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title: "Prior Information Notice (PIN) and Market Engagement Session for the Core Surgical Anatomy Programme and General Surgical Skills Programmes - Health Education England (HEE) - NHS/SoEPS/16.300"
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# Prior Information Notice (PIN) and Market Engagement Session for the Core Surgical Anatomy Programme and General Surgical Skills Programmes - Health Education England (HEE) - NHS/SoEPS/16.300

Buyer: SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT SERVICES  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f62f5d17-fd93-4d17-8248-3f6e9274bd7c

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## Summary

The South of England Procurement Services, acting on behalf of Health Education England, is planning a tender for two surgical training programmes titled "Core Surgical Anatomy Programme" and "General Surgical Skills Programme." This procurement process falls under the education and training services category and will take place in London. The contract is expected to have a value of £1,200,000 and is planned to be conducted as an Open Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. A Market Engagement session is scheduled for 31 January 2017, providing potential providers an opportunity to gain insights into the procurement process. The intention is to publish the Invitation to Tender in March 2017, with the contract period starting in October 2017 and ending in September 2020.

This tender presents ample business opportunities, particularly for companies specialising in educational services, training programmes, or medical training. Businesses with expertise in surgical training methodologies, including hands-on skill development and anatomy education, would be well-suited to compete. The Market Engagement session will allow interested providers to network and understand the expectations of the commissioner, enabling them to tailor their proposals for successful outcomes in this competitive tendering process.

## Notice

NHS South of England Procurement Services, acting on behalf of Health Education England (the Commissioner) will be commencing a tender for the delivery of two surgical programmes - Core Surgical Anatomy programme that forms part of the London Core Surgical Training programme and the General Surgical Skills programme that forms part of the London General Surgery Higher Training Programme for London. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise prospective providers of the Commissioners intention. Programme 1: The Core Surgical Anatomy Programme consists of a minimum of 162 hours of teaching and demonstrations on human anatomy of the whole body using cadaveric prosection and radiological anatomy, e.g. MRI, delivered over a minimum of 18 sessions from October to June. Each doctor in the first year of their core training programme must attend a minimum of one of three triplicated 3-hour sessions offered each week for 18 weeks. Sessions are triplicated each week to maximise attendance. The sessions must be aligned to the MRCS curriculum and go beyond this to facilitate an understanding of surgical anatomy and clinically relevant physiology and pathology. Programme 2: The General Surgical Skills Programme provides systematic, structured hands-on experience in a number of index procedures for General Surgery specialist registrars. The skills laboratory environment complements on-the-job training, as it allows experienced consultants the time to detail the intricacies of the various procedures with the trainee doctor, as well as allowing them the opportunity to question the consultants. This is therefore achieved without any risk to patient safety, which could otherwise be compromised during clinical practice. The training must be consultant-led, and involve hands-on experience with synthetic and non-live animal models on the bench and laparoscopic box-trainers. The structure of the teaching sessions must involve a brief presentation and discussion from the consultant trainer, followed by practical exercises on procedure-specific simulators. Emphasis is heavily placed on the practical side of skills training. The Programme aims to teach the widest possible range of gold-standard general surgical procedures suitable for specialist registrars in year 3 to year 6. We also plan to hold a Market Engagement session in London at: Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London, W1G 7LP on 31 January 2017 from 2pm - 5pm. This will provide an opportunity for potential providers to find out more about the aims of the tender and contracts, 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 12 noon on 20 January 2017 with the name, title and contact details for attendees (a maximum of two attendees per organisation) to: Teresa Collins Quality and Performance Manager, Teresa.Collins@southlondon.hee.nhs.uk Additional information: The commissioner reserves the right not to proceed with the Procurement, or any part thereof, or change the requirements as necessary at any time. 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 March 2017. A separate advert will be released advising of this.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc3834e7-20f3-4046-9f1f-82c6b3bced78 |
| Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Dec 2016 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 20 Mar 2017 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2017 - 30 Sep 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,200,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 20 Dec 2016 at 14:59 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc3834e7-20f3-4046-9f1f-82c6b3bced78

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc3834e7-20f3-4046-9f1f-82c6b3bced78
  20th December 2016 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

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