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Programme Refresh - Jenner, Seacole and Franklin

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 £400,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 6 months, up to 8 months with extensions, starting 12 October 2026.

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

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Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 85 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

NHS England is inviting suppliers to participate in preliminary market engagement in relation to an upcoming procurement for the refresh and redesign of its flagship leadership development programmes: Edward Jenner, Mary Seacole and Rosalind Franklin. The objective of this engagement is to gather market intelligence and obtain supplier feedback to help inform the final procurement approach, specification, evaluation criteria and delivery model. NHS England is seeking views from organisations with experience in leadership development, curriculum design, learning content development, assessment design and organisational development services within the health, public or wider leadership…Read the full description
NHS England is inviting suppliers to participate in preliminary market engagement in relation to an upcoming procurement for the refresh and redesign of its flagship leadership development programmes: Edward Jenner, Mary Seacole and Rosalind Franklin. The objective of this engagement is to gather market intelligence and obtain supplier feedback to help inform the final procurement approach, specification, evaluation criteria and delivery model. NHS England is seeking views from organisations with experience in leadership development, curriculum design, learning content development, assessment design and organisational development services within the health, public or wider leadership sectors. The anticipated requirement includes: Refreshing and redesigning the Edward Jenner, Mary Seacole and Rosalind Franklin programmes. Aligning programme content and learning outcomes with the NHS Leadership and Management Framework. Reviewing and updating learning materials and curriculum content. Developing new assessments and evaluation approaches. Creating a coherent leadership development pathway across the three programmes. Delivering all programme refresh outputs by 31 March 2027. NHS England intends to procure a single supplier through an Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. The estimated contract value is approximately £400,000 excluding VAT. Further details and the project documents can be accessed from the following link. https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please see below for a direct link to the survey. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO40CqjcM40pBHmtbrhydANeVUNlM3WFNOR003Q1dGQU1FNlg1MDczMjkxNy4u

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. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 077905-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 077906-2026

About the buyer

NHS EnglandLast 12 months

Procurements

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Awards

309

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From notice 077905-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 17 August 2026, last updated 17 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.