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Published 13 Nov 2025, 16:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Commissioning in Practice- Applied Action Learning

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£9,000,000≈ £4.5m / year · £10,800,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update

Submissions closed 26 Jun 2026awarded 24 Sept 2026

Award (standstill) to Moorhouse Consulting Limited

Contract term 2 yrsends 4 Oct 2028 · up to 4 Oct 2029 with extensions · starts 5 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract will provide a nationally coordinated, locally tailored applied learning and capability development offer to support Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and system partners to strengthen strategic commissioning capability, confidence and practical application.

How the procedure runs: The is a multi stage Competitive Flexible procedure, which has 3 Stages: Stage 1 - Conditions of Participation - this stage will reduce the numbers invited to stage 2 based on the criteria set out in the ITT documents Stage 2 - Invite selected suppliers to submit an ITT response and to reduced numbers invited to stage 3 Stage 3 - Presentation stage

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£9,000,000

Contract period: 5 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 4 Oct 2029 with extensionsValue: £9,000,000 exc. VAT · £10,800,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: Subject to additional funding approvalSecond stage: 3–8 candidates invited to tender

80000000 Education and training services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)3

Economic & financial standing
As detailed in ITT
Technical & professional ability
As detailed in ITT
Condition of participation
Conditions of Participation
shortlisting

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Conditions of Participation: 7 scored questions relating to ability and previous experience

Conditions of participation3

Economic & financial standing
As detailed in ITT
Technical & professional ability
As detailed in ITT
Condition of participation
Conditions of Participation
shortlisting

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Competitive flexible 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: 13 Nov 2025, 16:52 GMT
Last source update: 6 Oct 2026, 18:47 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 18 Sept 2026
Authority reference: C451413
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-053345
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e0e0 Find a Tender

How it runs: The is a multi stage Competitive Flexible procedure, which has 3 Stages:
Stage 1 - Conditions of Participation - this stage will reduce the numbers invited to stage 2 based on the criteria set out in the ITT documents
Stage 2 - Invite selected suppliers to submit an ITT response and to reduced numbers invited to stage 3
Stage 3 - Presentation stage

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Requests to participate (first stage): 26 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline: 26 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 17 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

electronic submission only to:

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

13 Nov 2025 → 13 Oct 2026 · 11 dates

Planning notice published347 days ago
13 Nov 2025, 16:52 GMT
Market engagement327 days ago
3 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
NHS England would like to invite interested Suppliers to take part in a market engagement event scheduled for 3 December 20025 at 11:00 – 12:30.
The purpose of the market engagement is to:
Provide an overview of:
o the current Practice Level Support (PLS) programme (ending March 2026)
o the Primary Care context.
- Describe the Modern General Practice, Practice Level Support delivery specification from April 2026
- Proposed Contractual Model
- Overview of the procurement process and potential timelines
- Question & Answer session
You can register your interest at the following link:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a63516f6-384c-… ↗
Next notice expected287 days ago
12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Tender notice published143 days ago
5 Jun 2026, 13:41 BST
Clarification questions by131 days ago
17 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission deadline122 days ago
26 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by38 days ago
18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent33 days ago
24 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Contract starts22 days ago
5 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published20 days ago
6 Oct 2026, 18:47 BST
Standstill ends13 days ago
13 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

13 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2025

Preliminary market engagement notice published
13 Nov 2025, 16:52 GMT
UK2
Tender notice published
5 Jun 2026, 13:41 BST
UK4
Published value updated to £9,000,000
5 Jun 2026, 13:41 BST
was £0
Status changed to active
5 Jun 2026, 13:41 BST
Procurement method changed
5 Jun 2026, 13:41 BST
Tender notice published
5 Jun 2026, 13:51 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
24 Sept 2026, 15:17 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
24 Sept 2026, 15:17 BST
Procurement method changed
24 Sept 2026, 15:17 BST
Contract award notice published
25 Sept 2026, 10:27 BST
UK6
Contract award notice published
25 Sept 2026, 10:41 BST
UK6
Contract award notice published
6 Oct 2026, 18:47 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
14 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Published amendments (1)

error in title

Routine re-releases (7)

2026-09: 1 release · 24 Sept 2026
2026-06: 2 releases · 5 Jun 2026, 5 Jun 2026
2025-11: 1 release · 13 Nov 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £8,950,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Named bidders 3published on the award notice

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Moorhouse Consulting Limited15 Oct 2026 – 14 Oct 2028 · up to 13 Oct 2029Extensions: An optional extension available subject to funding and governance approvals. · Amended: Error in contract end date. Updated accordingly · Amended: Missing detail completed · Amended: Extended standstill period until 13/10/26	£8,950,000	24 Sept 2026standstill to 13 Oct 2026	Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Who bid

wonMoorhouse Consulting · Greater London
did not winCarnall Farrar · Greater London
did not winPA Consulting · Greater London

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

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

3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded

Carnall FarrarBidder / tendererGB-PPON: PGND-8159-HGBW 1 Lyric Square, London, London, W6 0NB
Moorhouse ConsultingAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCDL-8985-RGJR 69 Old Broad Street, London, London, EC2M 1QSContact email
PA ConsultingBidder / tendererGB-PPON: PNTG-1767-GXBV 10 Bressenden Place, London, London, SW1E 5DN

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender6 Oct 2026, 18:47 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender25 Sept 2026, 10:41 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender25 Sept 2026, 10:27 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender24 Sept 2026, 15:17 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender5 Jun 2026, 13:51 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender5 Jun 2026, 13:41 BST
Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender13 Nov 2025, 16:52 GMT