2021/22 Supplementary Training of Pre-registration/Foundation Year 1 Pharmacist Trainees - Health Education England across the North

Health Education England (HEE - the Commissioner) are commencing a tender for the provision of 2021/22 Supplementary Training of Pre-registration/Foundation Year 1 Pharmacist Trainees - Health Education England across the North.

HEE is seeking to engage providers to deliver supplementary training for pharmacist trainees during their pre-registration training. Currently known as the 'pre-registration year', this will be replaced by a foundation year in line with reforms recently announced by NHSE&I and HEE. This supplementary training aims to equip trainees with the appropriate knowledge, skills and behaviours to enter the clinical workforce.

The delivery will be over two Lots, providers may apply for one or both Lots.

Lot 1 - North West Lot 2 - North East and Yorkshire

The initial programme period of one year will be a maximum contract value of:

Lot 1 -£144,000 exclusive of VAT.

Lot 2 - £255,600 exclusive of VAT.

The Authority retains the option to extend the contracts by up to a further 1 year period. There will be one contract for each Lot.

Bidders are invited to access the procurement documentation at:

https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=40bb618e-0a24-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21&v=2

Please access the ITT procurement documents for further information.

The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is Friday 18 December 2020 at 12:00pm (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted. The e-portal system will shutdown at 12:00pm and any un-submitted bids not registered to the system at this time will not be accepted. Therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time.

Project title: 2021/22 Supplementary Training of Pre-registration/Foundation Year 1 Pharmacist Trainees - Health Education England across the North, please access the ITT for all documents. Should Bidders have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, they should contact the ProContract dedicated Supplier Helpdesk at: http://proactis.kayako.com/procontractv3/Core/Default/Index

All communications should be made via the messaging function on the e-Tendering portal. During the tender exercise the Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the e-portal system and not with the Contracting Authority itself. No Bidder, Bidder Member, or any of such Bidder's advisors, consultants or subcontractors may have ex parte communications with the Contracting Authority or any of their employees, advisors, contractors or consultants regarding the ITT, the Procurement, other than as expressly permitted in this ITT.