Scope
Description
NHS England's Workforce, Training and Education Directorate sets out a suite of Education and Training programmes which are supported financially by NHS England as a corporate body. This is a wide ranging list of programmes covering most professional groups. This procurement is for one of the programmes within this education and training offer. The overall Procurement is titled as Advanced Clinical Practice, and will include a review of the current provision, including rationalisation of the current programmes, and identification of new, aligned programmes. The current programmes under review for this reprocurement are: Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Critical Care, Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Mental Health, Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Supervision, Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Surgical Care, Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Top Up, Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Neo-nates, Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Specialist Portfolio (Training grant - i.e. FICM and MSK)
Total value (estimated)
- £140,000,000 excluding VAT
- £140,000,000 including VAT
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 September 2026 to 1 September 2030
- Possible extension to 1 September 2032
- 6 years, 1 day
Main category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
1 April 2026
Procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Above or below total value threshold
Below threshold
Contracting authority
NHS England
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDPT-3135-BWWY
Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd
London
SE1 8UG
United Kingdom
Email: england.commercialqueries@nhs.net
Website: https://www.england.nhs.uk/
Region: UKI45 - Lambeth
Organisation type: Public authority - central government