Prior Information Notice (PIN) for a Supplier Engagement Session to be held on 04 October 2021 - Health Education England

Health Education England (HEE) exists for one reason and one reason only: our vision is to help improve the quality of life and health and care services for the people of England by ensuring the workforce of today and tomorrow has the right skills, values and behaviours, in the right numbers, at the right time and in the right place. We are people centred, committed to the NHS Constitution, and driven by our values of responsibility, inclusiveness, fairness, and confidence. Our goals are to deliver and reform education to produce the best possible future workforce; to transform the current workforce to meet tomorrow's health and care needs; and ensure the quality of our education and training system. We serve; Patients and population Partners and stakeholders Students and trainees This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise all interested suppliers of our intention to hold a Supplier Engagement Session. Growing and diversifying supply chain opportunities is at the heart of the Government's industrial and civil society strategies and it is recognised that markets with a broad range of suppliers of different types, including SMEs and VCSEs, can offer better value for money, promote innovative solutions, and give public services access to expertise and knowledge on complex issues. HEE is committed to working with its current suppliers and engaging with new suppliers to support these strategies, ensuring that we deliver the very best services for the public. It is our intention to hold a Supplier Engagement Session event on the afternoon of 04 October 2021 from 14:00 - 15:30pm to discuss HEEs approach to Commercial activity, our key priorities, and our expectations of suppliers that we partner with. HEE will also use the opportunity to gather intelligence from providers which may influence and inform the development of future Commercial activity and opportunities. This session will be broadcast via Microsoft teams as an event. Please email the HEE Commercial team by Monday 27th September 2021 to register your interest: commercialteam@hee.nhs.uk An invite will be sent out a few days prior to the event containing the Microsoft Teams link and the agenda for the event. This notice is not associated with any procurement activity and is solely for the purposes of running a Supplier Engagement session.