Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters - Millennium Point, Waterfront Way, Waterfront Business Park
Brierley Hill
DY5 1LX
UK
Telephone: +44 7721819924
E-mail: Ashley.Warner@wmas.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://wmas.nhs.uk/
I.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 abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Post-Graduate Diploma (PgDip) Specialist Mental Health Paramedic
Reference number: 0559-23-W
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80320000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.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.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
110 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80300000
80400000
80430000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG3
Main site or place of performance:
West Midlands
II.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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
110 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
13/11/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.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)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
13/11/2023
Local time: 12:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
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To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
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GO Reference: GO-2023102-PRO-24093161
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Trust HQ - Millenium Point, Waterfront Business Park, Waterfront Way
Brierley Hill
DY5 1LX
UK
Telephone: +44 1384215555
E-mail: PurchasingAndContractsHelpdeskMailbox@wmas.nhs.uk
VI.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
UK
E-mail: PurchasingAndContractsHelpdeskMailbox@wmas.nhs.uk
VI.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
UK
E-mail: PurchasingAndContractsHelpdeskMailbox@wmas.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/10/2023