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Contract for the Provision of a Development Programme to Support Foundation Trainee Pharmacists to Prepare for the Common Registration Assessment

Descriptions

The Northern Ireland Centre for Pharmacy Learning and Development (NICPLD), one of the national pharmacy postgraduate centres, was established in 1990 and has been based in the School of Pharmacy (Queen's University Belfast) since 1996. Funded by the Department of Health under the Health and Personal Social Services (HPSS) (1972) Order, its remit is to support the development of the (Health and Social Care) pharmacy workforce in Northern Ireland through its education and training programme, which includes:

 

· direct, distance and eLearning courses

· foundation training year

· postgraduate course funding

· post-registration foundation training

· non-medical prescribing training

· advanced practice training

· post-qualification training for pharmacy technicians.

 

NICPLD also provides an effective multi­-professional education programme of workshops and eLearning, in addition to promoting and participating in research and development.

 

The Standards for the initial education and training (IET) of pharmacists (GPhC, 2021) support the aim of the Department of Health to improve and promote the health and social wellbeing of the people of Northern Ireland. This will be achieved by establishing programmes to develop the Northern Ireland (NI) pharmacy workforce for an enhanced and more effective clinical role in response to changing population demographics and patient need. To achieve this goal, there will be a need for closer integration of academic study with enhanced learning in practice.

 

The NICPLD Foundation Training Year (FTY) programme encompasses the following elements:

 

· 52 week in-practice training

· evidencing of learning outcomes via the completion of mandatory practice activities, recording evidence and uploading this to an ePortfolio

· periodic appraisal by an educational supervisor to ensure trainee progress

· structured education and training programme to support trainee pharmacists as they work towards being independent practitioners and sitting the Common Registration Assessment (CRA).

 

NICPLD is responsible for the delivery of all elements of this programme but will require support from the Economic Operator in delivering the structured education and training programme to support trainee pharmacists as they prepare to sit the CRA in Summer 2027.

Timeline

Published Date :

28th Oct 2025 Today

Deadline :

25th Nov 2025 in a 28 days

Contract Start :

30th Apr 2026

Contract End :

30th Apr 2027

Tender Regions

CPV Codes

85149000 - Pharmacy services

80500000 - Training services

Keywords

professional training

employee development

skills workshops

capacity building programs

vocational instruction

corporate training

workforce education

technical skill training

job competency development

learning course delivery

hospital pharmacy

clinical pharmacy

inpatient medication dispensing

sterile compound preparation

pharmacological management

medication safety services

pharmaceutical stock management

IV admixture

formulary services

hospital drug distribution

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Open

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Details

Notice Type :

Tender

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

Tenderbase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

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Procurement contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk

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