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.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
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
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 077905-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 077906-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
710Awards
309Suppliers it has used most for training
- University of Manchester5 contracts
- The University of Birmingham4 contracts
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust3 contracts
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust3 contracts
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust3 contracts
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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.