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Published 17 Aug 2026, 11:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Step into Health Services

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£310,200≈ £310k / year · £372,240 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 14 Sept 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 1 Nov 2027 · up to 1 Nov 2028 with extensions · starts 2 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS England is seeking to appoint a supplier to deliver the Step into Health programme, a national workforce support service that assists members of the Armed Forces community into NHS employment through employer engagement, candidate support, recruitment pathways, mentoring, work placements, communications, stakeholder engagement, and the management of associated programme activities.

CPV: Career guidance services · Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£310,200
Contract period: 2 Nov 2026 – 1 Nov 2027 (1 yr) · up to 1 Nov 2028 with extensionsValue: £310,200 exc. VAT · £372,240 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Option to extend the contract for up to a further 12 months
79600000 Recruitment services79634000 Career guidance 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 Assessment: Technical Question
  • Cost Assessment

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
Closed
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
17 Aug 2026, 11:46 BST
Last source update
24 Aug 2026, 10:46 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 25 Sept 2026
Authority reference
C464977
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078048
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Career guidance servicesRecruitment services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e57b 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
14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

This procurement will be conducted through the Contracting Authority's e-tendering portal, Atamis:

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

User Guide:

services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_G… ↗

Timeline

17 Aug 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published71 days ago
    17 Aug 2026, 11:46 BST
  2. Clarification questions by71 days ago
    17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Latest notice published64 days ago
    24 Aug 2026, 10:46 BST
  4. Submission deadline43 days ago
    14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by31 days ago
    25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  7. Contract startsin 5 days
    2 Nov 2026

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Aug 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Aug 2026, 11:46 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    24 Aug 2026, 10:46 BST
    UK4
Published amendments (1)

Value to include VAT

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

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender