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Published 16 Sept 2026, 15:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Return to Practice (Nursing and Midwifery) - Market Engagement Webinar

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate £18,000,000≈ £4.5m / year · £21,600,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Tender notice expected 2 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 yrsup to 6 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS England intends to procure Return to Practice (Nursing and Midwifery) training in 2027. This will be a competitive tender in line with the Procurement Act 2023.

Following the completion of a Request for Information (RFI) exercise, NHS England intends to hold a Market engagement event via. Microsoft Teams, to share further details regarding its intentions.

NHS England intends to run two sessions:

Thursday 1st October: 12:30-13:15

(Deadline for registering interest is midday Tuesday 29th September).

Wednesday 7th October: 12:00-12:45

(Deadline for registering interest is midday Monday 5th October).

Organisations need only attend one session as the content will be the same in both, and attendance will be limited to 2 individuals per organisation.

Please register your interest via the Atamis messaging portal on project C463691. Further details of how to access the session will be shared prior to the event.

Link to the Atamis Portal: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 4 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2031 (4 yrs) · up to 6 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions
Extension options published
80000000 Education and training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
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
16 Sept 2026, 15:31 BST
Last source update
16 Sept 2026, 15:31 BST
Authority reference
C463691
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051828

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published
    20 May 2025, 10:24 BST
  2. Latest notice published4 days ago
    16 Sept 2026, 15:31 BST
  3. Market engagementin 18 days
    7 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTOrganisations are requested to register their interest via the Atamis portal by no later than the time and dates set out in the description section of this notice. NHS England reserves the right to amend the timeline without prior notice.
  4. Tender notice expectedin 44 days
    2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 193 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    16 Sept 2026, 15:31 BSTUK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    19 Aug 2026, 14:34 BSTUK2
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    13 Aug 2026, 14:32 BSTUK2
  4. Published value updated to £18,000,000
    13 Aug 2026, 14:32 BSTwas £16,000,000
  5. Pipeline notice published
    20 May 2025, 10:24 BSTUK1
Published amendments (1)

Extending out the closing date of the RFI

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 20 May 2025

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
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Official documents & specifications (4)

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