HEIW Provision of Clinical Psychology Education and Training Services

A Contract Award Notice
by HEALTH EDUCATION AND IMPROVEMENT WALES (HEIW)

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
6 year (est.)
Value
£13M
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
05 Dec 2024
Delivery
01 Sep 2023 to 31 Aug 2029 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Cardiff

Geochart for 2 buyers and 2 suppliers

2 buyers

2 suppliers

Description

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) undertook a review of Health Professional Education and Training Services delivered to NHS Wales. The Together for Mental Health Delivery Plan 2019-22 sets out the requirement for Welsh Government to work with Health Education Improvement Wales (HEIW), Social Care Wales (SCW) and partners to produce a workforce plan for mental health. HEIW have sought to procure psychological services education to increase the sustainability of the psychology services workforce. Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) have undertaken a review of Health Professional Education and Training Services delivered to NHS Wales. In order to increase psychology services workforce sustainability, HEIW sought to procure educational provisions for a Level 8 Clinical Psychology Doctorate Programme, a Level 7 Masters Programme for a new profession for Wales, namely Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology (CAAPs) and Level 1 and Level 2 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Whilst four different levels of education and training are being procured, there are clear synergies across the programmes that align with one education provider to deliver all four education requirements.

Lot Division

1 HEIW Provision of Clinical Psychology Education and Training Services South, West and Mid Wales
2 HEIW Provision of Clinical Psychology Education and Training Services North Wales

Award Detail

1 Cardiff University (Cardiff)
  • HEIW Provision of Clinical Psychology Education and Training Services South, West and Mid Wales
  • Num offers: 2
  • Value: £5,796,000
2 Bangor Univeristy (Bangor)
  • HEIW Provision of Clinical Psychology Education and Training Services North Wales
  • Num offers: 1
  • Value: £7,561,000

Award Criteria

Quality 100.0
PRICE _

CPV Codes

  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 80320000 - Medical education services
  • 80300000 - Higher education services

Indicators

  • Award on basis of price.

Other Information

The Contract shall commence on the Effective Date: 2nd January 2024.Implementation period from 2nd January 2024 to 31st July 2024. Following the Implementation Period, delivery of the Programme shall commence from the Services Commencement Date (1st August 2024) and the Contract shall continue until expiry on 31st July 2029 unless extended in accordance with the provisions of the Contract. These are Light Touch services, the procurement procedure followed was a procedure akin to the Open procedure (WA Ref:134203)

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