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title: "Psychological Support for Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Trainees within NHS Wales"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038921"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-038921.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
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# Psychological Support for Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Trainees within NHS Wales

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038921

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## Summary

The procurement process for the contract titled "Psychological Support for Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Trainees within NHS Wales" was awarded by Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW), a Special Health Authority within Wales. The contract falls under the services industry category and is located in the UK (specifically Wales). The procurement stage was an open procedure with the contract being awarded on 1st November 2022. The tender aimed to procure a specialist psychological service provider to support trainees across Wales for physical health, mental health, special learning and educational needs.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in psychiatrist or psychologist services to provide short-term psychological support to trainees within NHS Wales. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like Hammet Street Consultants Ltd, the current active supplier, are well-suited to compete for such contracts. The evaluation criteria included technical quality (70%) and price (30%), emphasising the importance of specialised expertise in mental health services and competitive pricing for potential bidders.

## Notice

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is a Special Health Authority within Wales which sits alongside Health Boards and Trusts. HEIW have a Professional Support Unit (PSU) who's role is to promote and support positive psychology and well being at work for medical, dental and pharmacist trainees across Wales. Some trainees will require short term support by an appropriately qualified and experienced specialist that is outside the scope ofi nternal PSU service expertise. Therefore HEIW have a requirement for a specialist psychological service provider to provide support to trainees across Wales for physical health, mental health, special learning and educational needs and personal and professional skills.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

HEIW have procured a specialist psychological service provider to provide short term psychological support to trainees across Wales for physical health, mental health, special learning and educational needs and personal and professional skills for referred to the PSU. The aim is to enable a significant improvement in well-being and performance such that trainees achieve a successful outcome. The Contractor is required to manage referrals for accessing short term support by an appropriately qualified and experienced specialists.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033782-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,417,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF15 7QZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Electoral ward | Taff's Well |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HAMMET STREET CONSULTANTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services

## Release History

- 29 Nov 2022 at 13:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033782-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:000005-2022:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

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