THE PROVISION OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PLACEMENTS
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The DSP Opportunity Listing including the Invitation to Tender can be found here: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=61172 Tenders are to be submitted through DSP: www.contracts.mod.uk
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This sits in the upper-middle of the Education & Training band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 23,516 valued Education & Training tenders in our corpus.
The Authority has a requirement for the provision of a military Biomedical Scientists (BMS) Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration training pathway.
The proposed framework agreement shall be for a period covering 3 intakes completing the full degree programme starting Autumn 2026 in conjunction with top modules and clinical placements.
The successful Service Provider shall provide clinical placements and registration portfolio within IBMS approved training laboratories, for military BMS trainees to attain the IBMS Certificate of Competence and HCPC registration.
Clinical rotations are required in Haematology, Biochemistry, Blood Transfusion and Microbiology for up to 10 new trainee BMS per annum.
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The proposed framework agreement shall be
The proposed framework agreement shall be for a period covering 3 intakes completing the full degree programme starting Autumn 2026 in conjunction with top modules and clinical placements.
The successful Service Provider shall provide clinical
The successful Service Provider shall provide clinical placements and registration portfolio within IBMS approved training laboratories, for military BMS trainees to attain the IBMS Certificate of Competence and HCPC registration.
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- tender · Open
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- 053363-2026
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