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Digital Adoption Workforce Development Programme

NHS England · NHS and health

In brief

NHS England has announced plans to buy training and education work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £4,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 30 November 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 117 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Project 1: Change Management Toolkit and Network Estimated budget: approximately £1.5m. The objective is to redesign and maintain the national Change Management Toolkit and operate a national Change Management Network. Project 2: Professional Development Service Estimated budget: approximately £2.5m. The objective is to establish a sustainable, accredited professional development offer that builds Digital Adoption capability across health and care. These may be run as one procurement with lots of two separate ones. The commencement of procurement and award of any subsequent contract will be subject to budgetary approval’

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 078002-2026

Last time this was bought

Kent, Surrey & Sussex Public Health Practitioner Development Programme (UKPHR)

Awarded
17 August 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
31 October 2027

Matched on NHS England, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

NHS EnglandLast 12 months

Procurements

1187

Awards

475

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From notice 078002-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 17 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.