Education and training services

Tender description

NHS South of England Procurement Services (SoEPS), acting on behalf of Health Education England (HEE — the Commissioner) are commencing a tender for the provision of foundation simulation training — virtual reality licenses. The HEE East of England local office has invested in the provision of simulation-based education across the region. From August 2018, each foundation trainee attends one full day equivalent of mandatory high-fidelity simulation. During these sessions, the trainees are immersed into a simulated clinical scenario in real-time (e.g. a deteriorating patient), followed by a debriefing session involving the trainees, facilitator and their peers. Feedback from these sessions has shown that this educational experience is well received by the trainees and improves their confidence in managing deteriorating patients. NHS South of England Procurement Services (SoEPS), acting on behalf of Health Education England (HEE — the Commissioner) are commencing a tender for the provision of foundation simulation training — virtual reality licenses. The HEE East of England local office has invested in the provision of simulation-based education across the region. From August 2018, each foundation trainee attends one full day equivalent of mandatory high-fidelity simulation. During these sessions, the trainees are immersed into a simulated clinical scenario in real-time (e.g. a deteriorating patient), followed by a debriefing session involving the trainees, facilitator and their peers. Feedback from these sessions has shown that this educational experience is well received by the trainees and improves their confidence in managing deteriorating patient. For the 2019/2020 academic year HEE EOE Foundation School has introduced an innovative learning opportunity — virtual reality (VR) simulation for both FY1 and FY2 in the region. Licenses are required on an annual basis for this programme to be utilised. The contract period will be for 3 years. The Commissioner reserves the right to extend the contract up to one further year. The contract value will be 300 000 GBP over a term of 3 years Mobilisation period 1.5.2020 to 1.8.2020. Service provided 2.8.2020 to 1.8.2023. All figures are including VAT. Bidders are invited to access the procurement documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning Please access the ITT procurement documents for further information.