Indemnity Cover for Medical Trainees, Health Education England

Health Education England (HEE - the Commissioner) are commencing a tender for the provision of Indemnity Cover for Medical Trainees across England.

A maximum of four regional contracts will be awarded to a single provider. Should providers apply for more than four lots, and are successful in more than four lots, the four top scoring lots for that provider will be awarded. The next highest scoring provider for remaining lots, subject to minimum criteria, will be awarded to those providers. If more than one contract is awarded to a single provider, we reserve the right to negotiate costs and service provision across awarded lots to ensure economies of scale and value for money.

The overall anticipated annual national budget for all seven regions is ranging between £640,000 and £1,250,000. Please see each regional specification for breakdowns of this value.

The length of each contract is an initial three years from 1 February 2021 with the option to extend a further two years subject to annual review. The contract will have a breakout clause of one year.

Regional Lots/contracts: Lot 1 - Midlands Lot 2 - South East Lot 3 - South West Lot 4 - North East & Yorkshire Lot 5 - East of England Lot 6 - London Lot 7 - North West

Bidders are invited to access the procurement documentation at:

https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=40bb618e-0a24-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21&v=2

Please access the ITT procurement documents for further information.

The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is Thursday 12 November 2020 at 12:00pm (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted. The e-portal system will shutdown at 12:00pm and any un-submitted bids not registered to the system at this time will not be accepted. Therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time.

Project title: Indemnity Cover for Medical Trainees, Health Education England, please access the ITT for all documents. Should Bidders have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, they should contact the ProContract dedicated Supplier Helpdesk at: http://proactis.kayako.com/procontractv3/Core/Default/Index

All communications should be made via the messaging function on the e-Tendering portal. During the tender exercise the Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the e-portal system and not with the Contracting Authority itself. No Bidder, Bidder Member, or any of such Bidder's advisors, consultants or subcontractors may have ex parte communications with the Contracting Authority or any of their employees, advisors, contractors or consultants regarding the ITT, the Procurement, other than as expressly permitted in this ITT.