workforce of today and tomorrow has the right number of skills, values and behaviours, at the right time and in the right place. The CEPIP programme delivers a GPhC-accredited Pharmacist Independent Prescribing module (IP), blended with enhanced clinical content including clinical health assessment and diagnostics. CEPIP offers the 'hands on' training opportunities to produce the pharmacist of the future - a practitioner with advanced skills to confidently and competently manage patients with health assessment, diagnostic and clinical examination skills comparable with that of an Advanced Clinical Practitioner. Key objectives: * Deliver a level 7 accredited, regulator approved, clinically enhanced independent prescriber training programme, for pharmacists in NHS Acute and Mental Health Hospitals, including those employed in community pharmacy and undertaking HEE recognised cross-sector Foundation Pharmacist training programmes. * Provide a strategy to improve discharge times by supporting development of multi-skilled clinicians, capable of undertaking clinical duties, while also using their specific skills as independent prescriber pharmacists to provide a service which may otherwise be undertake by junior doctors. * Address an identified need for drug therapy/management in emergency and acute care, from point-of-admission to point-of-discharge. * Demonstrate appropriate use of the workforce to conduct clinical work and developing the multi-skilled clinical teams, resulting in positive impact on patient safety, patient experience and throughput. The contract value will be a maximum envelope of PS1,560,000 (inclusive of VAT) for three years. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise prospective providers of the Commissioners intention. A market engagement event will be held on Wednesday 1st November 2017: 09:30 for a 10:00 start, running to 12:30 at De Vere Holborn Bars 138-142 Holborn, London, Greater London, United Kingdom, EC1N 2SW. This will provide an opportunity for potential providers to find out more about the aims of the tender and contract, the process involved as well as network with others. HEE will use the opportunity to gather intelligence from providers which may influence the final tender. Please RSVP by Friday 27 October 2017 with the name, title, email address and telephone number for attendees (a maximum of two attendees per organisation) to: jaime.wright@hee.nhs.uk The commissioner reserves the right not to proceed with the Procurement, or any part thereof, or change the requirements and timescales as necessary at any time. Additional information: It is the intention of the commissioner that the procurement will be conducted as on OJEU Service Contract using an Open Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The ITT is expected to be published in November 2017. A separate advert will be released advising when the procurement is live for submissions. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab69eba6-43d0-46a9-b638-2ba10fb731dd | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | 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 | 18 Oct 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Feb 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 | TLI London, TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 18 Oct 2017 at 13:51 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab69eba6-43d0-46a9-b638-2ba10fb731dd ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab69eba6-43d0-46a9-b638-2ba10fb731dd 18th October 2017 - 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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