Official UK procurement notice
Commissioning in Practice- Applied Action Learning
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£9,000,000≈ £4.5m / year · £10,800,000 inc. VAT · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 26 Jun 2026awarded 24 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to Moorhouse Consulting Limited
Contract term 2 yrsup to 3 yrs with extensions · starts 5 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract will provide a nationally coordinated, locally tailored applied learning and capability development offer to support Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and system partners to strengthen strategic commissioning capability, confidence and practical application.
- How the procedure runs: The is a multi stage Competitive Flexible procedure, which has 3 Stages: Stage 1 - Conditions of Participation - this stage will reduce the numbers invited to stage 2 based on the criteria set out in the ITT documents Stage 2 - Invite selected suppliers to submit an ITT response and to reduced numbers invited to stage 3 Stage 3 - Presentation stage
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewalPublished value£9,000,000
- Value
- £9,000,000 exc. VAT · £10,800,000 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- Subject to additional funding approval
- Second stage
- 3–8 candidates invited to tender
80000000 Education and training services
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add morei
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).
How bids were scored
- Conditions of Participation — 7 scored questions relating to ability and previous experience
Conditions of participation3
- Economic & financial standingAs detailed in ITT
- Technical & professional abilityAs detailed in ITT
- Condition of participationConditions of Participation shortlisting
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 Sept 2026, 10:41 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2026, 10:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Authority reference
C451413- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e0e0Find a Tender
- How it runs
- The is a multi stage Competitive Flexible procedure, which has 3 Stages: Stage 1 - Conditions of Participation - this stage will reduce the numbers invited to stage 2 based on the criteria set out in the ITT documents Stage 2 - Invite selected suppliers to submit an ITT response and to reduced numbers invited to stage 3 Stage 3 - Presentation stage
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
- Expression of interest (EOI)
- 26 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 26 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
electronic submission only to:
health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Timeline
12 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published317 days ago13 Nov 2025, 16:52 GMT
- Market engagement296 days ago3 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
NHS England would like to invite interested Suppliers to take part in a market engagement event scheduled for 3 December 20025 at 11:00 – 12:30. The purpose of the market engagement is to: Provide an overview of: o the current Practice Level Support (PLS) programme (ending March 2026) o the more…
Primary Care context. • Describe the Modern General Practice, Practice Level Support delivery specification from April 2026 • Proposed Contractual Model • Overview of the procurement process and potential timelines • Question & Answer session You can register your interest at the following link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a63516f6-384c-4aa8-95d8-2b68f0836fa8@37c354b2-85b0-47f5-b222-07b48d774ee3 - Next notice expected256 days ago12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published113 days ago5 Jun 2026, 13:41 BST
- Clarification questions by101 days ago17 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Expressions of interest by92 days ago26 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline92 days ago26 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by7 days ago18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent2 days ago24 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published1 day ago25 Sept 2026, 10:41 BST
- Contract startsin 9 days5 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill endsin 11 days6 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £8,950,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Named bidders 3published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorhouse Consulting Limited8 Oct 2026 — 7 Oct 2028 · up to 6 Oct 2029Extensions: An optional extension available subject to funding and governance approvals. · Amended: Error in contract end date. Updated accordingly · Amended: Missing detail completed | £8,950,000 | 24 Sept 2026standstill to 6 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonMoorhouse Consulting · Greater London
- did not winCarnall Farrar · Greater London
- did not winPA Consulting · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Notice history
13 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2025- Contract signature expected7 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published25 Sept 2026, 10:41 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published25 Sept 2026, 10:27 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published24 Sept 2026, 15:17 BSTUK6
- Published value updated24 Sept 2026, 15:17 BSTwas £9,000,000
- Status changed to complete24 Sept 2026, 15:17 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Sept 2026, 15:17 BST
- Tender notice published5 Jun 2026, 13:51 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published5 Jun 2026, 13:41 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £9,000,0005 Jun 2026, 13:41 BSTwas £0
- Status changed to active5 Jun 2026, 13:41 BST
- Procurement method changed5 Jun 2026, 13:41 BST
- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Nov 2025, 16:52 GMTUK2
Published amendments (1)
error in title
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-06: 2 releases · 5 Jun 2026 — 5 Jun 2026
- 2025-11: 1 release · 13 Nov 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Carnall FarrarBidder / tenderer
- Moorhouse ConsultingAwarded supplier
- PA ConsultingBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declaration
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender