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Published 21 Sept 2022, 14:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of part time Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) Healthcare Science education for Clinical Engineering, Life Sciences and Audiology

Official notice

Authority: Health Education and Improvement Wales

3 lotsServices
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 May 2023from the planned procurement notice
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) are undertaking a review of Health Professional Education and Training Services delivered to NHS Wales. HEIW are seeking to commission part time Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) Healthcare Science education for Clinical Engineering, Life Sciences and Audiology.

CPV: Education and training services · Higher education services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published
Shared scope across 2 of 3 lots

Applies to lots 1, 2.

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is a key stakeholder in healthcare science transformation in Wales. Traditionally, individuals achieve Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) status through undertaking a BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science, full time over 3 years including both academic study and work-based learning. HEIW is committed to commission part time education to enable people already employed in clinical engineering, audiology and life sciences, to access a BSc programme alongside existing employment to achieve Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) status. This education is a type of apprenticeship model that will enable people to train whilst remaining in the workforce.

The education that will be commissioned is 120 credits at level 5 and 120 credits at level 6 to enable award of BSc (Hons) over 3 years.

Lot 1 – Clinical engineering

Lot 2 – Life sciences

Lot 3 - Audiology

Life sciences education must also be available as stand alone modules to enable them to be accessed by Students with an existing relevant degree eg BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences to achieve PTP through degree assessment. The IBMS assess existing degree content and determine which additional modules from the full 240 credits a Student needs to complete.

Lot #1Clinical EngineeringPlanned
Lot #2Life SciencesPlanned
Lot #3AudiologyPlanned

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is a key stakeholder in healthcare science transformation in Wales. Traditionally, individuals achieve Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) status through undertaking a BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science, full time over 3 years including both academic study and work-based learning. HEIW is committed to commission part time education to enable people already employed in clinical engineering, audiology and life sciences, to access a BSc programme alongside existing employment to achieve Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) status. This education is a type of apprenticeship model that will enable people to train whilst remaining in the workforce. The education that will be commissioned is 120 credits at level 5 and 120 credits at level 6 to enable award of BSc (Hons) over 3 years.

Lot 1 – Clinical engineering

Lot 2 – Life sciences

Lot 3 - Audiology

Life sciences education must also be available as stand alone modules to enable them to be accessed by Students with an existing relevant degree eg BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences to achieve PTP through degree assessment. The IBMS assess existing degree content and determine which additional modules from the full 240 credits a Student needs to complete.

Delivery: Wales

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Sept 2022, 14:49 BST
Last source update
21 Sept 2022, 14:49 BST
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-026398
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesHigher education services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036a19 Find a Tender

Publisher note: In line with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, NHS Wales Procurement Services and HEIW wish to hold a Preliminary Market Consultation event prior to launching a procurement procedure for the delivery of education and training services for part time Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) Healthcare Science for Clinical Engineering, Life Sciences and Audiology. As such, discussions will be held with education providers prior to starting a procurement procedure, the purpose being to both inform education providers and to allow Procurement Services and HEIW to seek advice in the planning and conduct of the procurement procedure. Procurement Services and HEIW will run the Preliminary Market Consultation event virtually via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 19th October 2022 starting at 14:00. Potential bidders will be provided with further insight into the requirement and given the opportunity to ask questions. In order to help define the requirement and to develop the contract’s requirement, following the presentation/Q&A session, potential bidders will have an opportunity to have a 1:1 with HEIW representatives (maximum 10 minute allocated slot). Next Steps - potential bidders who are interested in attending this event: 1. Are invited to express an interest to the email address below – confirming the names and positions of proposed attendees. 2. Please confirm if your organisation would like to book a 10-minute slot to further discuss the requirements with HEIW and Procurement Services. 3. Please confirm by Friday 30th September 2022 whether you require any materials in the medium of the Welsh Language. Email to express interest: [email protected] Potential bidders should note that this engagement event together with any other soft market sounding in relation to this proposed procurement, may not necessarily lead to a formal procurement and/or award of any contracts. Further, that any information provided by potential bidders during this engagement event, may be used by HEIW to help to scope the proposed procurement/services and may also be shared widely with other potential bidders/providers. Accordingly, potential bidders are advised not to share any confidential information and/or information they would not wish to be shared more widely. HEIW accepts no liability for any costs incurred by bidders as a result of attending the engagement event. Please note that it is not a requirement for an OJEU notice to be translated bilingually on Sell2Wales, however, if you require a copy of the PIN Notice in Welsh this is available to all interested potential bidders. (WA Ref:124883)

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
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Timeline

21 Sept 2022 → 1 May 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    21 Sept 2022, 14:49 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 May 2023, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Health Education and Improvement Wales

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth Tŷ Dysgu, Cefn Coed Rd, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QQContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.