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Applied Knowledge Test (AKT) Preparation Courses 2026/27

Buyer: NHS England →

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BuyerNHS England
StatusAwarded
Deadline3 Feb 2026
Value£105,000
Published8 May 2026

What is being bought

Exam preparation course for East of England GP Registrars preparing for one of the Royal College of GPs licencing exams. Invitation to Quote (ITQ) under the Light Touch Regime – Education and Training Services, using CPV code 80000000-4 Contract Start Date: 30/04/2026 Initial Contract Expiry Date: 29/04/2027 Extension Option(s): 1+1 Contract Expiry Date: 29/04/2029 Contract value of £93,450.00 (exclusive of VAT) including optional extensions.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimelightTouch
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

Applied Knowledge Test (AKT) Preparation Courses - EOE

Statusactive
Value£93,450

Documents & submission route

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Source data inventory

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-060475
Latest release ID042372-2026
Latest release timestampFri May 08 2026 10:04:28 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002581-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
8 May 2026award, contract042372-2026
13 Jan 2026tender002581-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
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