Official UK procurement notice
National Autism Training for Psychiatrists (Enhanced training) 2025/26
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDelivery of National Autism Training for Psychiatrists (Enhanced training).
Contract for an initial period of 18 months, with the option to extend for a further 2 period(s) of up to 12 months each.
- No preliminary market engagement: No preliminary market engagement conducted.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,500,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Commercial: 30%
- Technical and Social Value: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical and Social Value
- Commercial
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Oct 2025, 14:06 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2026, 10:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
C429017- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066342- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ceeaFind a Tender
- Risks
The estimated value of contracts awarded following this procurement process are based upon modelled student numbers and historic data. Student numbers may fluctuate over the life of the contracts and therefore the individual contract values may increase or decrease over the contracted period. The price per student is fixed for this requirement and an increase or decrease in student numbers will have no impact on the price per student cost.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗.
Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: [email protected]
Timeline
17 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published364 days ago17 Oct 2025, 14:06 BST
- Clarification questions by352 days ago29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline337 days ago13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts288 days ago1 Jan 2026
- Award decision expected by287 days ago1 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent238 days ago20 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends226 days ago3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published198 days ago1 Apr 2026, 10:26 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Oct 2025- Tender notice published17 Oct 2025, 14:06 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published5 Dec 2025, 13:53 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Dec 2025, 13:53 GMT
- Contract award notice published20 Feb 2026, 14:08 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Apr 2026, 10:26 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 17 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal College of PsychiatristsVCSENational Autism Training for Psychiatrists (Enhanced training)4 Mar 2026 – 22 Jun 2026 · up to 22 Jun 2028Extensions: 2 period(s) of up to 12 months each · Amended: Update date to restart standstill following re-evaluation of the bids. | £1,500,000 | 4 Dec 2025standstill to 3 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
| Royal College of PsychiatristsVCSE | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
National Autism Training for Psychiatrists (Enhanced training) · Royal College of PsychiatristsVCSE
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Period
- 31 Mar 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 periods of up to 12-months each.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Royal College of PsychiatristsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
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
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender