Contract

CNO Safe Staffing Fellowship Academic Partner

  • NHS England

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-013580

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059cb9 (view related notices)

Published 13 February 2026, 4:04pm



Scope

Reference

C389211

Description

NHS England designed the Chief Nursing Officer's (CNO) Safer Staffing Fellowship, a Masters Level workforce planning, delivery and assurance programme currently accredited by Birmingham City University, to support our vision of embedding a sustainable, consistent approach to safer staffing in our NHS in England.


Contract 1. CNO Safe Staffing Fellowship Academic Partner

Supplier

Contract value

  • £227,999.99 excluding VAT
  • £227,999.99 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

6 February 2026

Contract dates

  • 6 February 2026 to 31 March 2028
  • 2 years, 1 month, 23 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

Key performance indicators

Name Description
Enrolment of new Fellows

All new Fellows to be enrolled within 10 days of receipt of enrolment form 100%


Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition

Special regime

Light touch


Supplier

Birmingham City University

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMDM-3781-JGCD

Birmingham City University University House, 15 Bartholomew Row,

Birmingham

B5 5JU

United Kingdom

Region: UKG31 - Birmingham

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. CNO Safe Staffing Fellowship Academic Partner


Contracting authority

NHS England

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDPT-3135-BWWY

Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd

London

SE1 8UG

United Kingdom

Contact name: Workforce Commercial Team

Email: england.workforcecommercialteam@nhs.net

Website: https://www.england.nhs.uk/

Region: UKI45 - Lambeth

Organisation type: Public authority - central government