Official UK procurement notice
National VPR Reporting Data Framework Guidance & Safe-Working Practices Guidance
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFor two complementary national pieces of guidance, which are Phase 1 of a wider national strategy. Firstly, the national VPR Reporting Data Framework guidance would standardise how incidents of violence and abuse are recorded and reported across the NHS both in Primary and Secondary care. The second item would provide comprehensive guidance on safe working practices for managing clinically related challenging behaviours.
CPV: Business and management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£95,000
- Condition of participation
None
What it takes to wini
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).
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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).
Lot awarding rule: Tender documentation is to be found by going to https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- Condition of participation
None
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Aug 2025, 17:22 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Dec 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Authority reference
C392282- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051382- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058e08Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
NHS England is running an open competition below threshold procurement for the provision of National initiatives led by NHS England’s Violence Prevention and Reduction (VPR) team to address the growing concern of violence, aggression, and abuse directed at NHS staff.
The maximum financial envelope is £95,000 +VAT.
The deadline for submission of proposals is 13:00 22/09/2025.
Late submissions will not be accepted therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time. All communications should be made via the messaging function on the e-Tendering portal during the tender exercise.
The Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the e-portal system and not with the Contracting Authority itself other than as expressly permitted within this ITT.
Further information relating to this project can be found on the NHSE e-tendering portal at the link below. All clarification questions and submission bids must be received via this portal only. Registration is free of charge.
Timeline
26 Aug 2025 → 10 Dec 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published26 Aug 2025, 17:22 BST
- Clarification questions by388 days ago22 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline388 days ago22 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts349 days ago1 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published309 days ago10 Dec 2025, 14:05 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2025- Tender notice published26 Aug 2025, 17:22 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published28 Oct 2025, 09:35 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Oct 2025, 09:35 GMT
- Contract signature expected7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Dec 2025, 14:05 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Free London NHS FTSMEC392282 VPR Data Guidance &Safe Working Practices Guidance10 Nov 2025 – 9 Nov 2026 | £85,000 | 24 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
| Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
C392282 VPR Data Guidance · Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 11 Nov 2025
- Value
- £85,000
- Period
- 12 Nov 2025 – 11 Dec 2026 · up to 10 Dec 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Permissible under Schedule 2, cl 2. for a period of up to 12 months
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Royal Free London NHS FT t/a Transformation Partners in Health and CareAwarded supplier
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender