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Return to Practice (Nursing and Midwifery) - Market Engagement Webinar

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 £18,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 4 years, up to 6 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

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

NHS England intends to procure Return to Practice (Nursing and Midwifery) training in 2027. This will be a competitive tender in line with the Procurement Act 2023. Following the completion of a Request for Information (RFI) exercise, NHS England intends to hold a Market engagement event via. Microsoft Teams, to share further details regarding its intentions. NHS England intends to run two sessions: Thursday 1st October: 12:30-13:15 (Deadline for registering interest is midday Tuesday 29th September). Wednesday 7th October: 12:00-12:45 (Deadline for registering interest is midday Monday 5th October). Organisations need only attend one session as the content will be the same in both, and attendance will be limited to 2 individuals per organisation. Please register your interest via the Atamis messaging portal on project C463691. Further details of how to access the session will be shared prior to the event. Link to the Atamis Portal: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome

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 077296-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 079060-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 087886-2026

Last time this was bought

Return to Practice Test of Competence Preparation Programme

Awarded
27 August 2026
Value
£4,800,000
Bids
2

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 077296-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 13 August 2026, last updated 16 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.