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Published 20 May 2025, 09:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Digital Health Leadership Programme (DHLP) - Cohorts 8 & 9

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

Direct awardLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£1,600,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 May 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS England has awarded a contract to The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine for delivery of the Digital Health Leadership Programme Cohorts 8 and 9.

The intention is for the contract to run until 31/08/2027.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
80000000 Education and training services80500000 Training 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
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
20 May 2025, 09:05 BST
Last source update
21 Oct 2025, 12:52 BST
Authority reference
C361806
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067091
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0517e1 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

The Digital Health Leadership Programme (DHLP) has been developed by Imperial, and they own the background Intellectual Property around it including training materials.

The DHLP is the only fully accredited Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Health Leadership currently available in England and as such there are no reasonable alternatives.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

16 Jun 2025 → 21 Oct 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    16 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published370 days ago
    21 Oct 2025, 12:52 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    20 May 2025, 09:05 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    3 Jun 2025, 12:44 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    17 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    21 Oct 2025, 12:52 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £1,600,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine18 Jun 2025 – 31 Aug 2027£1,600,000same award published again · counted once13 May 2025standstill to 16 Jun 2025Standstill
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine£1,600,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Digital Health Leadership Programme (DHLP) - Cohorts 8 & 9 · Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine

    Signed
    19 Sept 2025
    Value
    £1,600,000
    Period
    20 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The agreement can be extended for 12 months on a zero cost basis. The purpose of the extension is to allow any learners that required a break in study to complete their course.

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

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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