HEIW Provision of Postgraduate Certificate in Critical Care

A Contract Award Notice
by HEALTH EDUCATION AND IMPROVEMENT WALES

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
not specified
Value
£254K-£1M
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
24 Feb 2023
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

South West Wales

Geochart for 1 buyers and 3 suppliers

Description

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) has undertaken a strategic review of commissioned health professional education and training across NHS Wales. HEIW commissions both pre-registration and post-registration qualifications for the NHS Wales workforce. HEIW identified a requirement to commission critical care education. This education will support the national upskilling of existing health professionals to meet the recommendation of the Welsh Government’s Task and Finish Group on Critical Care (2019) that critical care education and opportunities are explored to improve retention of current staff. In addition, this education will meet the Guidelines for the Provision of Intensive Care Services (GPICS), Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) and the Intensive Care Society (ICS)

Lot Division

1 Post graduate certificate in Critical Care (North Wales)

This Procurement governs the provision of a Postgraduate Certificate in Critical Care. The Programme must be worth 60 credits at level 7 and Level 6 and to meet the requisite standard, the Programme must meet CC3N Step 2 and 3 Competencies for Adult Critical Care Nurses. The range of commissioning numbers was detailed within the ITT.

2 Post graduate certificate in Critical Care (South West Wales)

This Procurement governs the provision of a Postgraduate Certificate in Critical Care. The Programme must be worth 60 credits at level 7 and level 6 and to meet the requisite standard, the Programme must meet CC3N Step 2 and 3 Competencies for Adult Critical Care Nurses. The range of commissioning numbers was detailed within the ITT.

3 Post graduate certificate in Critical Care (South Central/East Wales)

This Procurement governs the provision of a Postgraduate Certificate in Critical Care. The Programme must be worth 60 credits at level 7 and level 6 and to meet the requisite standard, the Programme must meet CC3N Step 2 and 3 Competencies for Adult Critical Care Nurses. The range of commissioning numbers was detailed within the ITT.

Award Detail

1 Bangor University (Bangor)
  • Post graduate certificate in Critical Care (North Wales)
  • Reference: 005533-2023-1
  • Value: £254,400
2 Swansea University (Swansea)
  • Post graduate certificate in Critical Care (South West Wales)
  • Reference: 005533-2023-2
  • Value: £495,000
3 South Wales University (Pontypridd)
  • Post graduate certificate in Critical Care (South Central/East Wales)
  • Reference: 005533-2023-3
  • Value: £1,040,400

Award Criteria

Quality 80
price 20

CPV Codes

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

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** These are Light Touch services, the procurement procedure followed was a procedure akin to the Open Procedure (WA Ref:129188)

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