Wessex Public Health Practitioner Development Programme, Health Education England - Wessex- NHS/SoEPS/17.376

Tender description

NHS South of England Procurement Services, acting on behalf of Health Education England (the Commissioner) are commencing a tender for the delivery of a Wessex Public Health Practitioner Development Programme. The Public Health Practitioner (PHP) programme is a professional development programme which allows individuals working in public health to become a registered Practitioner with the UKPHR. Public Health Practitioner registration is at a minimum of Level 5 of the Health Careers Framework which is entry level registration in public health. The Public Health Practitioner Schemes are delivered as local schemes within specific geographic areas. The Wessex scheme is funded by Health Education England - Wessex and is managed and delivered by the Wessex School of Public Health. The Wessex region covers Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Dorset and Salisbury. The scheme was established in 2010 and since then has supported over 100 practitioners to work towards professional registration. The Wessex support programme is a fundamental aspect of the public health practitioner scheme which enables individuals to develop their portfolio for registration. Following the independent evaluation of the scheme, learning from this has informed the development of this specification. The contract will be from 01 July 2018 to 01 October 2020, with the option to extend by a further 12 months at the Authority's discretion. The contract value will be £50,000 per cohort, with a maximum value of £150,000 over three years. Please access the ITT procurement documents for further information. Bidders are invited to access the procurement documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning