# Part A - Education Support

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Health Education England
- Tender value: £23,532
- Published: 22 December 2022
- Planned start: 5 January 2023
- Planned end: 31 March 2023
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 406b2ef5-a707-4d98-a0ea-7b22be438377-601400
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d64a8f28-a6c6-414b-8db6-0d06c1ec1d9e

## Description

Health Education England are putting out this notice as a VEAT \(Voluntary Ex anti Transparency Notice with a view to completing a Direct Award to The University Of Birmingham The case for direct award can be found on the tender portal\. As part of the initial commission, UoB were required to provide a range of information and knowledge services and resources appropriate to the information needs and ways of working of up to 70 Public Health Specialty Registrars in the West Midlands\. These services are required to be managed by a professionally qualified Librarian\. They are seeking additional funding to support any future learning and are currently delivering these services even though their current contract has expired\. Rationale for direct award The Part B examination is held four times a year\. It consists of six eight-minute stations\. To help prepare local registrars for the examination, mock examinations are held twice a year\. These examinations are only held at the University of Birmingham, are recognised nationally and are organised by local registrars, together with input from Educational Supervisors All communications should be made via the messaging function on the Health Family eTendering portal\. If any provider has concerns with the commissioning intentions outlined within the published documentation, please raise this via the eTendering Portal in the first instance within 10 days of the date of this Prior Information Notice\.

## Related contract awards

- [Coaching for postgraduate medical and dental trainees in Health Education England \(North West\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4a1cca08-4d52-43eb-8190-eece8486d88e): Health Education England
- [Multi-source Feedback Service for Healthcare Science Trainees](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a1e0ea5a-073d-4bef-aa93-ebfa37b2bacc): Health Education England
- [eXact LCMS Support and Maintenance](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3887d3d4-6297-4e6f-89f1-d93c7e5546bb): Health Education England

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/406b2ef5-a707-4d98-a0ea-7b22be438377-601400)