--- title: "ICA Mentorship Scheme - Health Education England" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e918c197-5de4-4e00-9a3d-a608576e26c6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e918c197-5de4-4e00-9a3d-a608576e26c6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e918c197-5de4-4e00-9a3d-a608576e26c6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e918c197-5de4-4e00-9a3d-a608576e26c6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND" published: "2021-05-17" --- # ICA Mentorship Scheme - Health Education England Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e918c197-5de4-4e00-9a3d-a608576e26c6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e918c197-5de4-4e00-9a3d-a608576e26c6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e918c197-5de4-4e00-9a3d-a608576e26c6.json) ## Summary The procurement process is initiated by Health Education England, which is seeking to establish the ICA Mentorship Scheme for eligible healthcare professionals. This open tender falls within the education and training services sector and is based in Leeds, England. Interested parties must submit their completed tender responses by 12:00 pm on 16th June 2021, for a contract that is set to commence on 1st November 2021 and run until 31st October 2023, with a possible extension of one year depending on available budget. The maximum financial envelope for this opportunity is £105,000, exclusive of VAT. This tender presents a significant opportunity for SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) looking to expand their service offerings in educational mentorship and training within the healthcare sector. Businesses with experience in clinical academic support, mentorship programmes, or healthcare education services will find this contract aligns with their capabilities, allowing them to leverage existing skills while contributing to the development of healthcare professionals in the UK. ## Notice NHS Health Education England (HEE - the Commissioner) are commencing a tender for the provision of ICA (Integrated Clinical Academic) Mentorship Scheme. Health Education England are inviting bidders to submit a tender response to administer an existing career mentorship scheme for Integrated Clinical Academic (ICA) Programme for eligible healthcare professionals in receipt of a personal research training award from the ICA Programme. The ICA (Integrated Clinical Academic) Programme, managed by the NIHR Academy and funded by HEE, provides research training awards to statutorily registered healthcare professionals who wish to develop clinical academic careers; enabling them to combine continued clinical practice and clinical development with clinical research and research leadership. The maximum financial envelope for this procurement exercise is PS105,000 exclusive of Vat. The contract period will be for two years with the option to extend by up to a further one year subject to annual budget review and available budget. The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is 16th June 2021 at 12:00pm (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time. All communications should be made via the messaging function on the e-Tendering portal during the tender exercise. The Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the e-portal system and not with the Contracting Authority itself other than as expressly permitted within this ITT. Should Bidders have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, they should contact the ProContract dedicated Supplier Helpdesk at: http://proactis.kayako.com/procontractv3/Core/Default/Index ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8bd13733-2004-4d6c-8131-86e1f2ec1cc4 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 May 2021 | | Submission deadline | 16 Jun 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2021 - 31 Oct 2023 | | 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 | 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 17 May 2021 at 13:23 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8bd13733-2004-4d6c-8131-86e1f2ec1cc4 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8bd13733-2004-4d6c-8131-86e1f2ec1cc4 17th May 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=40bb618e-0a24-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21&v=2 Opportunity ## Notice URLs - http://proactis.kayako.com/procontractv3/Core/Default/Index - https://hee.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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