Official UK procurement notice
Discovery into the Professionalisation of the NHS DDaT Workforce
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis work will commission a discovery exercise to assess how the NHS Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) workforce could be professionalised to improve capability, consistency, recruitment, retention and career development across the NHS. Through research, workforce analysis, stakeholder engagement and options appraisal, the supplier will explore interventions such as capability frameworks, career pathways, accreditation, professional registration and continuing professional development, ultimately producing evidence-based recommendations and a high-level roadmap to inform future policy, investment and implementation decisions.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£50,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: Technical, Social Value and Price.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Sept 2026, 18:45 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2026, 10:42 BST
- Authority reference
C467434- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085137- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f518Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Interested suppliers must submit a completed Bid Response Document via the Atamis e-Tendering Portal: health-family.force.com/login ↗
Please note:
- Expressions of interest and bid submissions will not be accepted by any other means.
- All documentation and supporting information are available via the e-tendering portal.
- Bidders must respond to all questions in the bid documentation.
Timeline
8 Sept 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published48 days ago8 Sept 2026, 18:45 BST
- Latest notice published46 days ago11 Sept 2026, 10:42 BST
- Clarification questions by46 days ago11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline34 days ago23 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts26 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2026- Tender notice published8 Sept 2026, 18:45 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published11 Sept 2026, 10:42 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 23 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST11 Sept 2026, 10:42 BST+5 days · was 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1)
deadline date amended.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender