Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 31 Jul 2025, 16:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

National Attraction Campaign for NEDs Talent Pipeline

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001SME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£99,000£118,800 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 20 Aug 2025awarded 4 Sept 2025

Awarded to GatenbySanderson Limited2 awards

Contract term 7 moends 21 Apr 2026 · up to 21 May 2026 with extensions · starts 22 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

There is a general sentiment that NED roles have changed over recent years, the introduction of ICBs, increased complexity of the system and an increase in the numbers of shared leadership and group arrangements are often cited as factors.

CPV: Marketing management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 7 moSMEPublished value£99,000

Contract period: 22 Sept 2025 – 21 Apr 2026 (7 mo) · up to 21 May 2026 with extensionsValue: £99,000 exc. VAT · £118,800 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Contract could be extended up to 1 month should it be necessary for completion of deliverables. Any contract extension would not increase the value of the contract · Up to 1 month

79413000 Marketing management consultancy services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Condition of participation
N/A

What it takes to win
i
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

Lot awarding rule: The contract will be awarded to the supplier who scores the highest overall for quality, social value and price

Conditions of participation1

Condition of participation
N/A

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 31 Jul 2025, 16:29 BST
Last source update: 30 Sept 2025, 15:40 BST
Authority reference: C379168
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-044907
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Marketing management consultancy services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056a95 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Reserved participation area: K02000001

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 allowed

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

Submission deadline: 20 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 11 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

31 Jul 2025 → 30 Sept 2025 · 5 dates

Tender notice published
31 Jul 2025, 16:29 BST
Clarification questions by
11 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission deadline
20 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Contract starts
22 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published393 days ago
30 Sept 2025, 15:40 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2025

Tender notice published
31 Jul 2025, 16:29 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
5 Sept 2025, 15:31 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
5 Sept 2025, 15:31 BST
Contract signature expected
15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
30 Sept 2025, 15:40 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £79,7501 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1111 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 26 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
GatenbySanderson Limited1 Oct 2025 – 30 Apr 2026	£79,750	4 Sept 2025	Awarded
GatenbySanderson Limited	£79,750 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded

Contracts

National Attraction Campaign for NEDs Talent Pipeline · GatenbySanderson Limited
Signed
26 Sept 2025
Value
£79,750
Period
1 Oct 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
11final-stage tenders	11	0	—

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 name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Gatenbysanderson LimitedAwarded supplier 14 King Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire,, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 2HLContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender30 Sept 2025, 15:40 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender5 Sept 2025, 15:31 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender31 Jul 2025, 16:29 BST