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# Provision of Simulated Patient Actors

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-simulated-patient-actors-ocds-h6vhtk-06673c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER: "Provision of Simulated Patient Actors". Published status: active. Published Value: £660,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-lancaster-urn-133831)
- **Published Value:** £660,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 April 2026 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-simulated-patient-actors-ocds-h6vhtk-06673c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06673c`

## 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/provision-of-simulated-patient-actors-ocds-h6vhtk-06673c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Flancaster%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-simulated-patient-actors-ocds-h6vhtk-06673c#participate

## Description
Lancaster University is inviting tenders for the provision of Simulated Patient Actors to support teaching, training and assessment activities within Lancaster Medical School.
The successful supplier will provide trained actors to participate in simulated clinical scenarios used in medical education, including teaching sessions and formal student assessments such as Objective Structured Clinical Examinations. Actors will be required to portray patients in a range of clinical situations and follow structured case briefs provided by the University.
The contract will support the delivery of high-quality clinical simulation to enhance student learning and assessment within the Medical School.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £660,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 31/08/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021763-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-11T13:12:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:57:17.870Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06673c