Official UK procurement notice
RCGP TARGET Contract 2026-2029
Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe TARGET Antibiotics Toolkit was developed by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Antimicrobial Stewardship in Primary Care (ASIPC) collaboration with several professional societies The toolkit is a central resource for clinicians and commissioners about safe, effective, appropriate and responsible antibiotic prescribing. It also helps to fulfil continuous professional development and revalidation requirements. RCGP best placed stakeholder to host and support the website.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- 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
- 21 May 2026, 12:23 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jun 2026, 12:09 BST
- Authority reference
C440533- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054230- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069f02Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Schedule 5 Direct award justifications
6 The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract—
(a)due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
2 Jun 2026 → 9 Jun 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends135 days ago2 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published129 days ago9 Jun 2026, 12:09 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2026- Transparency notice published21 May 2026, 12:23 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published21 May 2026, 16:10 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected3 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published9 Jun 2026, 12:09 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal College of Genera Practitioners4 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 | £202,199 | 14 Apr 2026standstill to 2 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
| Royal College of Genera Practitioners | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Treat Antibiotics Responsibly, Guidance, Education, Tools (TARGET) Project 2026-2029 · Royal College of Genera Practitioners
- Signed
- 4 Jun 2026
- Value
- £202,199
- Period
- 5 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
- Options
- Contingent value
No agreed KPIs: Deliverables outlined
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Royal College of Genera PractitionersAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender