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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

Competitive Contract Notice

1. Title: GB-Lichfield: Provision of Pharmacy Technician Training
2. Awarding Authority:
MOD, Defence Medical Services (DMS)
DMS Whittington, Lichfield, WS14 9PY, United Kingdom
Tel. 01543 434723, Email: defcomrclcc-jfc6b@mod.uk, URL: www.contracts.mod.uk
Attn: Kelvin Edwards
3. Contract Type: Services
Sub Type: Education and vocational education services.

4. Description: Medical education services. The Authority requires provision of 2 pharmacy technician student placements per year.
These placements shall last for a two year period and shall lead to the award of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) recognised qualification of Level 3 Diploma (National Vocational Qualification) in Pharmacy Services Skills (Competence). This shall result in the student’s registration with the GPhC.
This training shall incorporate a GPhC recognised course of underpinning knowledge such as the BTEC National Diploma Pharmaceutical Science (Knowledge) or Level 3 Diploma Pharmaceutical Science (Knowledge) and shall be undertaken through day or block release at college.
5. CPV Codes:
80320000 – Medical education services.

6. NUTS Codes :
UK – UNITED KINGDOM

7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: UNITED KINGDOM,
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority:
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: Category H1b: 10K – 113K GBP
Currency: GBP
10. Deadline for Expression of Interest: 03/05/2018 10:00:00
11. Address to which they must be sent:
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
JFC6 – (COMMERCIAL) TENDER BOARD, KENTIGERN HOUSE, 65 BROWN STREET, GLASGOW, G2 8EX, United Kingdom

12. Other Information:
Other Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

The total value of the contract is £43,800.00 (ex VAT), which is inclusive of college fees.

The Authority has the option, within its sole discretion, to extend the contract by a period of up to 24 months to account for one extra intake of pharmacy technician students. The option period is from 01-August-2022 to 31-July-2024. The value of the option is £29200 (ex VAT).

Electronic Trading. Potential suppliers must note the mandatory requirement for electronic trading using the Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) electronic procurement tool. All payments for Contractor Deliverables under the Contract shall be made via CP&F. You can find details on CP&F at

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Suitable for VCO: Yes
Procedure Type:OPEN
Period of Work Start date: 01/09/2018
Period of Work End date: 31/08/2022
Is this a Framework Agreement?: no