Education and training services

Tender description

NHS South of England Procurement Services, acting on behalf of Health Education England (the Commissioner) is commencing a tender for the delivery of a Clinically Enhanced Pharmacist Independent Prescribing (CEPIP) Programme for HE London and the South East. The CEPIP programme delivers a GPhC-accredited Pharmacist Independent Prescribing module (IP), blended with enhanced clinical content including clinical health assessment and diagnostics. CEPIP offers the ‘hands on" training opportunities to produce the pharmacist of the future – a practitioner with advanced skills to confidently and competently manage patients with a health assessment, diagnostic and clinical examination skills comparable with that of an Advanced Clinical Practitioner. The CEPIP programme delivers a GPhC-accredited Pharmacist Independent Prescribing module (IP), blended with enhanced clinical content including clinical health assessment and diagnostics. CEPIP offers the ‘hands on" training opportunities to produce the pharmacist of the future – a practitioner with advanced skills to confidently and competently manage patients with a health assessment, diagnostic and clinical examination skills comparable with that of an Advanced Clinical Practitioner. • The course will be up to 12 months duration and open to Pharmacists practising in London and South East in NHS acute and mental health hospitals, including those employed by community pharmacy and undertaking HEE recognised cross-sector Foundation Pharmacist training programmes. • The course will award a (Level 7) Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits), reflecting an extended curriculum (see below) and providing a suitable background to support further studies for higher awards. • The course will grant a GPhC accredited Independent Prescribing accreditation upon completion. • The course recognises and supports pharmacists working in both specialist and generalist roles. • The course will provide an enhanced practical experience in diagnostics and health assessment; aligned to the Advanced Practice pathway and beyond the curriculum set by GPhC for the existing IP module. • The course content and credit may be suitable for RPL (previously APEL) onto existing (London and South East) Advanced Practice training courses. There is a fixed price for the provision of CEPIP. • Courses delivered from a London site: £2,750 per trainee. • Courses delivered from sites outside of London: £2,550 per trainee. These prices are non-negotiable. The contract value will be a maximum envelope of £1,237,500 (inclusive of VAT) for three years. This is a breakdown of £412,500 per annum, inclusive of any VAT applicable. Please access the procurement documents for further information. Bidders are invited to access the procurement documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning. The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is Wednesday 10 January 2018 at 12:00 pm (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted. The e-portal system will shut down at 12:00 pm 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: Clinically Enhanced Pharmacist Independent Prescribing (CEPIP) Programme – Health Education England London and South East 17.372, 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 (9:00 am to 6:00 pm) or email support@in-tend.co.uk. All communications should be made via the messaging function on the In-tend E-Tendering portal. During the tender exercise, the Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the appointed procurement specialist on behalf of NHS South of England Procurement Services and not with the Contracting Authority itself. No Bidder, Bidder Member, or any of such Bidder's advisors, consultants or subcontractors may have ex parte communications with the Contracting Authority or any of their employees, advisors, contractors or consultants regarding the ITT, the Procurement, other than as expressly permitted in this ITT.