Official UK procurement notice
C002004 - Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician Scheme
Authority: NHS Education for Scotland (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a voluntary ex-ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that NHS Education for Scotland (NES) intends to
contract with West College Scotland for the delivery of SQA accredited Diploma in Pharmacy Services at SCQF Level 7. It is anticipated
the contract will start 01/11/22 with a contract value over the next 24 months of 186,046 GBP maximum (ex VAT).
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is a voluntary ex-ante transparency (VEAT) noticeAwarded
This is a voluntary ex-ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that NHS Education for Scotland (NES) intends to contract with West College Scotland for the delivery of SQA accredited Diploma in Pharmacy Services at SCQF Level 7. There is an urgent need to significantly increase the number of pharmacy technicians to meet the current and future demands of pharmacy services in all sectors, and in response Scottish Government has prioritised and provided funding to secure a training pipeline. In order to meet General Pharmaceutical Council requirements for pharmacy technician registration, Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians (PTPT)s must undertake a recognised qualification and relevant work experience. Within the Scheme all PTPTs will undertake the SQA Diploma in
Pharmacy at SCQF Level 7. West College Scotland is currently the only training provider in Scotland accredited by SQA to deliver the Diploma in Pharmacy Services at SCQF Level 7, which meets current pharmacy practice and is also recognised by the GPhC as meeting their initial education and training standards for pharmacy technicians.
It is anticipated the contract will start 01/11/22 with an estimated contract value over the next 24 months of circa 186,046 GBP maximum
(ex VAT).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 31 Oct 2022, 15:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Nov 2022, 09:09 GMT
- Authority reference
C002004- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-032303- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037db9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Publisher note: (SC Ref:713534)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| West College Scotland | £186,046 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| West College Scotland | £186,046 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 030697-2022-1 · West College Scotland
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2022
- Value
- £186,046
- Status
- active
Contract 032303-2022-C002004-1 · West College Scotland
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2022
- Value
- £186,046
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- West College ScotlandAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.