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Published 19 Jun 2025, 16:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Professional Nurse Advocates Training 2025/26

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

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

Published estimate£4,845,000≈ £4.8m / year · £5,814,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 18 Jul 2025awarded 21 Aug 2025

Awarded to De Montfort University +4 more5 awards

Contract term 1 yrends 31 Aug 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions · starts 15 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS England has run a Light Touch Open Procurement for suppliers to deliver Professional Nurse Advocates Training for the academic year 25/26 onwards.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 9 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST.
No preliminary market engagement: N/A

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£4,845,000

Contract period: 15 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 (1 yr) · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensionsValue: £4,845,000 exc. VAT · £5,814,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: 2 Periods of 12 Months

80000000 Education and training services

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: 70%Price: 30%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical and Social Value: 70%
Commercial: 30%

Published award criteria (2)

Commercial: 30%
Technical and Social Value: 70%

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: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 9 Sept 2025
First published: 19 Jun 2025, 16:37 BST
Last source update: 17 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 8 Sept 2025
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-033833
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055050 Find a Tender

Review and risk notes

Risks: The estimated value of contracts awarded following this procurement process are based upon modelled student numbers and historic data. Student numbers may fluctuate over the life of the contracts and therefore the individual contract values may increase or decrease over the contracted period. The price per student is fixed for this requirement and an increase or decrease in student numbers will have no impact on the price per student cost.

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 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 7 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

Timeline

19 Jun 2025 → 17 Dec 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
19 Jun 2025, 16:37 BST
Clarification questions by
7 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent
28 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by
8 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Standstill ends
9 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts
15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published315 days ago
17 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jun 2025

Tender notice published
19 Jun 2025, 16:37 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
28 Aug 2025, 16:15 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
28 Aug 2025, 16:15 BST
Contract signature expected
10 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
17 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 5

Awarded value £4,195,7705 awards exc. VAT

Bids received 18

Contracts signed 5latest 15 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
De Montfort University11 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 31 Aug 2028Extensions: 1+1	£852,720	21 Aug 2025	Awarded
KINGSTON UNIVERSITY11 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 31 Aug 2028Extensions: 1+1	£951,558	21 Aug 2025	Awarded
University of Central Lancashire11 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 31 Aug 2028Extensions: 1+1	£678,300	14 Aug 2025	Awarded
UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN11 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 31 Aug 2028Extensions: 1+1	£949,620	14 Aug 2025	Awarded
University of Worcester11 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 31 Aug 2028Extensions: 1+1	£763,572	14 Aug 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Professional Nurse Advocates Training 2025/26 · University of Central Lancashire
Signed
15 Dec 2025
Value
£678,300
Period
16 Dec 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 31 Aug 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
1+1
Professional Nurse Advocates Training 2025/26 · De Montfort University
Signed
24 Sept 2025
Value
£852,720
Period
25 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 31 Aug 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
1+1
Professional Nurse Advocates Training 2025/26 · KINGSTON UNIVERSITY
Signed
24 Sept 2025
Value
£951,558
Period
25 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 31 Aug 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
1+1
Professional Nurse Advocates Training 2025/26 · UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN
Signed
24 Sept 2025
Value
£949,620
Period
25 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 31 Aug 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
1+1
Professional Nurse Advocates Training 2025/26 · University of Worcester
Signed
24 Sept 2025
Value
£763,572
Period
25 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 31 Aug 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
1+1

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
18final-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 email

Bidders & participating suppliers

5 commercial parties on the notice

De Montfort UniversityAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDZY-8857-XDBL Gateway House, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 9BHContact email
Kingston UniversityAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNNT-2922-BHBH Holmwood House, Grove Crescent, Kingston upon Thames, London, London, KT1 2EEContact email
University of Central LancashireAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXZY-8464-ZLQL Preston, PR1 2HE, North West, PR1 2HEContact email
University of LincolnAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGYJ-5468-QTPJ Brayford Pool, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN6 7TSContact email
University of WorcesterAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYJR-8772-LLDP University of Worcester, Henwick Grove, Worcester, West Midlands, WR2 6AJContact email

Official documents & specifications (11)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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