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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2021/S 000-030150/EN)
Nature of contract:
Procedure: Not applicable

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
Ministry of Defence
DMS Whittington
Lichfield
Postal code: WS14 9PY
United Kingdom
For the attention of: Edwards Kelvin
Phone: +44 3001563013
Email: kelvin.edwards109@mod.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.contracts.mod.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2) Type of the contracting authority:
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3) Main activity:
Defence
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No
Section II: Object of the contract:
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:
Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Training – Level 3
II.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
SERVICES
II.3) Information on framework agreement
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement:YES
II.4) Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:
The Ministry of Defence (the Authority) is the largest employer of Apprentices in England, with circa 8,000 gaining an apprenticeship every year. This Prior Information Notice is of the Department’s intention to engage Contractors to deliver the L3 Pharmacy Technician (ST0300) apprenticeship, specifically for up to 10 apprentices per year.
Historically the Defence Medical Services have seconded military students (based at the Defence Medical School, Lichfield) to NHS Trusts based within 1 hour of Lichfield to undertake the Pharmacy Technician training. These students are returned to the Services fully trained and licenced to practise.
The new requirement will be for similar model of secondment to the NHS Trusts, within 1 hour of Lichfield. The NHS Trust will be expected to provide on the job training, End Point Assessment (including the L3 Pharmacy qualification), and; licence to practice. The students shall then return to DMS as qualified apprentices.
NHS Trusts wishing to tender for the opportunity to deliver to the Services must be registered as a Main Provider when tendering for this opportunity. Failure to register as a Main Provider shall result in a submitted Tender being non-compliant.
Interested parties are to note:
• This PIN is to alert the market to this potential future requirement and the requirement to register with the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) as a Main Provider. This is not a formal request for Expressions of Interest (EOI). Should th Authority decide to progress with the requirement, a Contract Notice shall be issued that references this PIN.
Lots: The contract is divided into lots: No
II.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
80530000
II.6) Scheduled date for start of award procedures and duration of the contract
Scheduled date for start of award procedures: 1.2.2022
II.7) Additional information:

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.2) Conditions for participation
III.2.1) Information about reserved contracts

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no.
VI.2) Additional information
The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.
VI.3) Information on general regulatory framework
VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice: 3.12.2021