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Tender for HEIW Wales Asylum seekers and Refugee Doctors (WARD)

Health Education and Improvement Wales
Wales
Open procedure
1 July 2024 to 31 March 2026

Delivery of tuition and exam support for IELTS, OET, and PLAB examinations to assist refugee doctors and dentists in achieving professional registration. The contract includes managing travel and subsistence costs for participants and facilitating supernumerary funding to support their entry into the NHS Wales workforce.

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Awarded value: £140k; As published
Published: 23 April 2024
Awarded: 27 June 2024
Contract length: 21 months; Ends 31 March 2026

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of specialist language training, exam preparation, and professional registration support for refugee and asylum-seeking healthcare professionals.

Provide proactive support to asylum seeker and refugee doctors and dentists to further extend their English language and general communication skills and go on to pass relevant English examinations that are required for professional registration with the GMC or GDC
Offer tuition, courses, and exam support for the IELTS, OET, and PLAB exams, covering exam costs and providing necessary resources for registration
Aid in facilitating supernumerary funding for doctors to enter the NHS Wales workforce

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 21 months
Contract dates: 1 July 2024 to 31 March 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 2
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 80000000

Services in this contract

ESOL for residents, refugees and new arrivalsMain service£80k typicalEnglish language support for refugee doctors and dentists

Lifecycle

Published
23 April 2024
Contract awarded
27 June 2024
Contract starts
1 July 2024
Contract ends
31 March 2026

The buyer

Health Education and Improvement Wales

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/575940/tender-for-heiw-wales-asylum-seekers-and-refugee-doctors-ward
Buyer reference: HEIW-ITT-110026
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Health Education and Improvement Wales. Tender for HEIW Wales Asylum seekers and Refugee Doctors (WARD). Contract award, 23 April 2024. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/575940/tender-for-heiw-wales-asylum-seekers-and-refugee-doctors-ward (accessed 4 November 2026).