--- title: "Prior Information Notice (PIN) for a Supplier Engagement Session to be held on 04 October 2021 - Health Education England" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02d898" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02d898" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02d898.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02d898.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND" published: "2021-08-24" --- # Prior Information Notice (PIN) for a Supplier Engagement Session to be held on 04 October 2021 - Health Education England Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02d898 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02d898) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02d898.json) ## Summary The procurement process involves Health Education England (HEE), a public body focused on enhancing health and care services through workforce education and training. The title of the process is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) for a Supplier Engagement Session scheduled for 4th October 2021. This event, classified under the education and training services category, will take place virtually from 14:00 to 15:30. Interested suppliers must register their interest by 27th September 2021, and this stage is indicative of HEE's planning phase aimed at gathering insights from potential suppliers to inform future commercial activities. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), that specialise in health and education services. By participating in the Supplier Engagement Session, these businesses can learn about HEE's priorities and expectations, positioning themselves to contribute to future contracts that aim to improve public service delivery. Engaging in this process can help these companies access valuable insights, network with the contracting authority, and potentially secure contracts in the growing sector of healthcare education and training. ## Notice Health Education England (HEE) exists for one reason and one reason only: our vision is to help improve the quality of life and health and care services for the people of England by ensuring the workforce of today and tomorrow has the right skills, values and behaviours, in the right numbers, at the right time and in the right place. We are people centred, committed to the NHS Constitution, and driven by our values of responsibility, inclusiveness, fairness, and confidence. Our goals are to deliver and reform education to produce the best possible future workforce; to transform the current workforce to meet tomorrow's health and care needs; and ensure the quality of our education and training system. We serve; Patients and population Partners and stakeholders Students and trainees This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise all interested suppliers of our intention to hold a Supplier Engagement Session. Growing and diversifying supply chain opportunities is at the heart of the Government's industrial and civil society strategies and it is recognised that markets with a broad range of suppliers of different types, including SMEs and VCSEs, can offer better value for money, promote innovative solutions, and give public services access to expertise and knowledge on complex issues. HEE is committed to working with its current suppliers and engaging with new suppliers to support these strategies, ensuring that we deliver the very best services for the public. It is our intention to hold a Supplier Engagement Session event on the afternoon of 04 October 2021 from 14:00 - 15:30pm to discuss HEEs approach to Commercial activity, our key priorities, and our expectations of suppliers that we partner with. HEE will also use the opportunity to gather intelligence from providers which may influence and inform the development of future Commercial activity and opportunities. This session will be broadcast via Microsoft teams as an event. Please email the HEE Commercial team by Monday 27th September 2021 to register your interest: commercialteam@hee.nhs.uk An invite will be sent out a few days prior to the event containing the Microsoft Teams link and the agenda for the event. This notice is not associated with any procurement activity and is solely for the purposes of running a Supplier Engagement session. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise all interested suppliers of our intention to hold a Supplier Engagement Session. It is our intention to hold a Supplier Engagement Session event on the afternoon of 04 October 2021 from 14:00 - 15:30pm to discuss HEEs approach to Commercial activity, our key priorities, and our expectations of suppliers that we partner with. HEE will also use the opportunity to gather intelligence from providers which may influence and inform the development of future Commercial activity and opportunities. This session will be broadcast via Microsoft teams as an event. Please email the HEE Commercial team by Monday 27th September 2021 to register your interest: commercialteam@hee.nhs.uk An invite will be sent out a few days prior to the event containing the Microsoft Teams link and the agenda for the event. This notice is not associated with any procurement activity and is solely for the purposes of running a Supplier Engagement session. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020777-2021 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 24 Aug 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 26 Sep 2021 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | 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), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 24 Aug 2021 at 09:47 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020777-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.hee.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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