Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)
Ty Dysgu Cefn Coed, Nantgarw,
Cardiff
CF15 7QQ
UK
Contact person: Keri Jones
Telephone: +44 1443848585
E-mail: keri.jones3@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://heiw.nhs.wales/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
HEIW Provision of Community Nursing Education and Training
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.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 Community Nursing Education and Training
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
80300000
80320000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
HEIW is looking to commission Specialist Community Public Health Nursing -SCPHN (HV, SN, OH routes) and Specialist Practice Qualifications – SPQ (GPN, DN, CMHN, LD, CCN routes) for nurses and midwives. The education will be mapped to the new 2022 NMC standards of proficiency and validated by the NMC to enable registration/annotation on the NMC register.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
01/08/2023
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
In line with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, NHS Wales Procurement Services and HEIW wish to hold a Preliminary Market Consultation event prior to launching a procurement procedure for the delivery of the Provision of Community Nursing Education and Training. As such, discussions will be held with education providers prior to starting a procurement procedure. Procurement Services and HEIW will run the Preliminary Market Consultation event virtually via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 7th December 2022 from 10:30 - 12:30. Potential bidders will be provided with further insight into the requirement and given the opportunity to ask questions. In order to help define the requirement and to develop the contract’s requirement, following the presentation/Q&A session, potential bidders
will have an opportunity to have a 1:1 with HEIW representatives (maximum 10-minute allocated slot).
Next Steps - potential bidders who are interested in attending this event:
1. Are invited to express an interest to the email address below confirming the names and positions of proposed attendees.
2. Please confirm if your organisation would like to book a 10-minute slot to further discuss the requirements with HEIW and Procurement
Services.
3. Please confirm by 25th November whether you require any materials in the medium of the Welsh Language.
Email to express interest: keri.jones3@wales.nhs.uk
Potential bidders should note that this engagement event together with any other soft market sounding in relation to this proposed procurement, may not necessarily lead to a formal procurement and/or award of any contracts. Further, that any information provided by potential bidders during this engagement event, may be used by HEIW to help to scope the proposed procurement/services and may also be shared widely with other potential bidders/providers. Accordingly, potential bidders are advised not to share any confidential information and/or information they would not wish to be shared more widely. HEIW accepts no liability for any costs incurred by bidders as a result of
attending the engagement event.
Please note that it is not a requirement for an OJEU notice to be translated bilingually on Sell2Wales, however, if you require a copy of the PIN Notice in Welsh this is available to all interested potential bidders.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please email: keri.jones@wales.nhs.uk
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=126101.
(WA Ref:126101)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/11/2022