Official UK procurement notice
Medical Doctor Degree Apprenticeship (2025 Cohort)
Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£3,750,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to EAST SUFFOLK AND NORTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS England has awarded a contract to East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust as the employer for the second cohort of Medical Doctor Degree Apprentices.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 19 Aug 2025, 10:02 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2025, 15:13 BST
- Authority reference
C382594- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067163- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058a50Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
ESNEFT are the only employer that have an approved model for Medical Doctor Degree Apprentices.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
1 Sept 2025 → 21 Oct 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published372 days ago21 Oct 2025, 15:13 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2025- Transparency notice published19 Aug 2025, 10:02 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published20 Aug 2025, 10:40 BSTUK6
- Buyer details updated20 Aug 2025, 10:40 BST
- Contract signature expected2 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 Oct 2025, 15:13 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £3,750,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Oct 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST SUFFOLK AND NORTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST3 Sept 2025 – 31 Jul 2030 | £3,750,000same award published again · counted once | 12 Aug 2025standstill to 1 Sept 2025 | Standstill |
| EAST SUFFOLK AND NORTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £3,750,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Medical Doctor Degree Apprenticeship (2025 Cohort) · EAST SUFFOLK AND NORTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Signed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Value
- £3,750,000
- Period
- 22 Oct 2025 – 31 Jul 2030
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- EAST SUFFOLK AND NORTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTAwarded supplier
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender