Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 22 Jun 2026, 10:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Return to Practice Test of Competence Preparation Programme

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£4,800,000≈ £2.4m / year · £4,800,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 31 Jul 2026awarded 27 Aug 2026

Awarded to NHS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED2 awards

Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Sept 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Following an open procedure procurement process NHS England has awarded a contract to NHS Professionals for delivery of the Return to Practice Test of Competence Preparation Programme.

The maximum end date of any agreement will be 31/3/2030. The initial term of the agreement will be for 2 years.

The maximum value of any awarded agreement will be £4,800,000 exc. VAT.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£4,800,000

Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensionsValue: £4,800,000 exc. VAT · £4,800,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: The contract may be extended up to 31/03/2030.

80000000 Education and training 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

Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Technical - 60%: 60%
Commercial - 30%: 30%
Social Value - 10%: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Technical - 60%: 60% Technical
Social Value - 10%: 10% Social Value
Commercial - 30%: 30% Commercial

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Jun 2026, 10:32 BST
Last source update: 14 Oct 2026, 11:50 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 28 Aug 2026
Authority reference: C450792
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-062360
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b9c6 Find a Tender

Review and risk notes

Risks: The estimated value of this Procurement is based upon the estimated learner numbers that will be required over the full contract period.
Policy or Regulatory changes during the life of this contract may result in a required change in scope of these services, which could include an increase in the number of learners resulting in the need to amend the overall contract value.
Therefore, there is the possibility that a modification under the Materialisation of Known Risk ground may be required at some point during the life of the contract.

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 allowedLanguage: EN

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: 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 20 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

22 Jun 2026 → 14 Oct 2026 · 10 dates

Planning notice published120 days ago
22 Jun 2026, 10:32 BST
Next notice expected111 days ago
1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published110 days ago
2 Jul 2026, 15:05 BST
Clarification questions by92 days ago
20 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission deadline81 days ago
31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent54 days ago
28 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by53 days ago
28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Standstill ends41 days ago
9 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts20 days ago
1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published6 days ago
14 Oct 2026, 11:50 BST

Notice history

10 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jun 2026

Pipeline notice published
22 Jun 2026, 10:32 BST
UK1
Tender notice published
2 Jul 2026, 15:05 BST
UK4
Status changed to active
2 Jul 2026, 15:05 BST
Deadline published: 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
2 Jul 2026, 15:05 BST
Tender notice published
2 Jul 2026, 15:17 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
28 Aug 2026, 11:55 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
28 Aug 2026, 11:55 BST
Contract signature expected
11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
14 Oct 2026, 11:47 BST
UK7
Contract details notice published
14 Oct 2026, 11:50 BST
UK7

Published amendments (1)

Amend wording in the description of risks section from "4 year period" to "contract period"

Routine re-releases (6)

2026-07: 2 releases · 2 Jul 2026, 2 Jul 2026
2026-06: 1 release · 22 Jun 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £4,800,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 21 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NHS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED14 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: There are optional extension period(s) to allow the contract to run until 31/03/2030.	£4,800,000same award published again · counted once	27 Aug 2026standstill to 9 Sept 2026	Standstill
NHS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED	£4,800,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Return to Practice Test of Competence Preparation Programme · NHS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED
Signed
1 Oct 2026
Value
£4,800,000
Period
2 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
There are optional extension period(s) to allow the contract to run until 31/03/2030.
- Change Amended the extension end date due to an error.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	1	0	—

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 8UGContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NHS Professionals LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCWQ-2421-QLNR Breakspear Park, Breakspear Way, Hemel Hempstead, East of England, HP2 4TZContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender14 Oct 2026, 11:50 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender14 Oct 2026, 11:47 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender28 Aug 2026, 11:55 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender2 Jul 2026, 15:17 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender2 Jul 2026, 15:05 BST
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender22 Jun 2026, 10:32 BST