Official UK procurement notice
South East and London Public Health Practitioner Development Programme (UKPHR)
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Schools of Public Health in the South East region are based within the subregions of Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS); Thames Valley (TV); and Wessex (WX). The London School of Public Health supports the London region as one school. The remit for Schools of Public Health is to build capacity and capability of the public health workforce of the future and existing public health and wider health and care workforces in the region. It does this by delivering inclusive and innovative approaches to training and education, enabling the workforce to prevent ill health and address health inequalities.
A core programme for Schools of Public Health is the delivery of the UKPHR Public Health Practitioner Scheme. Following the retirement of current providers, South East and London Schools are seeking to engage and work with a new provider who has experience of delivering competency-based professional development programmes who is interested in developing the public health workforce. This procurement is seeking a provider to deliver the Support Programme. The Support Programme will guide public health practitioners in the development of a retrospective portfolio to meet the requirements for UKPHR registration.
Above threshold open competition under the Light Touch Regime using the CPV code 80000000: Education and training services.
CPV: Education and training services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£720,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1UKPHR - Kent, Surry and SussexAwardedRenewalPublished value£180,000
Public Health Practitioner Development Programme (UKPHR) - Kent, Surry and Sussex
Lot #2UKPHR - WessexAwardedRenewalPublished value£180,000
Public Health Practitioner Development Programme (UKPHR) - Wessex
Lot #3UKPHR - Thames ValleyAwardedRenewalPublished value£180,000
Public Health Practitioner Development Programme (UKPHR) - Thames Valley
Lot #4UKPHR - LondonAwardedRenewalPublished value£180,000
Public Health Practitioner Development Programme (UKPHR) - London
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 20%
- Social Value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial: 20%
- Social Value: 20%
- Technical: 60%
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- 7 May 2025, 15:34 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2026, 10:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
C414877- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003637- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050e16Find a Tender
- Risks
The estimated value of contracts awarded following this procurement process are based upon modelled student numbers and historic data. Student numbers may fluctuate over the life of the contracts and therefore the individual contract values may increase or decrease over the contracted period.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗.
Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: [email protected]
Timeline
7 May 2025 → 14 Jul 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published7 May 2025, 15:34 BST
- Market engagement20 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Market engagement exercise for delivery of the UKPHR Practitioner Schemes in the South East Region. The market engagement event will take place Monday 20th May 2025, 11:00am - 12:00pm. If you'd like to take part of find out more detail, please email the email address below. [email protected]
- Next notice expected4 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published274 days ago15 Jan 2026, 16:33 GMT
- Clarification questions by260 days ago30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline246 days ago13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by207 days ago23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts199 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent193 days ago7 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published95 days ago14 Jul 2026, 10:21 BST
Notice history
13 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 May 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published7 May 2025, 15:34 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published8 May 2025, 09:03 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published15 Jan 2026, 16:33 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £720,00015 Jan 2026, 16:33 GMTwas £540,000
- Status changed to active15 Jan 2026, 16:33 GMT
- Procurement method changed15 Jan 2026, 16:33 GMT
- Deadline published: 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT15 Jan 2026, 16:33 GMT
- Tender notice published16 Jan 2026, 09:41 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published16 Jan 2026, 09:46 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published8 Apr 2026, 11:35 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Apr 2026, 11:35 BST
- Contract signature expected20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published14 Jul 2026, 10:21 BSTUK7
Published amendments (3)
Updated links
Description Update
Description Update
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2026-01: 2 releases · 15 Jan 2026, 16 Jan 2026
- 2025-05: 2 releases · 7 May 2025, 8 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · UKPHR - Kent, Surry and Sussex1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 7 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · UKPHR - London1 award | |||
| Health Talks LtdSouth East and London Public Health Practitioner Development Programme (UKPHR) - Lot420 Apr 2026 – 19 Apr 2027 · up to 19 Apr 2029Extensions: 2 periods of up to 12 months each | £180,000 | 7 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| Oxford Brookes UniversitySouth East and London Public Health Practitioner Development Programme (UKPHR) - LOT2/320 Apr 2026 – 19 Apr 2027 · up to 19 Apr 2029Extensions: 2 periods of up to 12 months each | £360,000 | 7 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
South East and London Public Health Practitioner Development Programme (UKPHR) - LOT2/3 · Oxford Brookes University
- Signed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Value
- £360,000
- Period
- 9 Jul 2026 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 periods of up to 12 months each
South East and London Public Health Practitioner Development Programme (UKPHR) - Lot4 · Health Talks Ltd
- Signed
- 23 Apr 2026
- Value
- £180,000
- Period
- 23 Apr 2026 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 periods of up to 12 months each
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · UKPHR - Wessex | 4final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 · UKPHR - Thames Valley | 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 · UKPHR - London | 5final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Health Talks LtdAwarded supplier
- Oxford Brookes UniversityAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (10)
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