Official UK procurement notice
Apprenticeships and Education Services Framework
Authority: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·On behalf of: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProcurement of a framework solution for both clinical and non-clinical apprenticeships and education related services. The offering will be provided via a three-way collaboration with Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) and London Procurement Partnership (NHS LPP).
CPV: Education and training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 7 yrs from 1 Apr 2027
- Scheme runs until
- 31 Mar 2034
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
1% of call-off value · Supplier-paid ABI of 1% of framework activity. The ABI must not be passed on to customers. There is no fee to join the framework or participate in competitions.
Who may buy through it
NHS organisations and other public sector bodies and organisations eligible to access the Framework, as detailed in the procurement documents.
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1ApprenticeshipsPlannedRenewal
Provision of apprenticeship standards and associated End Point Assessment services, including associated apprenticeship units. All apprenticeship standards approved for delivery and published by Skills England are within scope, including newly approved standards during the framework duration. This includes, but is not limited to, care services, healthcare, health sciences and related professions; digital, IT, cyber, software and information management; and business, leadership and management, finance, procurement, HR, estates, customer service and wider corporate functions.
Lot #2Clinical Education ServicesPlanned
Provision of clinical education and training, including accredited and non-accredited learning, continuing professional development (CPD), clinical skills training, professional qualifications and related education programmes.
Lot #3Non-Clinical Education ServicesPlanned
Provision of non-clinical education and training, including but not limited to corporate, leadership, management, professional and support functions, including accredited and non-accredited learning, professional qualifications and continuing professional development (CPD) activity.
Lot #4Digital and Data Education ServicesPlanned
Provision of digital, data and technology education services, including but not limited to technical training, digital skills development, data literacy, analytics, cyber security and related workforce development programmes.
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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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).
- “Apprenticeships and Education Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
Education and training services (CPV 80) in South West England, and who usually turns up
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust has too little published record in this market to describe on its own. Published market evidence for the same work stands beside whatever it has. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Education and training services (CPV 80) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
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A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in South West England.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 78 days of the bid deadline.
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Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
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Lot #1ApprenticeshipsCPV 80000000Estimate not published
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Listed in Additional Unformation section IIIEarlier contract | (AWARD) National Workforce & CPD Education Framework (non Apprenticeship)notice published Jul 2022 | Framework Award - No Spend Commitment | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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Who could compete for this lot?
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #2Clinical Education ServicesCPV 80000000Estimate not published
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The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 37 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Listed in Additional Unformation section IIIEarlier contract | (AWARD) National Workforce & CPD Education Framework (non Apprenticeship)notice published Jul 2022 | Framework Award - No Spend Commitment | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #3Non-Clinical Education ServicesCPV 80000000Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 37 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
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A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Listed in Additional Unformation section IIIEarlier contract | (AWARD) National Workforce & CPD Education Framework (non Apprenticeship)notice published Jul 2022 | Framework Award - No Spend Commitment | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #4Digital and Data Education ServicesCPV 80000000Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 37 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
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Where the award price may land.
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Listed in Additional Unformation section IIIEarlier contract | (AWARD) National Workforce & CPD Education Framework (non Apprenticeship)notice published Jul 2022 | Framework Award - No Spend Commitment | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
47% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
47% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (47% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
(AWARD) National Workforce & CPD Education Framework (non Apprenticeship) — held by Listed in Additional Unformation section III; no contract end date published.
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
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- NHS organisations and other public sector bodies and organisations eligible to access the Framework, as detailed in the procurement documents. · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Oct 2025, 11:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2026, 11:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Mar 2027
- Authority reference
NOE.3009- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094171- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d507Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 22 Dec 2026, 23:45 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
call-off levy · 1% of call-off value · Supplier-paid ABI of 1% of framework activity. The ABI must not be passed on to customers. There is no fee to join the framework or participate in competitions.
Timeline
28 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2027 · 6 dates- Planning notice published357 days ago28 Oct 2025, 11:23 GMT
- Latest notice published14 days ago6 Oct 2026, 11:24 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Tender notice expectedin 29 days17 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsin 64 days · period end, not a bid countdown22 Dec 2026, 23:45 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 133 days1 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 162 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
11 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Oct 2025- Pipeline notice published28 Oct 2025, 11:23 GMTUK1
- Pipeline notice published23 Apr 2026, 15:13 BSTUK1
- Published value updated to £2,625,000,00023 Apr 2026, 15:13 BSTwas £1,875,000,000
- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Apr 2026, 14:09 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 May 2026, 13:22 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 May 2026, 14:36 BSTUK2
- Published value updated to £2,187,500,00027 May 2026, 14:36 BSTwas £2,625,000,000
- Planned procurement notice published6 Oct 2026, 11:24 BSTUK3
- Published value updated to £2,625,000,0006 Oct 2026, 11:24 BSTwas £2,187,500,000
- Deadline published: 22 Dec 2026, 23:45 GMT6 Oct 2026, 11:24 BST
- Buyer details updated6 Oct 2026, 11:24 BST
Published amendments (3)
Slight changes to procurement strategy as project has progressed.
Additional pre market engagement activities
Changes to Total Value
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-04: 2 releases · 23 Apr 2026, 28 Apr 2026
- 2025-10: 1 release · 28 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustProcuring entityPublic authority - central governmentNHS LPP will support the procurement and ongoing management and operation of the framework as part of the collaborative partnership.
- Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, trading as North of England NHS Commercial Procurement Collaborative ("NOE CPC")Procuring entityPublic authority - central governmentNOE CPC will lead the procurement process on behalf of Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust and support the ongoing management and operation of the framework as part of the collaborative partnership.
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender