CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Graduate Financial Management Trainee Scheme

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The NHS Wales Finance Academy is a collaboration of NHS Wales Finance Directors from across NHS Wales, with the common goal of supporting and promoting the continuous the continuous development of the NHS Finance profession in Wales.

The NHS Wales Finance Academy is therefore seeking a professional accredited accountancy body (Part A) and a Tuition Provider (Part B) to deliver the qualification to graduates as part of the Financial Management Graduate Scheme.

The design of the scheme is to attract ‘high flying’ graduates who have the potential to become NHS Wales Finance Directors and senior finance leaders and who through this scheme will learn practical financial and management skills and grow their leadership strengths. The professional qualification they will study for is therefore a critical and integral part of this learning and we expect them to qualify for this in order to graduate from the scheme.

The scheme for 2019 to 2022 will be for one cohort of up to 6 graduates over the three-year programme. Work based placements provide a range of opportunities for graduates to gather significant experience of different finance roles in one or more organisations.

Please Note: Part A and Part B will be undertaken as separate tender exercises within Bravo e-tender Wales. Responses to Part B will be open to all interested parties who are able to deliver one of more the following qualifications which will form the Part A response:

-ACCA

-CIMA

-CIPFA

-ICAEW

NOTE: The authority is using eTender Wales to carry out this procurement process.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=82280

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

1 cohort of up to 6 students, starting in September 2019 and ending in August 2022

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Bidder's must be able to deliver one or more of the following named accountancy qualifications:

-ACCA

-CIMA

-CIPFA

-ICAEW

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

PRO-ITT-39143

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

The contracting authority will not accept ITT submissions after the stated closing date.

All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders.

The contracting authority reserves the right to establish the Contract in whole or in part.

The contracting authority reserves the right to annul the tendering process and not establish the Contract.

All documents to be priced in GBP and all payments made in GBP.

To complete your formal proposal, in this notice, please access the ITT via the Bravo E Tender Wales portal

where you will find a full suite of tender documentation, reference - itt_68397 - NHS Wales Graduate Financial Management Trainee Scheme as per the instructions below.

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)

— Browse to the eSourcing portal: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/ and click the link to register

— Accept the terms and conditions and click "continue"

— Enter your correct business and user details

— Note the username you chose and click "save" when complete

— You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the tender

— Login to the portal with the username/password

— Click the " ITTs open to all suppliers" link.

— Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.

— Click the "express interest" button at the top of the page.

— This will move the ITT into your "my ITTs" page. (this is a secure area reserved for your

projects only)

—You can now 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 to "decline to

respond" (please give a reason if declining)

— You can now use the "messages" function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification

— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT

— There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)

You must then submit your reply using the "submit response" button at the top of the page.

If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering Helpdesk on 0800

3684852

(WA Ref:82280)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice