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Provision for the Test of Competence: Delivery of the CBT

Buyer: NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL →

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BuyerNURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL
StatusClosed
Deadline4 Sept 2026
Value£4,050,000
Published27 Aug 2026

What is being bought

A computer-based test (the 'CBT') which comprises multiple-choice questions designed to assess applicants' theoretical knowledge and understanding. The CBT comprises a number of multiple-choice questions and is split into two parts: Part A covers numeracy and Part B covers clinical questions relating to nursing and midwifery. We allow candidates three hours to complete the CBT.

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Computer testing services 72820000Education and training services 80000000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£4,050,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Feb 2027 to 31 Jan 2030

Award criteria
Quality (70%)
Price (30%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Computer testing services, Education and training servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 72. The category anchor is Computer testing services (72820000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 724,5161 median · 11.4 average (1,539 of 4,516 with a bid count)1.8 average (1,791 of 4,516 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer3Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK1,4311 median · 23.5 average (451 of 1,431 with a bid count)2.7 average (559 of 1,431 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)31522 median · 19.3 average (3 of 315 with a bid count)4.3 average (3 of 315 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementYes
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeconcession
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleN/A
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06cffe
Latest release ID081798-2026
Latest release timestampThu Aug 27 2026 13:21:06 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081798-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-09-04T12:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-08-21T12:00:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2027-01-04T23:59:59Z
Submission method detailsProject Title: Provision for the Test of Competence: Delivery of the CBT Project Reference: C- 1649 Reponses to the tender are to be completed electronically using the e-sourcing portal Atamis. https://nmcprocurementportal.force.com/s/Welcome ('e-Sourcing Portal').
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£4,050,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
27 Aug 2026tenderUpdate081798-2026
21 Jul 2026tender068763-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
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