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title: "International Recruitment and Clinical Training of Fragile Professions"
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# International Recruitment and Clinical Training of Fragile Professions

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/international-recruitment-and-clinical-training-of-fragile-professions-ocds-h6vhtk-06ee06). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England: "International Recruitment and Clinical Training of Fragile Professions". Published status: complete. Contract Value: £5,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Supply services of medical personnel
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £5,000,000 (exc. VAT, 2 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/international-recruitment-and-clinical-training-of-fragile-professions-ocds-h6vhtk-06ee06#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06ee06`

## 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/international-recruitment-and-clinical-training-of-fragile-professions-ocds-h6vhtk-06ee06#tl-md)

## Description
NHS England is intending to award two contracts for International Recruitment and Clinical Training of Fragile Professions. The two contracts will be:
BAPIO Training Academy: Maximum value of £2,000,000
Apollo Education UK: Maximum value of £3,000,000
The intention is that the contracts will run for an initial term until 30/04/2027. There will be an option to extend both agreements by a period of 12 months however the maximum value of the agreements will remain at the values set out above.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79625000

- **Contract Period:** 13/09/2026 to 30/04/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** International Recruitment and Clinical Training of Fragile Professions - BTA (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **BAPIO Training Academy Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PLGM-2948-YPGW`
  - Value: £2,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 24/08/2026

- **Award:** International Recruitment and Clinical Training of Fragile Professions - Apollo Education UK (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **Apollo Education UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180890`
  - Value: £3,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 24/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F085059-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-08T15:00:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T03:09:38.461Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06ee06