The Provision of Tri-Service Medical Personnel Training to Health and Care Professions Council Paramedic Standard - Level 6

Defence Medical Services are requesting information on the below mentioned requirement. The Authority intends to engage with industry and is looking for expressions of interest from parties who could potentially provide and wish to understand more about the requirement.

The Requirement: A cohort of up to 20 students per year to receive Level 6 (BSc) training that enables them to register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a paramedic. Trainees are to begin training no later than September 2025 and thereafter annually.

This market engagement is seeking to engage with potential Providers to establish whether there is scope to enable students to undertake a 2-year academic programme which recognises students 'Accreditation for Prior Experiential Learning (APEL). This programme must recognise previous Knowledge, Skills and Experience (KSE) of students in their Defence roles that enables them to join the BSc pathway at the start of Year 2.

The Contractor shall deliver the requirement by providing residential academic and practical placement-based learning through a named University or Higher Education Institution (HEI) and Ambulance Service(s) or Ambulance Trusts within mainland UK.

The Contractor shall provide a nationally recognised BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Driving (CERAD).

The Contractor shall also provide uniforms and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Further information can be found in the attachment.