Upcoming
Invitation to Supplier Engagement Session: NHS England – Workforce, Training and Education (WTE)
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 notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 9 months, starting 1 July 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 118 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
NHS England’s Workforce, Training and Education (WTE) Directorate is inviting suppliers from across the education and training sector who currently work with, or are interested in working with, NHS training programmes to attend an upcoming supplier engagement session. Purpose of the session This session will provide suppliers with early insight into the strategic priorities, future direction, and planned activity of the WTE Directorate. It will also offer an opportunity to improve understanding of how NHS England approaches commercial engagement and how suppliers can best position themselves for future opportunities. What suppliers can expect Attendees will hear directly from colleagues…Read the full description
NHS England’s Workforce, Training and Education (WTE) Directorate is inviting suppliers from across the education and training sector who currently work with, or are interested in working with, NHS training programmes to attend an upcoming supplier engagement session.
Purpose of the session
This session will provide suppliers with early insight into the strategic priorities, future direction, and planned activity of the WTE Directorate. It will also offer an opportunity to improve understanding of how NHS England approaches commercial engagement and how suppliers can best position themselves for future opportunities.
What suppliers can expect
Attendees will hear directly from colleagues across WTE and commercial teams on:
• The pipeline of planned activity and forthcoming procurement across workforce education and training
• Strategic priorities and direction of the WTE Directorate
• How WTE is shaping and delivering education and training to support the NHS workforce
• Commercial practices and expectations, including key principles that underpin NHS England procurement
• Practical guidance on how suppliers can monitor opportunities and set themselves up for success
There will also be opportunities for questions and discussion to support shared understanding and transparency.
Who should attend
This session is aimed at organisations across the workforce education and training sector, with experience of delivering, or interest in delivering, services to NHS training programmes. Attendance is open to both existing and prospective suppliers.
Next steps
Please register your interest by registering on our procurement portal here: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome and searching for C435457.
Suppliers are encouraged to attend to gain valuable insight into future opportunities and to support constructive engagement with NHS England.
If there are key questions that you would like NHS England to answer on the day you can submit these via the Atamis portal once registered and NHS England will do our best to respond. If you are unable to attend, please register and we can share any materials after the event.
Date & Time
To be held online on Tuesday June 2nd 2026 (time TBC). Sharing instructions will be sent to suppliers who register their interest following the above process.
PLEASE NOTE THIS NOTICE IS BEING USED TO INVITE SUPPLIERS TO AN INFORMATION SHARING SESSION THAT WILL COVER MULTIPLE PROCUREMENTS AND IS NOT LINKED TO A SINGLE PROCUREMENT
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 029306-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 038304-2026
About the buyer
NHS EnglandLast 12 months
Procurements
1193Awards
478Suppliers it has used most for training
- The University of Birmingham5 contracts
- University of Manchester5 contracts
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust4 contracts
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust3 contracts
- Genius Within CIC3 contracts
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From notice 029306-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 30 March 2026, last updated 28 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.