--- title: "Educational Provision for Nursing, Midwifery, Operating Department Practitioner and Healthcare Support Workers from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-115079" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-115079" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-115079.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-115079.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)" published: "2023-11-13" --- # Educational Provision for Nursing, Midwifery, Operating Department Practitioner and Healthcare Support Workers from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-kuma6s-115079 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-115079) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-115079.json) ## Summary The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, is the buying organisation for the tender titled "Educational Provision for Nursing, Midwifery, Operating Department Practitioner and Healthcare Support Workers from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board". The industry category is services, and the tender is located in Cardiff, UK. The procurement stage is currently in the award stage, with a contract value of £989,646 signed on 13th May 2022. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the education and healthcare sectors to provide clinical education services for nursing and healthcare professionals, supporting the development of a safe and competent workforce. Businesses with expertise in healthcare education, digital technology in health and education, and workforce development are well-suited to compete. The tender aims to enhance patient outcomes, expand career pathways, and respond flexibly to the changing needs of the healthcare sector, particularly during the Covid recovery phase and beyond. ## Notice Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board are commissioning clinical education for Nursing, Midwifery, Operating Department Practitioner and Healthcare Support Workers to ensure they have the required knowledge, skills and competence to deliver high quality care, ensuring the patient remains at the heart of everything we do. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Health Board is committed to excellence and recognises that investing in the lifelong learning and development of the workforce is a contributory factor in achieving high quality harm free care. The recently launched NHS Wales Quality and Safety Framework (2021) describes what quality looks like, what needs to be in place to be sure of high-quality health and social care and the importance of embedding the ethos of good quality, safe care above everything else. Our workforce is at the heart of person-centred high-quality care. Therefore, a variety of educational study sessions, programmes and pathways are required as part of our commitment to investing in our staff, ensure career progression opportunities and the development of knowledge which ultimately supports the delivery of safe integrated care to meet local population needs. The CoVid pandemic has resulted in different ways of working, greater use of digital technology and many staff returning to clinical practice, or working in clinical areas that they would not normally work in. Education providers worked in partnership with the Health Board, rapidly responding to our requirements and those of HEIW, with upskilling developed rapidly and delivered virtually during this challenging time, with positive evaluations by staff. Therefore, as we move forward during the CoVid recovery phase it is essential that new ways of delivering education are maximised to support the development of a safe and competent workforce, capable of responding flexibly to service and patient needs as has been evident during the last 12 months. Education and development will enable: Staff with the right skills to ensure high quality safe patient care and outcomes A Diverse workforce that can respond to the needs of local patients. Underpinning knowledge and skills to practice safely Career pathways, education and development as part of our educational offer Maintaining and enhancing knowledge and skills whilst we continue to respond to the challenges of CoVid A safe and competent workforce is essential with investment in education and development known to positively impact on morale, job satisfaction, recruitment and retention. The tender will support the delivery of key priority areas outlined within the BCUHB Annual Plan and annual education commissioning plans including: - Transforming the workforce - Educational requirements to develop workforce for the future - Maximising opportunities for innovation through learning - Optimising patient outcomes - Career progression and employability - Research and application to practice - Services that cross professions and sectors - Integrated workforce models and service between health and partners - Development of generic roles - Expanding scope of practice - Care closer to home and rural healthcare - Managed practices and practice nursing workforce requirements - Geography and location of services - Inter professional learning Enhanced use of digital technology in health and education. Agile working Nurses, midwives, operating department practitioners and health care support workers are an essential part of the workforce and their roles and influence recognised at every level of the health service. The CoVid pandemic has demonstrated how quickly things have had to change in the NHS and within Education, with this being undertaken very successfully with our partners within Wales. Therefore, it is important that education providers continue to respond to changing Health Board priorities during the CoVid recovery phase and into the future. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=115079 | | Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Nov 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 13 May 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 | £989,646 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) | | Additional buyers | GRWP LLANDRILLO MENAI | | Locality | CARDIFF | | Post town | Cardiff | | Postcode | CF15 7QZ | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire | | Local authority | Conwy | | Electoral ward | Llandrillo-yn-Rhos | | Westminster constituency | Clwyd North | | Delivery location | TLL12 Gwynedd, TLL13 Conwy and Denbighshire | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 3 | | Supplier names | BANGOR UNIVERSITY; GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY; GRWP LLANDRILLO MENAI | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 13 Nov 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=115079 ## Documents - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV457156 Educational Provision for Nursing, Midwifery, Operating Department Practitioner and Healthcare Support Workers from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board - Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board are commissioning clinical education for Nursing, Midwifery, Operating Department Practitioner and Healthcare Support Workers to ensure they have the required knowledge, skills and competence to deliver high quality care, ensuring the patient remains at the heart of everything we do. ## Notice URLs - http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ - http://www.gllm.ac.uk - https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-115079 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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