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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

WinnerValueDates
UCAS Media Ltd (SME)£533,409
Awarded 6 August 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Transparency notice · UK5, notice 075490-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 075491-2026

Last time this was bought

Always-on’ partnership with UCAS

Awarded
21 August 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
19 August 2027

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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.