AwardedAwarded 6 August 2026
Always-on’ partnership with UCAS 26/27
NHS England · NHS and health
In brief
NHS England awarded marketing work to UCAS Media Ltd on 6 August 2026.
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What the notice says
NHS England intends to award a 12 month contract to UCAS for the delivery of targeted marketing and recruitment support services to increase awareness of NHS careers and encourage applications and acceptances to nursing and allied health profession (AHP) degree programmes for the 2026/27 recruitment cycle. The contract includes targeted communications, management of NHS health careers webpages, audience segmentation, admissions data insights, and campaign reporting. The award is being made via a Direct Award under Schedule 5, Paragraph 6 of the Procurement Act 2023, as UCAS is uniquely placed to deliver these services through its national higher education admissions platform and is the only supplier with direct access to higher education applicant data.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| UCAS Media Ltd | £533,409 | Awarded 6 August 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Transparency notice · UK5, notice 075490-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 075491-2026
Last time this was bought
Always-on’ partnership with UCAS
- Won by
- UCAS Media Ltd
- Awarded
- 21 August 2026
- Value
- Not stated, or split across lots
- Contract ends
- 19 August 2027
Matched on NHS England, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.
About the buyer
NHS EnglandLast 12 months
Procurements
1187Awards
475Suppliers it has used most for marketing
- UCAS Media Ltd2 contracts
- Coventry University1 contract
- Healthcare Innovation Consortium Ltd1 contract
- Imperial College London1 contract
- Ipsos (market research) Limited1 contract
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From notice 075490-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 8 August 2026, last updated 8 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.