Official UK procurement notice
Podiatry: Addressing Critical Workforce Challenges to Safeguard Patient Care
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS England is seeking provider for the following:
To develop a self-assessment template to support podiatric leaders to assess, optimise and sustain their workforce, training, and education needs to maximise current and future service delivery.
Podiatry services to adopt the high impact actions which could include best practice.
The development of themed workshops / webinars and curation of existing resources which would support the self-assessment template.
Regular progress reports and impact evaluations to track outcomes and effectiveness.
Contract length is 7 months.
The maximum financial envelope for this tender is £99,950 ex VAT for 7 months.
The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is 15th August at 12:00pm (midday).
Late submissions will not be accepted therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time. All communications should be made via the messaging function on the e-Tendering portal during the tender exercise.
The Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the e-portal system and not with the Contracting Authority itself other than as expressly permitted within this ITT.
Further information relating to this project can be found at NHSE e-tendering portal at the link below. All clarification questions and submission bids must be received via this portal only. Registration is free of charge.
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CPV: Education and training services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Special education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedPublished value£99,950
- Value
- £99,950 exc. VAT · £119,940 inc. VAT
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).
Technical 60% Social Value 10% Commercial 30%
- Condition of participationNone
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Nov 2025, 08:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Nov 2025, 08:50 GMT
- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056619Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
5 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published25 Jul 2025, 10:55 BST
- Clarification questions by1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts387 days ago1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published314 days ago13 Nov 2025, 08:50 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 12 Nov 2025 | CancelledWith reference to the below tender: Reference: C377443 Title: Podiatry: Addressing Critical Workforce Challenges to Safeguard Patient Care Following the issue of the award letters and further fine tuning that has taken place since the award, the Authority has taken a decision not to enter into a contract for the service at this time. The decision to cancel this procurement exercise has been taken due to a current internal strategic financial review. This decision is in line with the Invitation to Tender document: 3.1.11 The Contracting Authority reserves the right to vary, suspend or cancel the procurement process at any time without explanation. As stated in paragraph 3.5.2 of this Document 1 of the ITT Pack, the Contracting Authority is not responsible for any costs incurred by Tenderers. |
Notice history
7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jul 2025- Procurement termination notice published13 Nov 2025, 08:50 GMTUK12
- Published value updated13 Nov 2025, 08:50 GMTwas £99,950
- Status changed to complete13 Nov 2025, 08:50 GMT
- Procurement method changed13 Nov 2025, 08:50 GMT
- Deadline withdrawn13 Nov 2025, 08:50 GMT
- Buyer details updated13 Nov 2025, 08:50 GMT
- Tender notice published25 Jul 2025, 10:55 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender