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London Simulation Network

NHS England

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23 Sep 2026 at 15:54

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS England is buying healthcare simulation training services through the London Simulation Network. The work covers developing and delivering new simulation-based training content, including scenarios using artificial intelligence, and setting up a London-wide programme for simulation fellows. Its purpose is to improve the consistency, quality and accessibility of simulation training across London, with particular attention to critical care, emergency medicine, frailty, mental health and co-morbidity. Delivery is in London. The requirement combines content development and delivery with establishing a cross-London training programme, so it is relevant to providers able to work across these clinical areas and support healthcare simulation training.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to iRIS Health Solutions Limited. The award was made on 22 September 2026, for £39,380. The contract runs from 22 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. This was a selective procurement, placed as a call-off from a framework agreement. The original tender deadline was 8 September 2026 at 12:00. The requirement was treated as a services contract, and the procurement was marked suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The stated scope combines the development and delivery of simulation training content, including AI-enabled scenarios, with creating a London-wide simulation fellows programme; no separate lots or evaluation criteria are reported.

The award shows NHS England’s demand for providers that can combine healthcare simulation expertise with the practical development and delivery of training content, including AI-enabled scenarios. Credible competitors for a similar requirement would need to address training consistency, quality and accessibility across London, while understanding clinical learning needs in critical care, emergency medicine, frailty, mental health and co-morbidity. The work also calls for the ability to establish and support a fellows programme across a wide geographic area, rather than deliver content alone. The successful supplier was a small or medium-sized business, and the requirement was considered suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that the scale did not rule out smaller specialist providers. The route used was a framework call-off, so framework access and relevant delivery credentials matter.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

London Simulation Network

Notice Description

The work is to develop and deliver new simulation-based training content, including AI-enabled simulation scenarios, and establish a London-wide simulation fellows programme to improve the consistency, quality and accessibility of healthcare simulation training across London, particularly in critical care, emergency medicine, frailty, mental health and co-morbidity.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6c22a522-15d8-4aea-b7b4-4ad513f65060
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c7c5234-b732-4106-aabd-d7d58aa71e3c
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£39,380 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£39,380 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
22 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IRIS HEALTH SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Further Information

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