Official UK procurement notice
Armed Forces NHS National Training & Education programme
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAn agreement with the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust for delivery of a single national training programme for NHS staff across Trusts and ICBs to ensure that NHSE and NHS bodies are meeting their statutory due regard duty with regards to the Armed Forces Covenant. The programme builds upon the existing network and relationships established under the VCHA (Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance). NHSE will have significant control over content and the attendees under the contract and will have total ownership of the IP.
The agreement will run until 31st March 2028.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 May 2025, 09:03 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Dec 2025, 09:20 GMT
- Authority reference
C346947- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080430- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0517e0Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
NHS England (NHSE) has committed to implementing a single national training programme for NHS staff across Trusts and ICBs to ensure that NHSE and NHS bodies are meeting their statutory due regard duty with regards to the Armed Forces Covenant. The programme builds upon the existing network and relationships established under the VCHA (Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance). NHSE will have significant control over content and the attendees under the contract and will have total ownership of the IP.
The programme furthers the existing materials developed by the VCHA in support of accreditation to provide a comprehensive training programme for all NHS staff in support of the statutory Covenant duty. NHS England does not believe any other supplier has access to the necessary networks to deliver this capability.
NHSE intends to award a 3-year contract to the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust for this delivery.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
30 Sept 2025 → 8 Dec 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends384 days ago30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published316 days ago8 Dec 2025, 09:20 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025- Transparency notice published20 May 2025, 09:03 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published18 Sept 2025, 15:14 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 Dec 2025, 09:20 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust2 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 | £1,800,000same award published again · counted once | 1 Apr 2025standstill to 30 Sept 2025 | Standstill |
| Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust | £1,800,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Armed Forces NHS National Training & Education programme · Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
- Signed
- 6 Dec 2025
- Value
- £1,800,000
- Period
- 7 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender