Primary Care Fellowship Programme: Postgraduate Certificate Programme Healthcare

Health Education England (HEE - the Commissioner) are putting out this notice as a PIN (Prior Information Notice) with a view to completing a Direct Award.

Please note the contracting authority intends to direct award the contract to Canterbury Christchurch University. The case for direct award can be found on the tender portal.

The scope of the contract is to deliver a bespoke Postgraduate Certificate in Health Care Practice (M level 7, 60 credits) comprising three modules over the 12-month duration of the programme undertaken with Canterbury Christchurch University:

These modules, whilst appropriate to extending the skills of GPs, are also designed to be relevant to a multi-disciplinary Advanced Clinical Practice pathway.

Heath Education England [HEE] believe that Canterbury Christchurch University is the only HEI suitable to provide the specific educational requirements of HEE's SPIN New To Practice Fellowships. CCU is the only supplier with the requisite expertise and experience to assist HEE in fulfilling the national deliverables and actions of the GP Forward View:

 Improvement of different aspects of leadership to enable the Fellows' learning about themselves as leaders as well as being introduced to a range of leadership tools which support their project development.

 Coordinating and working with employers in ensuring the provision of support for GPs at the start of their career to support a portfolio career, while enhancing professional development and workplace-based experience throughout.

 Facilitating growth of the medical workforce through retention interventions, with a focus on providing appropriate, accessible educational opportunities and support for new qualified GPs at a regional level.

The financial envelope for the contract is £98,000.

For the Specification, Contract and the Case for Direct Award please access the portal at: https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?SearchType=Projects Please access the portal for all documents.

All communications should be made via the messaging function on the Health Family eTendering portal.

If any provider has concerns with the commissioning intentions outlined within the published documentation, please raise this via the eTendering Portal in the first instance within 30 days of the date of this Prior Information Notice.

The closing date of this PIN is midnight on the 16th August 2021.