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Published 27 Mar 2026, 16:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

London Lead Employer Services - PH and GP

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

Direct awardLight touch regime
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75)Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£1,326,851published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 17 Feb 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS England is awarding a 1 year contract to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust for Lead Employer arrangements for GP and Public Health trainees in the London Region.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
75121000 Administrative educational services75122000 Administrative healthcare services80000000 Education and 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
27 Mar 2026, 16:37 GMT
Last source update
27 Mar 2026, 16:46 GMT
Authority reference
C428265
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028752
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067710 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

NHS England is currently contracted with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust for the provision of Lead Employer arrangements for:

Public Health Trainees

GP Trainees in North London

GP Trainees in South London

This direct award is made in accordance with Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 and Schedule 5 paragraph 7

Additional or repeat goods, services or works

This award is required to ensure continuity of service whilst NHS England completes the National Lead Employer review work and undertakes a new procurement process.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

27 Mar 2026 → 9 Apr 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published215 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 16:46 GMT
  2. Standstill ends202 days ago
    9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    27 Mar 2026, 16:37 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    27 Mar 2026, 16:46 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,326,8511 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust11 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£1,326,85117 Feb 2026standstill to 9 Apr 2026Standstill

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 (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender