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Published 23 Apr 2026, 09:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Access to Medicine (Pathways) for 2025/26

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£50,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to The Sutton Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

"C437708 Access to Medicine (Pathways) for 2025/26

This contract is for a £50,000 single tender action to appoint the Sutton Trust to deliver a national Access to Medicine (Pathways) programme, supporting a minimum of 50 disadvantaged and underrepresented students to prepare for applications to medicine and related health undergraduate degrees during the 2025/26 academic year.

The expansion of medical school places will prioritise widening access to high potential candidates from disadvantaged backgrounds, supporting workforce growth while advancing social mobility objectives outlined in the 10-year plan.

These services are categorised as education and training services (CPV Code: 800000000) which are subject to the light touch regime (LTR). The LTR has a current threshold of £663K (inc VAT) and this contract value is therefore sub-threshold.

The contract will be on PO terms".

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
80000000 Education and training services

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
Light touch regime
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
23 Apr 2026, 09:45 BST
Last source update
23 Apr 2026, 09:45 BST
Authority reference
C437708
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036891
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06892d Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    23 Apr 2026, 09:45 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £50,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Sutton Trust£50,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • C437708 Access to Medicine (Pathways) for 2025/26 · The Sutton Trust

    Signed
    9 Apr 2026
    Value
    £50,000
    Period
    10 Apr 2026 – 9 Oct 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDPT-3135-BWWY Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd, London, London, SE1 8UGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Sutton TrustAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJCN-4878-LHYX 9th Floor, Millbank Tower, London, London, SW1P 4QPContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender