Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c4d-d351-7122-aa6b-0ece434fe10c/educator-upskilling-health-education-england-invitation-to-quote-itq-nhs awarded GB negotiated without publication procedure Suitable for SMEs # Educator Upskilling - Health Education England - Invitation to Quote (ITQ) - NHS/SoEPS/19.543 [South of England Procurement Centre](https://tendernation.io/buyers/south-of-england-procurement-centre) Estimated value £35,000 Published 2 Sept 2019 Deadline Closed 18 Sept 2019 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender \*\*Deadline extended to 18 Sep 2019 at 12 noon\*\* NHS South of England Procurement Services (SoEPS), acting on behalf of Health Education England (HEE - the Authority) are commencing an Invitation to Quote for a Educator Upskilling service within the West Midlands. Supported Return to Training (SuppoRTT) is an initiative run by HEE to ensure that trainees get the required support to remain safe and confident when returning from time out of training for a variety of reasons. There are approximately 50,000 doctors in England who are currently undertaking postgraduate medical training with approximately 10% taking approved time out of programme, at any given time for reasons such as parental leave, approved out of programme for research / experience / career break. In addition, there are a number of trainees out of clinical training due to unplanned reasons such as sickness absence, restrictions practice due to a Trust or GMC investigation. It is widely noted that this group are a diverse group of doctors, facing wide-ranging challenges. The challenges faced by returners are well-articulated in the AoMRC Maternity & Paternity Survey Results (2016). HEE is inviting providers to submit quotations for running an Educator Upskilling Programme. The maximum value of this contract is £35,000. This figure is inclusive of any applicable VAT. Please access the ITQ procurement documents for further information. Bidders are invited to access the procurement documentation at [in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning](https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning) The deadline for the submission of completed ITQ submissions is \*\*Wednesday 18 September 2019\*\* at 12:00pm (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted. The e-portal system will shutdown at 12:00pm and any un-submitted bids not registered to the system at this time will not be accepted. Therefore, please submit in good time, allowing for Registration on In-Tend, prior to the deadline date and time. Project title: Educator Upskilling - Health Education England - Invitation to Quote (ITQ) - NHS/SoEPS/19.543, please access the ITQ for all documents. Should Bidders have problems using the portal, they should contact the In-tend dedicated Supplier Helpdesk by calling 0845 557 8079 Monday to Friday (9am to 5pm) or email . 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 e-portal system via 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 ITQ, the Procurement, other than as expressly permitted in this ITQ. Read full description ## CPV classification Education and training services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/0fe28350-e738-4694-ad5a-c14e0729821b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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