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Published 3 Mar 2026, 09:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Cancer and Diagnostic -Practice Education - HCS (ET1007)

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£600,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 31 Mar 2025no call for competition
Awarded to University of Essex

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The cancer and diagnostics projects covered by this business case is for the programme’s non ETAP activity. Approval is required to allow the WT&E directorate to fulfil its strategic aims of growing and transforming the workforce to meet service demand in line with Long Term Workforce Plan and 10 Year Plan ambitions.

This budget of £26,565,991 supports existing education programmes (identified in ETAP – Education and Training Activity Plan) and provides infrastructure that delivers additional workforce training and education needs. Identification of workforce needs and priorities are agreed by programme board and in conjunction with regional NHSE leads and delivery partners. This work aligns to national pathway programmes, service priorities and workforce shortages

Light Touch Regime

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
80000000 Education and training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
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
3 Mar 2026, 09:16 GMT
Last source update
9 Jun 2026, 12:45 BST
Authority reference
C426176
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054260
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066067 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2026
  1. Contract details notice published
    3 Mar 2026, 09:16 GMT
    UK7
  2. Contract termination notice published
    9 Jun 2026, 12:45 BST
    UK11

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £600,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
University of Essex£600,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Cancer and Diagnostic -Practice Education - HCS (ET1007) · University of Essex

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    £600,000
    Period
    1 Apr 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
    £600,000
    Termination
    contractCompleted

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 EssexAwarded supplier Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, East of England, CO4 3SQContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure