--- title: "Psychological Support for Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Trainees within NHS Wales" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-123668" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-123668" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-123668.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-123668.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)" published: "2022-08-03" --- # 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: Tender OCID: ocds-kuma6s-123668 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-123668) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-123668.json) ## Summary The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, is seeking bids for a tender titled "Psychological Support for Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Trainees within NHS Wales." This procurement falls within the health and education sectors, specifically under the category of services. The tender period is active with a submission deadline set for 1st September 2022, while the anticipated contract start date is 3rd October 2022. This open procedure tender is designed to identify a specialist psychological service provider to support trainees facing personal and professional challenges across Wales. Interested bidders can submit their proposals through the Bravo eTender portal. This contract presents significant growth opportunities for businesses that specialise in mental health services, particularly those capable of offering short-term psychological support. Companies with expertise in both physical health and educational support for medical, dental, or pharmacy trainees will be well-positioned to compete. Furthermore, the contract promotes social value and community benefits, encouraging bidders to incorporate economic, environmental, and social objectives into their proposals, which can enhance their appeal and market presence in the public sector. ## 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 wellbeing 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 of internal 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 wish to procure 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 successful Bidder shall be required to manage referrals for accessing short term support by an appropriately qualified and experienced specialists. Further information on the requirements is available in the tender documentation. Renewal: This contract will be subject to renewal at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority may exercise its option to extend for a further two years in two 12 month intervals. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=123668 | | Notice type | OJEU - F2 - Contract 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 | 3 Aug 2022 | | Submission deadline | 1 Sep 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Oct 2022 - 30 Sep 2025 | | Recurrence | The services may be retendered prior to the expiry of the contract. | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,796,000 | | 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 | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services ## Release History - 3 Aug 2022 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=123668 ## Documents - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG406868 Psychological Support for Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Trainees within NHS Wales - 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 wellbeing 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 of internal 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. ## Notice URLs - http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ - http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=123668 - https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-123668 - https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/ - https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html - https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-123668. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-123668.json.