Contract

Independent Authorisation of Blood Transfusion (IABT) Education and Training Services

  • Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-003588

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0383e7

Published 2 February 2024, 4:07pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)

Ty Dysgu Cefn Coed, Nantgarw,

Cardiff

CF15 7QQ

Contact

Keri Jones

Email

keri.jones3@wales.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 1443848585

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL - Wales

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://heiw.nhs.wales/

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Independent Authorisation of Blood Transfusion (IABT) Education and Training Services

Reference number

PRO-OJEULT-54427

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) are undertaking a review of Health Professional Education and Training Services delivered to NHS Wales. Health Education and Improvement Wales are seeking to procure Independent Authorisation of Blood Transfusion Education and Training.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 80300000 - Higher education services
  • 80320000 - Medical education services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL - Wales

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) are looking to commission Independent Authorisation of Blood Transfusion Education and Training for healthcare professionals employed in relevant roles in NHS Wales. The education programme will be a 40-credit course at graduate (6) or postgraduate (7) level in Independent Authorisation of Blood Component Transfusion The education will meet the UK Non Medical Authorisation (NMA) Framework (JPAC 2022) enabling individuals to extend their practice within appropriate professional standards.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80

Price - Weighting: 20

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-035680


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

PRO-OJEULT-54427

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The Services to which this Notice relates fall within Regulations 74 to 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulations).

Although HEIW may voluntarily adopt certain provisions in the Regulations neither the employment of any terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the contracting authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to services falling within Regulations 74 to 76. Bidders to note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the tender documents and that save for matters of clarification or consistency, HEIW will not negotiate the terms. As this is a procurement that falls under the Light Touch Regime, HEIW is proposing to use a procurement procedure which is akin to the open procedure. All tender costs and any liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders. HEIW reserves the right to award the Contract in whole or in part. HEIW reserves the right to pause, halt, abandon and/or annul the tendering process and not to award

any or all the Contracts. The Contracts to which this procurement relates are funded via Welsh Government funding, refer to the contract terms and conditions and the ITT for rights reserved to the contracting authority should the said funding cease or reduce. Bidders are to note:

(a) The number of student places to be commissioned annually will be conditional upon Welsh Government confirmation of funding; and

(b) HEIW reserves the right to vary the range of student commissioning numbers by way of an increase or decrease; and

(c) The proposed contracts are due to take effect on or around 01/11/2024 and provide for an implementation period. Delivery of the services are to commence upon the anticipated Services Commencement Date (that will be between the Services Commencement Period being 01/09/25 - 30/11/25). No contract payments are payable in respect of the implementation period. To complete your formal proposal, please access the ITT via the Bravo eTender Wales portal where you will find a full suite of tender documentation.

1. Register your company:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register.

2. Express and Interest in the tender:

- Click ‘ITT Open to all suppliers’

- Click ITT_54427 and express interest

- This will move the ITT into your ‘my ITTs page’

- You can access any attachments by clicking ‘buyer attachments’ in the ‘ITT details’ box

3. Responding to the tender

- Click ‘my response’ under ‘ITT details’. You can choose to ‘create response’ or ‘decline to respond’

- You can now use the messages function to communicate with HEIW

(WA Ref:138632)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079477501

Country

United Kingdom