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title: "Podiatry: Addressing Critical Workforce Challenges to Safeguard Patient Care"
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# Podiatry: Addressing Critical Workforce Challenges to Safeguard Patient Care

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/podiatry-addressing-critical-workforce-challenges-to-safeguard-patient-care-ocds-h6vhtk-056619). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England: "Podiatry: Addressing Critical Workforce Challenges to Safeguard Patient Care". Published status: complete. Published Value: £99,950. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481)
- **Published Value:** £99,950 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 August 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Research and development services and related consultancy services, Special education services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/podiatry-addressing-critical-workforce-challenges-to-safeguard-patient-care-ocds-h6vhtk-056619#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-056619`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/podiatry-addressing-critical-workforce-challenges-to-safeguard-patient-care-ocds-h6vhtk-056619#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome.)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/podiatry-addressing-critical-workforce-challenges-to-safeguard-patient-care-ocds-h6vhtk-056619#participate

## 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.
https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?SearchType=Projects

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73000000, 80000000, 80340000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £99,950

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2025 to 31/03/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (cancelled)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 12/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F043049-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-13T08:50:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T12:47:34.135Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-056619