AwardedAwarded 23 April 2026
Learning and Training Services DPS
NHS Business Services Authority · NHS and health
In brief
NHS Business Services Authority awarded training and education work to The Wellbeing Project (Europe) Limited, Half the Sky Ltd and Professional Development Group Limited and 1 others on 23 April 2026.
The notice gives a value of £850,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 85 months, starting 28 September 2021.
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What the notice says
CCS set up a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for an initial period of 48 months with the extension option of 24 months. A further extension has been agreed and will be utilised and the end date of this DPS will now be 27/10/2028.
The contract value of the RM6219 Learning and Training Services DPS has been uplifted by 50% (from £300m to £450m), enacted in November 2024. There has been a further uplift from £450m to £850m enacted in June 2026.
This DPS was procured under the Light Touch Regime (LTR), and will subject to limited regulations, in accordance with Regulations 74-76 PCR2015.
This DPS allows for the provision of training services to be utilised by UK Public Sector Bodies, particularly benefitting the wider public sector and the third sector, but not excluding central government - more information around eligible users of the DPS can be found in the Additional Information Section VI.3
The aim of this DPS will be to provide access to a variety of providers offering a range of high quality blended learning and development services designed to meet the needs of UK Public Sector Bodies that will cover, but will not be limited to:
● Off the shelf training
● Bespoke specialist training
Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| The Wellbeing Project (Europe) Limited (SME) | £74,400 | |
| Half the Sky Ltd (SME) | £94,500 | |
| Professional Development Group Limited | £398,698 | |
| Qa Limited | £25,000 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract award notice · notice 079756-2025
- Contract award notice · notice 083141-2025
- Contract award notice · notice 024461-2026
- Contract award notice · notice 042777-2026
- Contract notice · notice 053290-2026
- Contract notice · notice 053415-2026
About the buyer
NHS Business Services AuthorityLast 12 months
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- Half the Sky Ltd1 contract
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From notice 079756-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 4 December 2025, last updated 5 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.