Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cba-16f8-70a6-b05e-4ba535cb4270/access-to-medicine-pathways-to-medicine-itq closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Access to medicine pathways to medicine ITQ [NHS England](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-england) Estimated value £50,000 Published 29 Nov 2023 Deadline Closed 11 Dec 2023 ## 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. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender NHS England are looking for well-designed programmes of support that will result in increased access to medicine schools and increased knowledge and understanding of pathways through medical school including intercalation and opportunities to undertake research activities, greater access to a network of support, and increased confidence. The medical profession remains a challenging profession for young people from less advantaged backgrounds to break into, with research consistently showing an over-representation of doctors who were educated at independent schools, which educate only seven per cent of the British population. Barriers to the profession include the obvious point that entry to medical school is a highly competitive process with high grades required, which students from wealthier backgrounds and independent schools are in a stronger position to achieve relative to their less advantaged peers. There are other factors like the importance of undertaking relevant work experience, soft skills development and receiving informal mentoring and advice that are harder from students from poorer backgrounds to access. The underrepresentation of talented doctors from less advantaged backgrounds, who have the potential to pursue a medical career but may not be able to make competitive applications for medical schools, means a waste of talent that the NHS could otherwise be benefiting from. This makes widening access to the medical profession crucially important in the coming years, particularly as the health service builds back after the impact of the pandemic. Full details and the tender documents can be downloaded from the following link:- [health-family.force.com/s/Welcome](https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome) Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal [health-family.force.com/s/Welcome](https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome). Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: ### Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: Read full description ## CPV classification Education and training services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/629fc7bc-c178-4c9e-9c53-1b22ce748392) 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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