Official UK procurement notice
Accreditation of Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
NHS England seeks to commission accreditation services for the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism. The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training is the standardised and preferred training for health and social care staff. The accreditation scheme will provide quality assurance for the delivery of this training. The accreditation scheme will also ensure quality assurance around the training delivery. Potential wider system benefits range from £0 to £4,800,000 for the initial term and between £0 and £2,960,000 for the optional extension.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS England seeks to commission accreditation services for the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism.
The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training is the standardised and preferred training for health and social care staff. It has been specifically developed for this purpose and is co-produced and co-delivered by approved trainers with lived experience of learning disability and autism, who are fairly compensated for their contributions. The accreditation scheme will provide quality assurance for the delivery of this training.
The Oliver McGowan mandatory training is the Government’s preferred training to support autism and learning disabilities within healthcare, resulting from lessons learnt from a series of systemic failing. The training is unique focusing on co-production and co-delivery with people with lived experience of learning disability and autism, reducing health inequalities, and improving patient experiences. The accreditation scheme will also ensure quality assurance around the training delivery.
This procurement aims to establish an accreditation scheme in response to statutory obligations under the Health and Care Act 2022. It represents a key priority aligned with legislative requirements introduced by the Act and the newly published Oliver McGowan Code of Practice.
The maximum contractual value funded by NHS England is £560,000 for the initial term and £240,000 contingency for the optional extended term, subject to need, budget availability and an agreed statement of work. Potential wider system benefits range from £0 to £4,800,000 for the initial term and between £0 and £2,960,000 for the optional extension. Bidders should note that there is no minimum commitment guaranteed through the contract.
NHS England does not expect to allocate the maximum budget.
Further details and tender documents can be downloaded from the following link:
- No preliminary market engagement: N/A
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£800,000
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders must score a minimum score of 2 in technical evaluations.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Price: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Social Value
- Price
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders must score a minimum score of 2 in technical evaluations.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 6 Mar 2026 | CancelledDuring evaluation of the bids received for this opportunity, it became evident that the requirements set out in the specification did not adequately reflect the needs of the procurement, which in turn prevented bidders from being able to submit meaningful bids, matching NHS England’s requirements for this service. NHS England has therefore decided to terminate this procurement. A lessons-learned exercise and options appraisal will be undertaken, following which, NHS England will provide a further update to the market including details of the revised procurement approach and indicative timings for the future procurement. |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Oct 2025, 14:38 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2026, 08:02 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
C403162- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078730- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d294Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days in arrears against a valid purchase order.
- Risks
There may be variation in the accreditation numbers and there is no guaranteed income through the contract. There may also be additional variation in the published number of accreditation providers.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗.
Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: [email protected]
Timeline
23 Oct 2025 → 20 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published375 days ago23 Oct 2025, 14:38 BST
- Next notice expected350 days ago17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published335 days ago2 Dec 2025, 09:31 GMT
- Clarification questions by308 days ago29 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline290 days ago16 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Contract starts265 days ago11 Feb 2026
- Award decision expected by264 days ago11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published227 days ago20 Mar 2026, 08:02 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Oct 2025- Planned procurement notice published23 Oct 2025, 14:38 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published2 Dec 2025, 09:31 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active2 Dec 2025, 09:31 GMT
- Deadline moved to 16 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT2 Dec 2025, 09:31 GMT+31 days · was 16 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Tender notice published17 Dec 2025, 13:58 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published20 Mar 2026, 08:02 GMTUK12
- Status changed to complete20 Mar 2026, 08:02 GMT
Published amendments (1)
Amending the length of the initial term of the agreement.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 23 Oct 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender