Official UK procurement notice
NHSE NE&Y End Point Assessment Organisation (Pearson)
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPlease note a Contracts Finder Notice should have been done rather than a UK07. The ink to the Contract finder notice is here www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/31c25223-42ab… ↗
The NHS England, North East & Yorkshire, Education Investments and Commissioning team hold a government (Education, Skills Funding Agency) contract to deliver apprenticeships to NHS employers for niche apprenticeship programmes not available elsewhere. For all apprenticeships, there is an End Point Assessment (EPA) element mandated at the end of training. This must be carried out by an independent organization to assess the apprentice has met all the criteria of the apprenticeship standard and can certify them as complete. To become an End Point Assessment Organization (EPAO), an organization must become registered on the Department for Education's official 'Apprenticeship Provider and Assessment Register'
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- 23 Jan 2026, 11:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Jan 2026, 13:56 GMT
- Authority reference
C358311- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007623- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060d1cFind a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jan 2026- Contract details notice published23 Jan 2026, 11:07 GMTUK7
- Contract details notice published28 Jan 2026, 13:56 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearson Education Limited | £18,400 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
NHSE NE&Y End Point Assessment Organisation (Pearson) · Pearson Education Limited
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2025
- Value
- £18,400
- Period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
- Change To update the description to identify a Contracts Finder Notice should have been done rather than a UK07. The ink to the Contract finder notice is here https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/31c25223-42ab-445d-a6d5-ad6c38a26d4e
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Pearson Education LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender