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title: "UCLan Provision of Simulated Patients"
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# UCLan Provision of Simulated Patients

Buyer: THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02eb93

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## Summary

The University of Central Lancashire is currently inviting tenders for the "Provision of Simulated Patients" as part of their clinical education services. This tender falls under the category of "Supply services of personnel including temporary staff" and is based in Preston, United Kingdom. The procurement process is in the active tender stage, with submissions due by 12:00 PM on 12 November 2021. This opportunity involves a selective procurement method and aims to establish a partnership with a single preferred provider for the delivery of simulated patient services across various clinical courses, including MBBS and MPAS.

This tender presents a significant growth opportunity for businesses specialising in training personnel, particularly those that can supply high-quality simulated patients or trained clinical role players. Businesses capable of providing actors for teaching and assessment purposes in healthcare education will find this tender suitable. With the potential for contract renewal twice for 12-month periods, suppliers can expect long-term engagement if they meet the rigorous quality and management standards required by the University of Central Lancashire.

## Notice

The School of Medicine University of Central Lancashire is seeking applications to tender from agencies able to provide simulated patients, actors or trained clinical role players (SPs) for School of Medicine courses. Your tender should demonstrate how you will address the requirements and critical success factors outlined below. Purpose This purpose of this specification is to set the requirements, management and partnership for a single preferred provider that will deliver the Simulated Patient provision across the School of Medicine's clinical courses: MBBS, MPAS, MPAP and other clinical courses UG and PG, as required by curriculum needs. Please note the term 'Simulated Patient'(SP) is understood to refer to clinical role players or actors who work as simulated patients for teaching purposes and as standardised patients for assessment purposes. Requirements The successful Bidder will be able to provide high quality simulated patients for roles in Clinical Skills teaching sessions, Communication Skills teaching sessions and for clinical assessments such as Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) with supportive and responsive management and administrative processes.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

More details can be found in the attached documents.

Options: The University reserves the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month periods

Renewal: The University reserves the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month periods

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025638-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Nov 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| 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 | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE |
| Locality | PRESTON |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLD4 Lancashire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2021 at 21:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025638-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.uclan.ac.uk
- https://esourcing.uclan.ac.uk

## Provenance

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