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Published 20 Jun 2025, 15:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MCIPS Academy - MER and WB

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

Direct awardLight touch regime
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£1,467,852published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Jun 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

National

This case is part of the overall NHSE CIPS Academy. This contract covers the work based route and management entry route to get NHS Staff commercial accredited with MCIPS

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
80000000 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
20 Jun 2025, 15:49 BST
Last source update
18 Aug 2025, 10:25 BST
Authority reference
C369035
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049382
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05511f Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

As CIPS are the only provider in the market to offer this service

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

9 Jul 2025 → 18 Aug 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    9 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 10:25 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jun 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    20 Jun 2025, 15:49 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    27 Jun 2025, 14:56 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    10 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 10:25 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £1,467,8521 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)11 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2027 · up to 30 Jun 2028Extensions: 1 year time only, zero value.£1,467,852same award published again · counted once27 Jun 2025standstill to 9 Jul 2025Standstill
Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)£1,467,852 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • MCIPS Academy - MER and WB · Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)

    Signed
    15 Aug 2025
    Value
    £1,467,852
    Period
    18 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    1 year time only based extension to allow any learners who have had to delay learning for any reason to finish their course.

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 (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender