Clinical Assessment Skills (CAS) training for Pharmacist Prescribers

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is seeking an organisation to deliver a rolling programme of face-to-face Clinical Assessment Skills (CAS) training for pharmacist prescribers across Wales.

The programme will be available to both newly qualified and existing workforce independent prescribers, regardless of their sector of practice, and will be delivered across three geographical lots covering North Wales, South East Wales and South West Wales.

The successful provider will be required to deliver between three and four full-day CAS training sessions per region each year, covering three to four key clinical areas. One session for each clinical topic will be delivered within each geographical region.

Each session will accommodate a maximum of 15 learners and will require at least eight registered participants to proceed. HEIW reserves the right to cancel planned events where fewer than eight learners are registered, with cancellations potentially taking place seven to ten days before the scheduled session.

Lots Available

The opportunity has been divided into three geographical lots:

• Lot 1 – North Wales: Clinical Assessment Skills training for pharmacy prescribers across North Wales. Estimated lot value of £33,333.33 excluding VAT.
• Lot 2 – South East Wales: Clinical Assessment Skills training for pharmacy prescribers across South East Wales. Estimated lot value of £33,333.33 excluding VAT.
• Lot 3 – South West Wales: Clinical Assessment Skills training for pharmacy prescribers across South West Wales. Estimated lot value of £33,333.34 excluding VAT.

The overall estimated contract value across the three lots is £100,000 excluding VAT.

Contract Information

Buyer: Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)

Deadline: 13 October 2026, 12:00pm

Contract Value: £100,000 excluding VAT (£120,000 including VAT)

Delivery Length: 1 March 2027 to 28 February 2030, with the option to extend for a further two years to 29 February 2032 at HEIW’s sole discretion

Tender Link: eTenderWales portal — ITT code: itt_126953

Enquiry Deadline: 6 October 2026, 4:00pm

Evaluation Criteria

The award criteria across the lots are:

• Technical – 40%
• Commercial – 60%

The procurement is being conducted as a below-threshold open competition.

Participation

The opportunity is identified as particularly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs).

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, is managing the procurement on behalf of HEIW.

The opportunity provides training organisations with the potential to support the ongoing clinical development of pharmacist prescribers across Wales through a structured programme of face-to-face assessment skills training.

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