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title: "RPS Training"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-143354"
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source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)"
published: "2024-07-29"
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# RPS Training

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-143354

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## Summary

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, has awarded a contract for an RPS Training project within the education and training services industry category. This procurement aims to develop a training programme for novice independent prescribers in community pharmacies, focusing on acute illness and contraception. The awarded contract includes a series of workshops delivered both face-to-face and virtually, conducted across Wales. The procurement process has been completed, and the contract was signed on 22nd March 2024.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in professional education, particularly those offering therapeutic training and clinical expert services. SMEs and larger enterprises experienced in delivering didactic teaching, facilitating group work, and organising professional development sessions are well-suited to compete in similar future tenders. Collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches, as demonstrated by the involvement of various professional educators and facilitators, indicate a strong market for businesses that can provide comprehensive educational services.

## Notice

Over the last few years, HEIW pharmacy have been working with novice independent prescribers to scope out an appropriate training programme to support the novice IP during their early years of prescribing, to build their confidence and competence within their prescribing scope of practice. As the current community pharmacy contract has a prescribing service for acute illness and contraception, we wish to focus on this area first, as part of this pilot programme.The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Wales, Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW), and Community Pharmacy Wales (CPW) carried out a survey last year to explore and understand the learning and development needs of community pharmacy independent prescribers in Wales. The findings highlighted that 95% of independent prescribers want access to therapeutic training sessions delivered by a clinical expert, focusing on differential diagnosis and key professional aspects. We therefore want to collaborate with the pharmacist professional body (RPS) to develop a series of workshops, to run across Wales to cover key areas of the pharmacy contract in Wales.These events will be delivered both face to face and virtually and will be a 2 hour session consisting of some didactic teaching, knowledge quizzes, group work, case study discussions and a Q&A with experts.Each session will involve the following individuals:a) Session chair x 1 - a HEIW CPD regional lead who will welcome learners, and open and close the sessionb) Expert speaker x 1 - RPS clinical educator who will deliver learning contentc) Session facilitators (pharmacists) x 2/3 - an RPS staff member/ambassador and HEIW/CPW facilitators who will support group discussions and breakout activities.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=143354 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| 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 7QQ |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE ROYAL PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 29 Jul 2024 at 12:26 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=143354

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- http://www.rpharms.com

## Provenance

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