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# Discovery into the Professionalisation of the NHS DDaT Workforce

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/discovery-into-the-professionalisation-of-the-nhs-ddat-workforce-ocds-h6vhtk-06f518). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England: "Discovery into the Professionalisation of the NHS DDaT Workforce". Published status: active. Published Value: £50,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481)
- **Published Value:** £50,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/discovery-into-the-professionalisation-of-the-nhs-ddat-workforce-ocds-h6vhtk-06f518#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f518`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/discovery-into-the-professionalisation-of-the-nhs-ddat-workforce-ocds-h6vhtk-06f518#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Flogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/discovery-into-the-professionalisation-of-the-nhs-ddat-workforce-ocds-h6vhtk-06f518#participate

## Description
This 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000

- **Estimated Value:** £50,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2026 to 30/03/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F085137-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-11T09:42:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T14:56:24.332Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06f518