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title: "Post PhD Bridging Programme - Pilot Scheme"
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# Post PhD Bridging Programme - Pilot Scheme

Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f389172d-2356-407b-aeb9-56b605f1c402

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## Summary

Health Education England is conducting a tender for the "Post PhD Bridging Programme - Pilot Scheme," aimed at developing a substantive post-doctoral bridging programme for delivery in early 2022. The procurement method is an open procedure, with the contract value set at £35,000, located in London. The contract is expected to commence on 4 January 2021 and run until 31 December 2021. The tender was published on 3 August 2020, with the tender period concluding on 24 August 2020.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on education and training services, particularly those that specialise in academic programme development. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly encouraged to participate, making this an ideal opportunity for innovative providers who can contribute to shaping the future educational landscape. Successful engagement in this pilot could lead to further contracts for concurrent programmes set for launch in the 2021/22 academic year.

## Notice

Health Education England are procuring to provide a 'Pilot' programme to assist HEE to 'test', scope and adjust the standard, kind and content of a substantive post-doctoral bridging programme that will be procured in the future for delivery in early 2022. The pilot programme will commence in January 2021. It is then HEE's intention to publish an Invitation to Tender (ITT) to seek to procure a substantive suite of three ICA programmes for delivery from academic year 2021/22: Internship programme; Pre-Doctoral Bridging Programme and Post-Doctoral Bridging Programme.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71dd893a-4b8b-4ef6-9404-cac13679448a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Aug 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 2020 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £35,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £34,727 |
| 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 | 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 | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2020 at 09:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71dd893a-4b8b-4ef6-9404-cac13679448a
- 3 Aug 2020 at 09:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f91100b-6071-40ee-9e0f-0512428395aa

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71dd893a-4b8b-4ef6-9404-cac13679448a
  1st October 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f91100b-6071-40ee-9e0f-0512428395aa
  3rd August 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=40bb618e-0a24-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21&v=2
  Please access all the documents and for further information. Providers are invited to access the procurement documentation at:

## Notice URLs

- https://hee.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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