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DHSC: GPH: Addiction Psychiatry Credential and Regional Tutors
No classification published
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Published value
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Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department of Health & Social Care: "DHSC: GPH: Addiction Psychiatry Credential and Regional Tutors". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Department of Health & Social Care | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
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Market Analytics
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Published history for Department of Health & Social Care. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
8.6Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Wavemaker LimitedTop vendor: 97.8% of attributable valuePayment Terms
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Coverage: 76 active published awards; 5 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Wavemaker Limited | 1 win | £244,700,000 |
| The Breastfeeding Network | 1 win | £4,978,957 |
| Severn Trent Water Limited | 1 win | £320,841 |
| Population Health Ltd | 1 win | £150,495 |
| Yorkshire Water Limited | 1 win | £59,425 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment of Health & Social Care | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published8 Apr 2026, 16:25 BST | Last source update8 Apr 2026, 16:25 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-066a55 | ||
What is being bought
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.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
8 Apr 2026, 16:25 BST - Official notice release published
16 Mar 2026, 09:03 GMT - Status changed to complete
13 Mar 2026, 16:39 GMT - Official notice release published
13 Mar 2026, 16:39 GMT - Buyer information updated
13 Mar 2026, 16:39 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
8 Apr 2026, 16:25 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 30 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST · £1,628,820
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Royal College of Psychiatrists Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts DHSC: GPH: Addiction Psychiatry Credential and Regional Tutors £1,628,820 · signed 30 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST · active Contract period: 1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST — 30 Sept 2029, 23:59 BST |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Department of Health & Social Care
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PMQG-9965-CHZRDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleRCPsych 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. |