Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters - Millennium Point, Waterfront Way, Waterfront Business Park
Brierley Hill
DY5 1LX
Telephone
+44 7721819924
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Brierley-Hill:-Medical-education-services./4T22K297MK
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Post-Graduate Diploma (PgDip) Specialist Mental Health Paramedic
Reference number
0559-23-W
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80320000 - Medical education services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
WMAS are seeking to introduce and develop a new paramedic development and career pathway to enable a specialism in mental health crisis care within the pre-hospital ambulance setting which will see paramedics working autonomously as mental health professionals. In doing so it has identified a requirement for formal education and qualification, provided by a UK Higher Education Institution, to ensure that clinicians have sufficient knowledge to support specialist clinical practice.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £110,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 80430000 - Adult-education services at university level
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG3 - West Midlands
Main site or place of performance
West Midlands
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust (WMAS), working in partnership with West Midlands Integrated Care Boards, is committed to delivering improvements in the delivery of care to patients presenting with mental health needs. The NHS Long Term Plan identifies an intent to both further ambulance clinicians understanding of mental health and introduce mental health response vehicles. In delivering against the above national strategic objections, WMAS are seeking to introduce and develop a new paramedic development and career pathway to enable a specialism in mental health crisis care within the pre-hospital ambulance setting which will see paramedics working autonomously as mental health professionals. In doing so it has identified a requirement for formal education and qualification, provided by a UK Higher Education Institution, to ensure that clinicians have sufficient knowledge to support specialist clinical practice.
The Authority (WMASUNHSFT) is procuring a single supplier for the provision of delivering a Post-Graduate Diploma (PgDip) Specialist Mental Health Paramedic qualification. This will be for seventeen (17) staff 'students’ with the option to increase in future with the needs of the Authority.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £110,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
13 November 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 24 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
13 November 2023
Local time
12:01pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
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GO Reference: GO-2023102-PRO-24093161
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Trust HQ - Millenium Point, Waterfront Business Park, Waterfront Way
Brierley Hill
DY5 1LX
PurchasingAndContractsHelpdeskMailbox@wmas.nhs.uk
Telephone
+44 1384215555
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters - Millennium Point, Waterfront Way, Waterfront Business Park
Brierley Hill
DY5 1LX
PurchasingAndContractsHelpdeskMailbox@wmas.nhs.uk
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters - Millennium Point, Waterfront Way, Waterfront Business Park
Brierley Hill
DY5 1LX
PurchasingAndContractsHelpdeskMailbox@wmas.nhs.uk
Country
United Kingdom