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Published 20 Aug 2025, 16:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pedagogic Scholarship Scheme (GPeds) -C396878

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£700,000≈ £221k / year · £840,000 inc. VAT4.5% below final estimate

Submissions closed 18 Mar 2026awarded 9 Dec 2025

Awarded to City St Georges University of London2 awards

Contract term 3 yrs 2 moends 25 May 2029 · starts 18 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

C396878 - Pedagogic Scholarship Scheme (GPeds). The scheme will be based on a collaboration between GEP, the Genomic Training Academy (GTAC) and an/several Higher Education Institute/s (HEIs). GPeds will be available to genomic educators within the Genomic Medicine Service (GMS) encompassing the seven regional Genomic Medicine Service Alliances (GMSA) and seven Genomic Laboratory Hubs (GLHs). NOTE: NHS England acknowledges this transparency notice is being published outside of the Procurement Act 2023 timeframes. The delay arises from exceptional administrative and operational circumstances which prevented the necessary verification and assurance processes within the prescribed period. NHS England has acted diligently to rectify the issue and is now publishing the notice at the earliest reasonable opportunity. This publication is made in the interests of compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 and the overarching principles of transparency, fairness, and accountability.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 3 yrs 2 moSMEVCSEPublished value£700,000

Contract period: 18 Mar 2026 – 25 May 2029 (3 yrs 2 mo)Value: £700,000 exc. VAT · £840,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

80000000 Education and training services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
n/a
Technical & professional ability
n/a

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

Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Technical: 60%
Commercial: 30%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Technical: 60% Technical
Social Value: 10% Social Value
Commercial: 30% Commercial

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
n/a
Technical & professional ability
n/a

What this means for your bid

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: 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: 20 Aug 2025, 16:31 BST
Last source update: 2 Apr 2026, 15:57 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 18 Mar 2026
Authority reference: C396878
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-023948
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058ba1 Find a Tender

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

Submission deadline: 18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 17 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To express interest, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗. NHS England acknowledges this transparency notice is being published outside of the Procurement Act 2023 timeframes. The delay arises from exceptional administrative and operational circumstances which prevented the necessary verification and assurance processes within the prescribed period. NHS England has acted diligently to rectify the issue and is now publishing the notice at the earliest reasonable opportunity. This publication is made in the interests of compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 and the overarching principles of transparency, fairness, and accountability.

Timeline

20 Aug 2025 → 15 Apr 2026 · 10 dates

Planning notice published
20 Aug 2025, 16:31 BST
Next notice expected
22 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent323 days ago
9 Dec 2025
Tender notice published224 days ago
17 Mar 2026, 11:24 GMT
Clarification questions by224 days ago
17 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts224 days ago
18 Mar 2026
Submission deadline223 days ago
18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by223 days ago
18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published208 days ago
2 Apr 2026, 15:57 BST
Standstill ends195 days ago
15 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

12 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Aug 2025

Planned procurement notice published
20 Aug 2025, 16:31 BST
UK3
Planned procurement notice published
21 Aug 2025, 09:11 BST
UK3
Tender notice published
17 Mar 2026, 11:24 GMT
UK4
Status changed to active
17 Mar 2026, 11:24 GMT
Deadline moved to 11 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
17 Mar 2026, 11:24 GMT
+204 days · was 19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Tender notice published
17 Mar 2026, 11:37 GMT
UK4
Deadline moved to 18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
17 Mar 2026, 11:37 GMT
-24 days · was 11 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Contract award notice published
2 Apr 2026, 10:10 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
2 Apr 2026, 10:10 BST
Contract details notice published
2 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
UK7
Contract details notice published
2 Apr 2026, 15:57 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
15 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Published amendments (2)

Amend description slightly

Incorrect dates entered

Routine re-releases (7)

2026-03: 2 releases · 17 Mar 2026, 17 Mar 2026
2025-08: 2 releases · 20 Aug 2025, 21 Aug 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £668,6471 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 4

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
City St Georges University of LondonPedagogic Scholarship Scheme (GPeds)16 Apr 2026 – 25 May 2029	£668,647same award published again · counted once	9 Dec 2025standstill to 15 Apr 2026	Standstill
City St Georges University of London	£668,647 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Pedagogic Scholarship Scheme (GPeds) - C396878 · City St Georges University of London
Signed
10 Mar 2026
Value
£668,647
Period
10 Mar 2026 – 25 May 2029
Status
active
- Change Updated Procurement Reference
5 agreed KPIs: CPD resources · Level 7 Genomic Pedagogy programme · Feedback Survey …
- CPD resources, CPD resources, including factsheets, webinars and workshops are being delivered by end of month 4 of scheme.
- Level 7 Genomic Pedagogy programme, Level 7 Genomic Pedagogy programme is being delivered by end of month 16 of scheme.
- Feedback Survey, Quarterly Student Feedback Survey: target >90% satisfaction.
- Attrition Rate, Attrition Rate per measurable component: target <10% attrition rate.
- Collaborative Working, Demonstration of collaborative working with GEP, with a reciprocal exchange of ideas and intelligence through regular meetings.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4final-stage tenders	0	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

2 commercial parties on the notice

CITY ST GEORGES UNIVERSITY OF LONDONAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZVW-1699-RNXQ Cranmer Terrace, London, London, SW17 0REContact email
City St Georges University of LondonAwarded supplierGB-COH: RC000121 Cranmer Terrace,, London, London, SW17 0REContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender2 Apr 2026, 15:57 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender2 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender2 Apr 2026, 10:10 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender17 Mar 2026, 11:37 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender17 Mar 2026, 11:24 GMT
Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender21 Aug 2025, 09:11 BST
Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender20 Aug 2025, 16:31 BST