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Published 13 Mar 2026, 16:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DHSC: GPH: Addiction Psychiatry Credential and Regional Tutors

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£1,628,200published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 23 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Royal College of Psychiatrists, University of Sussex2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Addiction Psychiatry project is a DHSC‑funded initiative to develop a new Addiction Psychiatry (AP) credential, in delivered by Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych), to address the long‑standing shortage of specialist addiction psychiatrists within the drug and alcohol treatment and recovery (DATR) workforce.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
85100000 Health services

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
Standard
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
13 Mar 2026, 16:39 GMT
Last source update
8 Apr 2026, 16:25 BST
Authority reference
C397385
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032107
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066a55 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

RCPsych is the only body that meets the criteria need to deliver the credential. Neither policy officials nor national clinical advisors have uncovered any other GMC-accredited or legally regulated addiction speciality in the whole of UK healthcare, including medicine, nursing, and psychology.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

26 Mar 2026 → 8 Apr 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends216 days ago
    26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published203 days ago
    8 Apr 2026, 16:25 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    13 Mar 2026, 16:39 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    16 Mar 2026, 09:03 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    8 Apr 2026, 16:25 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £1,628,2001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Royal College of PsychiatristsVCSE, University of Sussexjoint award1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2029£1,628,20023 Feb 2026standstill to 26 Mar 2026Standstill
Royal College of PsychiatristsVCSE£1,628,820 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • DHSC: GPH: Addiction Psychiatry Credential and Regional Tutors · Royal College of PsychiatristsVCSE

    Signed
    30 Mar 2026
    Value
    £1,628,820
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2029
    Status
    active
    1 agreed KPI: Reporting
    • Reporting, The reporting on existing, new and at risk higher training placements which the network supported to be maintained

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health & Social Care

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PMQG-9965-CHZR 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender