Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Student Trainees Under Network 75 Scheme
Authority: NNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of student trainees under Network 75 Scheme. This will enable the Finance department to develop a future highly skilled workforce by providing on the job training alongside academic studies.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Network 75 scheme facilitates the supply of a student trainee over a 5 year period
The Network 75 scheme facilitates the supply of a student trainee over a 5 year period. The student attends university 2 days and 3 days of operational placement within the directorate/Health Boards/Welsh Government, per week during term time and 5 days a week during university holidays less annual leave.
The FP&D benefits from a motivated person who will develop into a valuable member of staff, through academic learning alongside practical work experience and clear objectives.
For the individual to remain on the scheme they are required to pass annual exams, fully participate in an experiential rotational placement with clear objectives to be assessed via an annual joint appraisal with the University of South Wales.
The Network 75 scheme gives people from underprivileged backgrounds an opportunity to obtain a university degree without going into significant debt. The FP&D is utilising this scheme, alongside other organisations across NHS Wales, to support equitable access to the population across Wales and the citizens NHS Wales serves.
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
- 25 Apr 2024, 14:47 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Apr 2024, 14:47 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013462- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045528Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a unique cost effective scheme provided locally by the University of South Wales, to a variety of organisations in health, the public sector and private sector, and has proved to be very successful throughout NHS Wales in a range of academic fields, especially finance.
Publisher note: (WA Ref:140882)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prifysgol De Cymru/University of South Wales | £159,589 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 013462-2024-CAV-STA (2024/25) 5-1 · Prifysgol De Cymru/University of South Wales
- Signed
- 25 Apr 2024
- Value
- £159,589
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Prifysgol De Cymru/University of South WalesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.