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Published 14 Jul 2025, 10:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Neurodevelopmental Credential · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitableAccelerated

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£1,250,000≈ £833k / year · £1,500,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update

Submissions closed 6 Nov 2025awarded 5 Feb 2026

Awarded to Royal College of Psychiatrists2 awards

Contract term 1 yr 6 moends 5 Jul 2027 · up to 5 Jul 2029 with extensions · starts 5 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

National

Contract to deliver to deliver a Neurodevelopmental Credential and to administer the programme. contracts for a period of 18 months, with the option to extend for up to a further 2 x 12-month period.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 5 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yr 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£1,250,000

Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 5 Jul 2027 (1 yr 6 mo) · up to 5 Jul 2029 with extensionsValue: £1,250,000 exc. VAT · £1,500,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: 2 x 12-month period.

80000000 Education and training services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
See PSQ
Technical & professional ability
See PSQ

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Social value: 10

Published award criteria (3)

Technical: Technical 60%
Social Value: 10%
Commercial: Commercial 30%

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
See PSQ
Technical & professional ability
See PSQ

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 5 Dec 2025
First published: 14 Jul 2025, 10:23 BST
Last source update: 1 Apr 2026, 10:12 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 5 Jan 2026
Authority reference: C428976
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-065795
Accelerated: Light touch contract
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055e2c Find a Tender
Contract terms summary: See ITT Documents

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Submission deadline: 6 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 22 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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

14 Jul 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 11 dates

Planning notice published
14 Jul 2025, 10:23 BST
Market engagement
25 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Closing deadline for submission of interest 5pm 25th July 2025 NHS England reserves the right to amend the timeline without prior notice. To express interest and respond to the request for information, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Next notice expected
4 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published369 days ago
16 Oct 2025, 09:46 BST
Clarification questions by363 days ago
22 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline348 days ago
6 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts288 days ago
5 Jan 2026
Award decision expected by287 days ago
5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent242 days ago
20 Feb 2026
Standstill ends229 days ago
4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published202 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 10:12 BST

Notice history

11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jul 2025

Preliminary market engagement notice published
14 Jul 2025, 10:23 BST
UK2
Tender notice published
16 Oct 2025, 09:46 BST
UK4
Published value published: £1,250,000
16 Oct 2025, 09:46 BST
Status changed to active
16 Oct 2025, 09:46 BST
Procurement method changed
16 Oct 2025, 09:46 BST
Deadline published: 6 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
16 Oct 2025, 09:46 BST
Contract award notice published
5 Dec 2025, 09:42 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
5 Dec 2025, 09:42 GMT
Contract award notice published
20 Feb 2026, 13:29 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
1 Apr 2026, 10:12 BST
UK7

Routine re-releases (5)

2025-10: 1 release · 16 Oct 2025
2025-07: 1 release · 14 Jul 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2some still in standstill

Awarded value £1,250,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 21 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Royal College of PsychiatristsVCSE10 Mar 2026 – 10 Aug 2027 · up to 10 Aug 2029Extensions: 2 x 12 month periods · Amended: Update date to restart standstill following re-evaluation of the bids.	£1,250,000	5 Feb 2026standstill to 4 Mar 2026	Standstill
Royal College of PsychiatristsVCSE	£1,250,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Neurodevelopmental Credential · Royal College of PsychiatristsVCSE
Signed
31 Mar 2026
Value
£1,250,000
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
2 x 12 month periods . The Term may be extended in accordance with Clause 15.2 of Schedule 2 provided that the duration of this Contract shall be no longer than 42 months in total.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	1	0	—

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

Royal College of PsychiatristsAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNYR-7511-BDRN 21 Prescot Street, London, London, E1 8BBContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender1 Apr 2026, 10:12 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender20 Feb 2026, 13:29 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender5 Dec 2025, 09:42 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender16 Oct 2025, 09:46 BST
Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender14 Jul 2025, 10:23 BST