Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 13 Nov 2025, 08:50 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Podiatry: Addressing Critical Workforce Challenges to Safeguard Patient Care

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£99,950£119,940 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 15 Aug 2025
Contract term 7 mostarts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS 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 published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded 7 moSMEVCSEPublished value£99,950
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 — 31 Mar 2026 (7 mo)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: UK
Value
£99,950 exc. VAT · £119,940 inc. VAT
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services80000000 Education and training services80340000 Special education services

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

Technical 60% Social Value 10% Commercial 30%

Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation
    None

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)
Education and training servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesSpecial education services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056619 Find a Tender

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 allowed
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
15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
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

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Jul 2025, 10:55 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts387 days ago
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published314 days ago
    13 Nov 2025, 08:50 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published12 Nov 2025CancelledWith 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
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    13 Nov 2025, 08:50 GMTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    13 Nov 2025, 08:50 GMTwas £99,950
  3. Status changed to complete
    13 Nov 2025, 08:50 GMT
  4. Procurement method changed
    13 Nov 2025, 08:50 GMT
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    13 Nov 2025, 08:50 GMT
  6. Buyer details updated
    13 Nov 2025, 08:50 GMT
  7. Tender notice published
    25 Jul 2025, 10:55 BSTUK4

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 8UG

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender