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Grad Dip in Respiratory Sc. & PG-Cert in Sleep Medicine lots 1&2

Buyer: NHS England →

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BuyerNHS England
StatusAwarded
Deadline19 Mar 2026
Value£3,990,000
Published15 Jun 2026

What is being bought

This procurement will secure accredited higher education partners to deliver the Graduate Diploma in Respiratory Science and the Postgraduate Certificate in Sleep Medicine. Recommissioning these programmes will strengthen the diagnostic workforce pipeline and support the expansion of Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) and the growing demand for respiratory and sleep services. 3 year contract with two optional 1 year extensions Lot 1 - Graduate Diploma in Respiratory Science - Lot 1: is £820,625.00 ex VAT including optional extensions Lot 2 - Postgraduate Certificate in Sleep Medicine - Lot 2: is £1,187,433.60 ex VAT including optional extensions

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Lot 2

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimelightTouch
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

Grad Dip in Respiratory Sc. & PG-Cert in Sleep Medicine lots 1&2

Statusactive
Value£2,008,059

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0657e1
Latest release ID056121-2026
Latest release timestampMon Jun 15 2026 10:54:03 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015128-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source2
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
15 Jun 2026award, contract056121-2026
15 Jun 2026award, contract056117-2026
24 Apr 2026award, contract037408-2026
19 Feb 2026tender015128-2026

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19 Feb 2026 · 015128-2026 · tender
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