--- title: "Clinical Skills Training for Community Pharmacists" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0357aa" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0357aa" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0357aa.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0357aa.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND" published: "2022-07-29" --- # Clinical Skills Training for Community Pharmacists Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0357aa [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0357aa) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0357aa.json) ## Summary The public procurement process is led by Health Education England (HEE), seeking to procure clinical skills training for community pharmacists, with a total budget of £2,000,000. This tender falls under the education and training services category and is based in the UK. The procurement is currently in the tender stage, with the submission deadline set for 30th August 2022, and is using an open procedure for the procurement method. The contract period will commence on 1st November 2022 and run until 31st March 2024. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in education and training services, particularly those with expertise in training healthcare professionals. Companies able to provide a robust training delivery model, engaging qualified facilitators and ensuring that participants receive recognised certification, will be particularly well-positioned to compete. Furthermore, businesses that can demonstrate collaboration with other healthcare professionals and innovative training methodologies are encouraged to apply, as these will be key to fulfilling the contract's requirements. ## Notice HEE, in partnership with NHS England (NHSE) is seeking to engage education and training providers to deliver clinical skills training to community pharmacists. ### Lot Information Lot 1 HEE, in partnership with NHS England (NHSE) is seeking to engage education and training providers to deliver clinical skills training to community pharmacists (for definition of scope, see specification). 10,000 module places, delivered as facilitated sessions, with a pre-requisite gateway module (see 4.1 of the specification) capable of being accessed by a maximum of 10,000 users, are required to be delivered by 31 March 2024. The Supplier will demonstrate how their training delivery model enables the pharmacist to receive adequate support to achieve the learning outcomes (see specification). The Supplier should include the use of other healthcare professional colleagues, medical actors and educators for the clinical skills requirements as required. The Supplier is encouraged to use multi-professional facilitators and should ensure all training facilitators are appropriately trained and demonstrably able to deliver the described training. The design and use of facilitator handbooks or guides would be encouraged. The Supplier must provide each learner with a certificate of completion which can be used within the pharmacists' portfolio to provide evidence of achievement. For the purposes of this contract, eligible community pharmacists will be defined as: community pharmacists who are working to support the delivery of NHS funded services, including locum pharmacists and part time workers. The contract will be awarded with an end date of 31 March 2024. There is an expectation that mobilisation will commence from November 2022, and delivery of the modules should be available from December 2022. Modules should be available throughout the contract period, with rolling start dates until end March 2024. Further information relating to this project can be found at HEE's e-tendering portal at the link below. All clarification questions and submission bids must be received via this portal only. Registration is free of charge. https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?SearchType=Projects ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020892-2022 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Jul 2022 | | Submission deadline | 30 Aug 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2022 - 31 Mar 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,000,000 | | Lots value | £2,000,000 | | 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 - 29 Jul 2022 at 22:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020892-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?SearchType=Projects - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - 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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