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Published 24 Jul 2025, 16:10 BST

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Allied Health Professional - Safe Staffing Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£240,000£288,000 inc. VAT28.2% below final estimate
Submissions closed 29 Aug 2025awarded 18 Sept 2025
Awarded to University of Worcester2 awards
Contract term 4 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

AHP Programme seeks to commission a provider with first class research and evidence review skills. The outputs of the service will provide the NHS in England with a robust, up to date set of resources and guidance which is relevant to current practice and with which NHS boards, NHS managers, staff and patients can be assured and reassured that the workforce decisions they are taking with regards to their workforce continue to be safe, efficient, effective and sustainable.

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 moSMEVCSEPublished value£240,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (4 mo)Value: £240,000 exc. VAT · £288,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical Questionnaire: 60%
  • Commercial Questionnaire: 30%
  • Social Value Questionnaire: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical Questionnaire
  • Social Value Questionnaire
  • Commercial Questionnaire
What this means for your bid
  • 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.

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
Awarded
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
24 Jul 2025, 16:10 BST
Last source update
15 Jun 2026, 12:39 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 22 Sept 2025
Authority reference
C377870
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042910
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Classification (CPV)
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0565c0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗ project: C377870

Timeline

24 Jul 2025 → 15 Jun 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Jul 2025, 16:10 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Assessment summaries sent
    18 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by396 days ago
    22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Standstill ends386 days ago
    2 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts327 days ago
    1 Dec 2025
  7. Latest notice published131 days ago
    15 Jun 2026, 12:39 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Jul 2025, 16:10 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    23 Sept 2025, 12:16 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    23 Sept 2025, 12:16 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    11 Nov 2025, 09:49 GMT
    UK7
  6. Contract termination notice published
    15 Jun 2026, 12:39 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 24 Jul 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £172,2911 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 93 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
University of Worcester1 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026£172,291same award published again · counted once18 Sept 2025standstill to 2 Oct 2025Standstill
University of Worcester£172,291 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Allied Health Professional - Safe Staffing Service · University of Worcester

    Signed
    10 Nov 2025
    Value
    £172,291
    Period
    1 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    terminated, This contract termination is being published to advise of the end of this contract. The delay in publishing this notice is due to administrative and operational circumstances.
    Final value
    £172,291
    Termination
    contractCompleted
    3 agreed KPIs: Literature Review · Quality & Safety · Educational Resource
    • Literature Review, - A literature review of all resources and studies outlining safe staffing and harm reduction relating to AHPs in their work areas
    • Quality & Safety, Provide an outline of the quality and safety expectations of AHP workforce in their work areas
    • Educational Resource, Provision of Educational resources and guidance for professional use, to deliver safe and effective AHP staffing levels 

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9final-stage tenders30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDPT-3135-BWWY Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd, London, London, SE1 8UGContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • University of WorcesterAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYJR-8772-LLDP Henwick Grove, Worcester, West Midlands, WR2 6AJContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract termination notice contractContract termination noticeUK11Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender