Official UK procurement notice
North West UKPHR Practitioner Scheme Support
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UKNorth West (UKD)
Published estimate£250,000≈ £83k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Mar 2025awarded 17 Apr 2025
Awarded to Health Talks Ltd2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 7 Apr 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide delivery of the North West Public Health Practitioner Scheme. The scheme gives learning opportunities and support to those eligible within the public health workforce to work towards registration as practitioners on the UKPHR. This scheme has been in the North West since 2020 in the North West.
The contract will be issued under the NHS Standard Terms and Conditions for the Provision of Services. The term of the agreement will be 5 years on a (3 year +1+1) basis. The approved budged is up to £250,000 (excluding VAT) and will be divided into a no more than £50,000 (excluding VAT) per year basis. The CPV code is 80000000.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participation
- Previous experience in delivering regional UKPHR Practitioner Support Schemes and able to commence delivery by 14th April.
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: Technical Questionnaire
- Social Value: Social Value Questionnaire
- Commercial: Commercial Section
Conditions of participation1
- Condition of participation
- Previous experience in delivering regional UKPHR Practitioner Support Schemes and able to commence delivery by 14th April.
What this means for your bid
- 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 3 Mar 2025, 18:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Feb 2026, 12:37 GMT
- Authority reference
C343380- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008767- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e91fFind a Tender
Contract terms
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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
- 21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tendering portal ‘Atamis’ used the Contracting Authority for this procurement: health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗ User Guide: services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_G… ↗
Timeline
3 Mar 2025 → 3 Feb 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published3 Mar 2025, 18:06 GMT
- Next notice expected7 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published11 Mar 2025, 14:53 GMT
- Clarification questions by13 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts7 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published259 days ago3 Feb 2026, 12:37 GMT
Notice history
9 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Mar 2025, 18:06 GMTUK2
- Planned procurement notice published6 Mar 2025, 15:32 GMTUK3
- Procurement method changed6 Mar 2025, 15:32 GMT
- Deadline published: 21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT6 Mar 2025, 15:32 GMT
- Tender notice published11 Mar 2025, 14:53 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active11 Mar 2025, 14:53 GMT
- Contract details notice published14 May 2025, 15:11 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete14 May 2025, 15:11 BST
- Contract details notice published3 Feb 2026, 12:37 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-03: 2 releases · 3 Mar 2025, 6 Mar 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £500,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Contracts signed 2latest 17 Apr 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Talks Ltd | £250,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Health Talks Ltd | £250,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
North West UKPHR Practitioner Scheme Support · Health Talks Ltd
- Signed
- 17 Apr 2025
- Value
- £250,000
- Period
- 18 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The term of the agreement will be 5 years on a (3 year +1+1) basis.
- Options
- The contract end date is 31/03/2028 with the option to extend 1+1 years to then end 31/03/2030
3 agreed KPIs: UKPHR001 · UKPHR002 · UKPHR003
- UKPHR001, Ensure a minimum of 20 learners achieve UKPHR registration per year in North West
- UKPHR002, Ensure quarterly updates on progress and outcomes.
- UKPHR003, Produce a yearly report showcasing activity relating to programme.
North West UKPHR Practitioner Scheme Support · Health Talks Ltd
- Signed
- 17 Apr 2025
- Value
- £250,000
- Period
- 17 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Award a 3-year contract to Health Talks Ltd with the option to extend by up 2 x 12 months.
3 agreed KPIs: UKPHR001 · UKPHR002 · UKPHR003
- UKPHR001, Ensure a minimum of 20 learners achieve UKPHR registration per year in North West
- UKPHR002, Ensure quarterly updates on progress and outcomes.
- UKPHR003, Produce a yearly report showcasing activity relating to programme.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Health Talks LtdAwarded supplier
- Health Talks LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender