# UKFPO Prescribing Safety Assessment \(PSA\)

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: British Pharmacological Society
- Contract winner: British Pharmacological Society
- Award value: £90,000
- Tender value: £90,000
- Award date: 27 May 2024
- Published: 15 July 2024
- Contract start: 27 May 2024
- Contract end: 26 May 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Notice ID: b445e5e1-1c21-4787-a0ab-4da36a4f1197-767314
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3ec015e2-d311-46ca-b347-f01763ad87e2

## Description

The PSA is a computerised assessment provided by the British Pharmacological Society \(BPS\) that all foundation year one doctors are required to pass to complete the F1 year\. Most UK graduates pass the PSA at medical school\. The few who don't, and all international medical graduates in F1, are supported to sit this assessment during F1\. The UKFPO funds this\. \(The UKFP Curriculum \(page 46\) stipulates this specific assessment\. https://foundationprogramme\.nhs\.uk/curriculum/\) Additional information: The activities of the UKFPO are jointly funded by the statutory education bodies \(SEBs\) of the four UK nations \(NHSE, NES, NIMDTA and HEIW\)

## Related contract awards

- [BC-24196 UKFPO Contract](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ac281a5e-2619-41a5-85b1-7263a083cd80): NHS England
- [Prescribing Safety Assessment Licences](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-1955ab8e-45e2-4726-9052-d7c3483cc060): Health Education England

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b445e5e1-1c21-4787-a0ab-4da36a4f1197-767314)