Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 13 Feb 2026, 10:28 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Clinical Entrepreneur Programme - 2026 - 2031

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£4,812,500≈ £1.6m / year · £5,775,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 16 Mar 2026awarded 30 Apr 2026

Awarded to Anglia Ruskin University2 awards

Contract term 2 yrs 11 moends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 8 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS England’s flagship workforce innovation programme, designed to support healthcare professionals and NHS staff to develop entrepreneurial skills, accelerate innovation and transform healthcare through the development and adoption of new products, services and technologies.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrs 11 moSMEVCSEPublished value£4,812,500

Contract period: 8 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (2 yrs 11 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £4,812,500 exc. VAT · £5,775,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: Potential for up to 2 years extension which will be subject to approval and agreement by the Authority

80000000 Education and training services

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Technical: 60%
Price: 30%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Technical
Social Value
Price

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 16 Apr 2026
First published: 13 Feb 2026, 10:28 GMT
Last source update: 22 Sept 2026, 11:25 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 16 Apr 2026
Authority reference: C421646
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-013280
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065391 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Submission deadline: 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 15 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Procurement documents available at health.atamis.co.uk ↗

Timeline

13 Feb 2026 → 22 Sept 2026 · 7 dates

Tender notice published253 days ago
13 Feb 2026, 10:28 GMT
Clarification questions by223 days ago
15 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline222 days ago
16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by190 days ago
16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent177 days ago
30 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Contract starts169 days ago
8 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published32 days ago
22 Sept 2026, 11:25 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Feb 2026

Tender notice published
13 Feb 2026, 10:28 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
1 May 2026, 09:41 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
1 May 2026, 09:41 BST
Contract signature expected
15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
22 Sept 2026, 11:25 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £4,809,1591 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Anglia Ruskin University1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031Extensions: 24 months · Options: 3 years+2 years	£4,809,159	30 Apr 2026	Awarded
Anglia Ruskin University	£4,809,159 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded

Contracts

Clinical Entrepreneur Programme - 2026 - 2031 · Anglia Ruskin University
Signed
14 Jul 2026
Value
£4,809,159
Period
15 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
1x24 months extension
Options
1x24 months extension
3 agreed KPIs: KPI 1.1 Recruitment Quality & Diversity · KPI 1.2 CPD-Accredited Education Offer · KPI 1.3 Mentorship & Coaching
- KPI 1.1 Recruitment Quality & Diversity, Participants recruited per programme year 150–250 total participants
- KPI 1.2 CPD-Accredited Education Offer, Pit Stops delivered ≥8 per programme year
- KPI 1.3 Mentorship & Coaching, Mentor matching availability; 100% of participants offered mentor matching in year

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one	0	0	—

Who bid

wonAnglia Ruskin University · East of England

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

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

Anglia Ruskin UniversityAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PMLD-3951-BXJH BISHOP HALL LANE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX,, CHELMSFORD, East of England, CM1 1SQContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDFRedacted signed contract

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender22 Sept 2026, 11:25 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender1 May 2026, 09:41 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender13 Feb 2026, 10:28 GMT