Provision of Simulated Patients

offers were made.

Contract summary Industry Supply services of personnel including temporary staff - 79620000

Location of contract PR1 2HE

Value of contract £300,000

Procurement reference tender_286020/998845

Published date 13 October 2021

Closing date 12 November 2021

Closing time 12pm

Contract start date 3 March 2022

Contract end date 1 March 2024

Contract type Service contract

Procedure type Restricted procedure (above threshold)

What is a restricted procedure (above threshold)? Contract is suitable for SMEs? Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs? No

Description The School of Medicine University of Central Lancashire is seeking applications to tender from agencies able to provide simulated patients, actors or trained clinical role players (SPs) for School of Medicine courses. Your tender should demonstrate how you will address the requirements and critical success factors outlined below.

Purpose

This purpose of this specification is to set the requirements, management and partnership for a single preferred provider that will deliver the Simulated Patient provision across the School of Medicine's clinical courses: MBBS, MPAS, MPAP and other clinical courses UG and PG, as required by curriculum needs. Please note the term 'Simulated Patient'(SP) is understood to refer to clinical role players or actors who work as simulated patients for teaching purposes and as standardised patients for assessment purposes.

Requirements

The successful Bidder will be able to provide high quality simulated patients for roles in Clinical Skills teaching sessions, Communication Skills teaching sessions and for clinical assessments such as Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) with supportive and responsive management and administrative processes.