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title: "Health Education & Improvement Wales, NHS Wales Graduate Programme"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-125051"
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source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)"
published: "2023-09-21"
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# Health Education & Improvement Wales, NHS Wales Graduate Programme

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-125051

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## Summary

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) has awarded a contract for the Health Education & Improvement Wales, NHS Wales Graduate Programme. The procurement process was completed on 29th June 2023. The programme aims to develop participants' leadership and management skills over a 2-year period, offering a range of placements within NHS Wales. The contract was valued at £387,600 GBP and was awarded to Prifysgol De Cymru/University of South Wales.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the services sector, particularly those involved in education and healthcare, to participate in the NHS Wales Graduate Programme. The procurement stage was completed, and the contract is currently active. Businesses seeking to enhance their capabilities in leadership development and service improvement within the healthcare sector would be well-suited to compete for this opportunity.

## Notice

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, Procurement Services on behalf of Health Education & Improvement Wales is seeking to commission a NHS Wales Graduate Programme over a 2-year period which will assist participants in developing an understanding of compassionate & collective leadership, effective management as well as increasing capacity to effect service improvement. The programme will offer a range of organisational clinical and corporate placements creating a comprehensive understanding of strategy, purpose and core businesses of NHS Wales.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

HEIW have a national role for the provision of leadership development and succession planning for NHS Wales. The HEIW integrated medium term plan (IMTP) outlines in strategic objective 3.6 the requirement for the provision of Graduate Programmes. Due to this, there is an intention to implement a contractual agreement for a NHS Wales Graduate Programme for 3 Graduate cohorts, with the optional extension of a further forth cohort. Further information on the requirements is available in the tender documentation.

Options: Optional extension period to 30.09.2028.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=125051 |
| 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 May 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2023 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £520,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £387,600 |

## 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) |
| 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 | PRIFYSGOL DE CYMRU/UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80430000 - Adult-education services at university level

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=125051
- 13 Jun 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=125051
- 28 Sep 2022 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=125051

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP412844
  Health Education & Improvement Wales, NHS Wales Graduate Programme - NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, Procurement Services on behalf of Health Education & Improvement Wales is seeking to commission a NHS Wales Graduate Programme over a 2-year period which will assist participants in developing an understanding of compassionate & collective leadership, effective management as well as increasing capacity to effect service improvement. The programme will offer a range of organisational clinical and corporate placements creating a comprehensive understanding of strategy, purpose and core businesses of NHS Wales.
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN440696
  Health Education & Improvement Wales, NHS Wales Graduate Programme - NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, Procurement Services on behalf of Health Education & Improvement Wales is seeking to commission a NHS Wales Graduate Programme over a 2-year period which will assist participants in developing an understanding of compassionate & collective leadership, effective management as well as increasing capacity to effect service improvement. The programme will offer a range of organisational clinical and corporate placements creating a comprehensive understanding of strategy, purpose and core businesses of NHS Wales.
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP451110
  Health Education & Improvement Wales, NHS Wales Graduate Programme - NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, Procurement Services on behalf of Health Education & Improvement Wales is seeking to commission a NHS Wales Graduate Programme over a 2-year period which will assist participants in developing an understanding of compassionate & collective leadership, effective management as well as increasing capacity to effect service improvement. The programme will offer a range of organisational clinical and corporate placements creating a comprehensive understanding of strategy, purpose and core businesses of NHS Wales.

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-125051
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html

## Provenance

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