Award

MCIPS Academy - MER and WB

  • NHS England

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-034149

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05511f (view related notices)

Published 20 June 2025, 3:49pm



Scope

Reference

C369035

Description

This case is part of the overall NHSE CIPS Academy. This contract covers the work based route and management entry route to get NHS Staff commercial accredited with MCIPS


Contract 1. MCIPS Academy - MER and WB

Supplier

Contract value

  • £1,467,852.12 excluding VAT
  • £1,761,422.55 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

2 July 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 3 July 2025 to 30 June 2027
  • Possible extension to 30 June 2028
  • 2 years, 11 months, 29 days

Description of possible extension:

1 year time only, zero value.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Special regime

Light touch

Direct award justification

Single supplier - technical reasons

Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) offer 4 routes to a chartered accreditation; apprenticeship, examination, work-based route and management entry route. While the CIPS have allowed other organisations to run apprenticeships and examinations, they remain the only viable supplier in the market to offer two of four routes, the Management Entry Route and the Work Based Route.


Supplier

Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVBX-5758-YZPN

Easton House, Church Street

Stamford, Lincolnshire

PE9 3NZ

United Kingdom

Region: UKF25 - North Northamptonshire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes

Contract 1. MCIPS Academy - MER and WB


Contracting authority

NHS England

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDPT-3135-BWWY

Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd

London

SE1 8UG

United Kingdom

Region: UKI45 - Lambeth

Organisation type: Public authority - central government