--- title: "Lead Employer for Clinical Psychology Trainees" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-030a0a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-030a0a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-030a0a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-030a0a.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND" published: "2022-01-12" --- # Lead Employer for Clinical Psychology Trainees Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-030a0a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-030a0a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-030a0a.json) ## Summary The procurement process is being conducted by Health Education England (HEE) for the role of Lead Employer for Clinical Psychology Trainees. This initiative falls under the services category, specifically within education and training services, and is located in the UK, covering areas such as Kent, Surrey, Sussex, and South London. Currently in the planning and tender stage, the tender process is set to close on 11 February 2022 at midday, with an award period commencing on 28 February 2022. The estimated value of the contract is £10,905,803. HEE intends to issue an Invitation to Tender (ITT) in May 2022 for a new lead employer contract, aiming for continuity in trainee employment through a direct award to Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in the interim. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in mental health education and training services. Companies that provide recruitment, training, and employment services for clinical psychology professionals would be especially well-suited to participate. By engaging in this procurement process, businesses can help alleviate the current workforce shortage of Clinical Psychologists in England while positioning themselves for potential long-term contracts arising from the upcoming ITT. Entities interested in the health education sector should consider this opportunity to expand their services and contribute to improving mental health care delivery across the region. ## Notice Health Education England (HEE - the Commissioner) are putting out this notice as a PIN (Prior Information Notice) with a view to completing a Direct Award to Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust ### Lot Information Lot 1 Health Education England are putting out this notice as a PIN (Prior Information Notice) with a view to completing a Direct Award to Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The case for direct award can be found on the tender portal. HEE is looking to commission Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to be Lead Employer for Clinical Psychology Trainees across Kent, Surrey and Sussex, and South London for Health Education England - Academic Year 21/22 It is our intention to re-tender for the Lead Employer Contract for Clinical Psychology Trainees across Kent, Surrey and Sussex, and South London. We are working on an Invitation to Tender (ITT) to award a new lead employer contract to the successful party in May 2022. For the period up to the award of the new lead employer contract, we are producing a Prior Information Notice (PIN). It is for this period, up to the award of the new contract in May 2022, for which we are making this case for Direct Award. Heath Education England (HEE) are of the opinion that, over this short period of this PIN, until the new contract is awarded via the upcoming ITT, SABP, as the current employer of all the trainees, are the sole organisation capable of providing continuity of employment and programme delivery for this commissioned programme without causing a major risk to delay in trainees completing their doctorate and increased risks of attrition across the 3 current cohorts. A move now to change the lead employer could be a very short term move due to the upcoming ITT from which the award of the contract for the next 3 years will be made. Any attrition or delays in trainees qualifying by trainees being unsettled and having to move their employment at short notice will directly and negatively impact the level of patient care that NHS mental health services across the Kent, Surrey, Sussex and South London are able to offer. There is currently a workforce shortage of Clinical Psychologists across England, any negative impact on this group of trainees will intensify this shortage. Any parties keen to have the opportunity to tender for this contract will have the opportunity to do so via the upcoming ITT. For the Specification, Contract and the Case for Direct Award please access the portal at: https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?SearchType=Projects All communications should be made via the messaging function on the Health Family eTendering portal. If any provider has concerns with the commissioning intentions outlined within the published documentation, please raise this via the eTendering Portal in the first instance within 30 days of the date of this Prior Information Notice. The closing date of this PIN is midday on 11 February 2022 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000882-2022 | | Notice type | Planning 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 | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Jan 2022 | | Submission deadline | 11 Feb 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £10,905,803 | | Lots value | £10,905,803 | | 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 | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 12 Jan 2022 at 14:02 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000882-2022 ## Notice URLs - http://health.atamis.co.uk - https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?SearchType=Projects - https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals - https://www.hee.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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