Official UK procurement notice
Supported Internship Programme for Care Leavers
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS England ran an open procurement process under the Light Touch Regime for a Supported Internship Programme for Care Leavers.
The agreement will run until 31/3/2029.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,500,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: 60% Technical Weighting
- Social Value: 10% Social Value Weighting
- Commercial: 30% Commercial Weighting
- 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
- 3 Aug 2026, 12:41 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 17:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
C465136- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080055- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d9d9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
3 Aug 2026 → 29 Oct 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published80 days ago3 Aug 2026, 12:41 BST
- Market engagement76 days ago7 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Pilot a bespoke supported paid internship for care leavers furthest away from employment, using NHS organisations to provide work placements. It will target care leavers aged 16-25 who are classed as economically inactive, have a right to work in the UK and are reliant on universal credit/legacy benefits.
Using funding allocated by DHSC to procure a delivery partner (or consortium) with demonstrable track record of coaching, mentoring and supporting care leavers and local organisations to design recruitment of interns, train line managers and pilot a cohort.
The delivery partner will have access to care experienced young people and be able to mobilise partnerships, recruiting 350 eligible participants into an NHS-hosted Supported Internship Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) (175 intervention; 175 control) across Greater Manchester, Cheshire & Merseyside and/or Birmingham, Solihull & Black Country. Prior experience of RCT work and associated communications with young people will be advantageous.
- Tender notice published62 days ago21 Aug 2026, 15:59 BST
- Next notice expected52 days ago31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by43 days ago9 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline31 days ago21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by13 days ago9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent7 days ago16 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published6 days ago16 Oct 2026, 17:21 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 7 days28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 7 days29 Oct 2026
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Aug 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Aug 2026, 12:41 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Aug 2026, 14:35 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published21 Aug 2026, 15:59 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active21 Aug 2026, 15:59 BST
- Procurement method changed21 Aug 2026, 15:59 BST
- Deadline published: 21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST21 Aug 2026, 15:59 BST
- Tender notice published1 Sept 2026, 14:08 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Oct 2026, 17:21 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Oct 2026, 17:21 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (2)
Changing web links - issue with procurement portal link.
Updated text within the description box.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-08: 2 releases · 3 Aug 2026, 3 Aug 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOAL 17 LTD2 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 | £1,450,000 | 15 Oct 2026standstill to 28 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Goal 17 LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender