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title: "Medicine GIM Teaching Programme Support - Health Education England - West Midlands - NHS/SoEPS/19.576"
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# Medicine GIM Teaching Programme Support - Health Education England - West Midlands - NHS/SoEPS/19.576

Buyer: SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT CENTRE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ddd8a4cd-7c6d-4819-9a83-94f954beb8b0

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## Summary

The NHS South of England Procurement Services (SoEPS) is initiating a tender for the "Medicine GIM Teaching Programme Support" on behalf of Health Education England (HEE) covering the West Midlands. This contract, focused on delivering the Mandatory Training Programme for General Internal Medicine for Higher Specialty Trainees, is set for a duration of five years, commencing on 1st April 2020 and concluding on 31st March 2025, with a total maximum value of £210,000, inclusive of VAT. The procurement follows an open procedure and is aimed at educational and training service providers. The tender period for submissions concluded on 11th November 2019, at 12:00 PM, with the geographical coverage spanning a significant area housing over 5.3 million residents.

This tender offers substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in educational services, particularly those with experience in healthcare training programmes or general internal medicine education. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations would be well-suited to compete due to the collaborative nature of the services required. As the contract involves ongoing training programmes for approximately 5,000 medical professionals, successful bidders could position themselves as key players in the healthcare education landscape in the West Midlands.

## Notice

NHS South of England Procurement Services (SoEPS), acting on behalf of Health Education England (HEE - the Commissioner) are commencing a tender for the provision of Medicine GIM Teaching Programme Support - Health Education England - West Midlands. The Authority is inviting submissions for "Delivery of the Mandatory Training Programme for General Internal Medicine (GIM) for Higher Specialty Trainees". The intention is for this to be a five (5) year contract commencing on 1st April 2020 until 31st March 2025, subject to continued budgetary funding and satisfactory delivery each year and with an overall content review at the end of year three (3) (in line with curriculum changes and training requirements) The geographical area, covering some 5,000 square miles, is home to more than 5.3 million people. The area contains the Coventry, Birmingham, Black Country conurbation and stretches from Leek in Staffordshire in the north to Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire in the south and from Bishops Castle in Shropshire in the west to Rugby in Warwickshire in the east. The Authority is responsible for delivering specialty and General Practice (GP) medical and dental postgraduate training programmes for approximately 5,000 doctors and dentists across the West Midlands. Doctors are recruited directly from medical schools into two-year foundation training programmes. After completing foundation training, doctors can compete for entry into specialty and GP training programmes. The contract period of five years will be a maximum value of PS210,000 inclusive of VAT. Bidders are invited to access the procurement documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning Please access the ITT procurement documents for further information. The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is Monday 11 November 2019 at 12:00pm (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted. The e-portal system will shutdown at 12:00pm and any un-submitted bids not registered to the system at this time will not be accepted. Therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time. Project title: Medicine GIM Teaching Programme Support - Health Education England - West Midlands - NHS/SoEPS/19.576, please access the ITT for all documents. 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 5pm) or email support@in-tend.co.uk All communications should be made via the messaging function on the In-tend E-Tendering portal. Additional information: All communications should be made via the messaging function on the In-tend E-Tendering portal. During the tender exercise the Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the e-portal system via the appointed procurement specialist on behalf of NHS South of England Procurement Services and not with the Contracting Authority itself. No Bidder, Bidder Member, or any of such Bidder's advisors, consultants or subcontractors may have ex parte communications with the Contracting Authority or any of their employees, advisors, contractors or consultants regarding the ITT, the Procurement, other than as expressly permitted in this ITT.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d5dca99-d50f-4e8b-a2ef-66e120997c0f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Mar 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Nov 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Feb 2020 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £210,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £180,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT CENTRE |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO30 2FY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ35 South Hampshire |
| Local authority | Eastleigh |
| Electoral ward | Hedge End North |
| Westminster constituency | Hamble Valley |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 30 Mar 2020 at 15:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d5dca99-d50f-4e8b-a2ef-66e120997c0f
- 9 Oct 2019 at 11:54 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/450d8267-0603-4f50-af39-e8759092e043

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d5dca99-d50f-4e8b-a2ef-66e120997c0f
  30th March 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/450d8267-0603-4f50-af39-e8759092e043
  9th October 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5a4a8e44-04d4-4594-a7b1-74fa9700bd92
  How to Register on In-Tend
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning
  In-Tend e-portal

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