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Official procurement procedure
Simulated Consultation Assessment (SCA) Preparation Course
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£156,000
Submission deadline 3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: NHS England: "Simulated Consultation Assessment (SCA) Preparation Course". Published status: complete. Published value: £156,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | NHS England | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £156,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NHS England
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for NHS England. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
22.8Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Anna FreudTop vendor: 29.6% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 859 active published awards; 13 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Freud | 1 win | £5,862,540 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | 1 win | £4,809,159 |
| NHS Shared Business Services Limited | 1 win | £4,393,727 |
| Pearson Professional Assessments Limited | 1 win | £4,374,320 |
| Timewise Foundation CIC | 1 win | £166,667 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNHS England | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published23 Apr 2026, 11:24 BST | Last source update23 Apr 2026, 11:24 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-060457 | ||
What is being bought
East Of England
exam preparation course is for EoE GP registrars to support their preparation for the Simulated Consultation Assessment which is one of the Royal College of General Practitioners licencing exams. not attempting or passing these exams is a common causse for extensions to training which are costly.
Contract length is 12 months, with two optional 12 month extensions.
The maximum financial envelope for this tender is £156,000 ex VAT for 36 months in total.
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
23 Apr 2026, 11:24 BST - Status changed to complete
23 Apr 2026, 11:24 BST - Official notice release published
23 Apr 2026, 11:24 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
23 Apr 2026, 11:24 BST - Published value updated to £156,000
13 Jan 2026, 10:30 GMT - Status changed to active
13 Jan 2026, 10:30 GMT - Official notice release published
13 Jan 2026, 10:30 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
13 Jan 2026, 10:30 GMT - Buyer information updated
13 Jan 2026, 10:30 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
23 Apr 2026, 11:24 BST - Submission deadline
3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 23 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · £156,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Complete MRCGP Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Simulated Consultation Assessment (SCA) Preparation Course £156,000 · signed 23 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · active Contract period: 24 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST — 24 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
NHS England
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PDPT-3135-BWWYDocuments (0)
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