Training for Nursing and Midwifery Students

King's College London invites expressions of interest from training providers able to deliver the following types of training to our nursing and midwifery students:

Lot 1: Basic Life Support (BLS) Lot 2: Neonatal Life Support (NLS) Lot 3: Paediatric Life Support (PLS) Lot 4: Immediate Life Support (ILS) and Paediatric Immediate Life Support (PILS) Lot 5: Personal Safety Lot 6: Moving and Handling Lot 7: First Aid

We will issue an Invitation to Tender in January 2024, leading to the award of 3-year contracts (with options to extend for 2 additional years). Service delivery will start in September 2024. Tenderers may bid for any or all lots.

All training sessions will be in-person, delivered in London, and underpinned by simulation pedagogy which meets the Nursing & Midwifery Council's (NMC) definition of simulated practice learning. The suppliers must be aligned to, and compliant with, the regulations of relevant bodies such as the NMC, Resuscitation Council UK and Skills for Health. Individual trainers must be appropriately skilled, qualified and experienced.

Expected annual volumes are as follows. Lots 1-3: 220 x 2-hour sessions with a trainer-to-student ratio of 1:7. Lot 4: 90 x 8-hour sessions, ratio 1:6. Lot 5: 90 x 3-hour sessions, ratio 1:7. Lot 6: 230 x 2-hour sessions, ratio 1:7. Lot 7: 70 x 3-hour sessions, ratio 1:7.

Please make contact using the email address below, indicating which lot(s) you are interested in.