Pharmacy Care Home Training - Health Education England - SoEPS/16.317

***Please note that the deadline date for the submission of returns has been extended to 26 October 2017 at 12 noon. Updated documents have been released by the Commissioner, and must be viewed via the Clarification Message function of In-Tend***

NHS South of England Procurement Services, acting on behalf of Health Education England (the Commissioner) are commencing a tender for the delivery of a Pharmacy Care Home Training Programme for England.

HEE, in partnership with NHS England, through the Pharmacy Integration Fund (PhIF) has a requirement to procure training/workforce development for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians working in care home settings. This is an initial 2-year contract with a maximum value of £4,050,000 for the 2 years. These figures include VAT. There is potential for a further extension of two years, following review, and efficiencies for following years will be expected. Please note payment will be related to Financial Years. The maximum value of the 4 year contract would be £8,100,000, this equates to £4,050,000 in the first two years and then another £4,050,000 in the following two years subject to contract extension.

HEE has been asked to commission a pharmacy workforce training pathway across England that enables a holistic approach in the delivery of care for residents, patients and users of care homes and their relatives. The pathway is aligned to NHS England's Enhanced Health in Care Homes (EHCH) programme. The EHCH programme lays out a clear vision for providing joined up primary, community and secondary, social care to residents of care and nursing homes, via a range of in reach services.

Bid evaluation will include quality criteria that reflects HEE Quality Standards. Following this procurement, training for up to 300 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians per year will be available on the Pharmacy Care Home Training Programme. NHS England will provide a central recruitment function for this programme, which will be supported by training/workforce development packages. The providers and participating pharmacists are expected to have an active participation in the programme of evaluation coordinated by NHS England's research and evaluation team.

The overall deliverables are expected to take into consideration clinical themes aligned to NHS England requirements and encourage innovative format of delivery tailored to specific settings.

Please access the procurement documents for further information.

Additional information: ***Please note that the deadline date for the submission of returns has been extended to 26 October 2017 at 12 noon. Updated documents have been released by the Commissioner, and must be viewed via the Clarification Message function of In-Tend***

Bidders are invited to access the procurement documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning.

The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is Friday 15th September 2017 at 12:00pm (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted. The e-portal system will shutdown at 12:00pm and any unsubmitted bids not registered to the system at this time will not be accepted. Therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time.

Project title: Pharmacy Care Home Training - Health Education England, please access the ITT for all documents. Should Bidders have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, they should contact the In-tend dedicated Supplier Helpdesk by calling 0845 557 8079 Monday to Friday (9am to 6pm) or email support@in-tend.co.uk.

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