Official UK procurement notice
Step into Health Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSitH is a bespoke programme to support employment of members of the Armed Forces community (service leavers, veterans and armed forces family members) within the NHS. The programme will support 2 audiences; potential employees of the NHS and employers in the NHS
The programme will work with both employers within the NHS and potential employees introduce a series of measures designed to support needs of both groups. These include, reviewing existing recruitment practices to remove barriers to Armed Forces Community; advertising employment opportunities with Career Transition Partnership; introductory workshops, candidate insight days, mentoring opportunities and provision of work placements
Deliverables:
Raise profile of NHS as leading-edge employer across range of roles
Produce/maintain guidance to employers on how they can support recruitment practice within armed forces community
Encourage providers work together to support arm
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Feb 2026, 11:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Feb 2026, 11:38 GMT
- Authority reference
C371692- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009889- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0646b8Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published4 Feb 2026, 11:38 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The NHS Confederation | £112,859 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Step into Health Service · The NHS Confederation
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2025
- Value
- £112,859
- Period
- 1 Jul 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NHS ConfederationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender