Notice Information
Notice Title
South East and London Public Health Practitioner Development Programme (UKPHR)
Notice Description
The Schools of Public Health in the South East region are based within the subregions of Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS); Thames Valley (TV); and Wessex (WX). The London School of Public Health supports the London region as one school. The remit for Schools of Public Health is to build capacity and capability of the public health workforce of the future and existing public health and wider health and care workforces in the region. It does this by delivering inclusive and innovative approaches to training and education, enabling the workforce to prevent ill health and address health inequalities. A core programme for Schools of Public Health is the delivery of the UKPHR Public Health Practitioner Scheme. Following the retirement of current providers, South East and London Schools are seeking to engage and work with a new provider who has experience of delivering competency-based professional development programmes who is interested in developing the public health workforce. This procurement is seeking a provider to deliver the Support Programme. The Support Programme will guide public health practitioners in the development of a retrospective portfolio to meet the requirements for UKPHR registration. Above threshold open competition under the Light Touch Regime using the CPV code 80000000: Education and training services. The procurement will be over 4 lots. * Lot 1 - Kent, Surry and Sussex - Maximum contract value (including optional extensions) PS180,000.00 * Lot 2 - Wessex - Maximum contract value (including optional extensions) PS180,000.00 * Lot 3 - Thames Valley - Maximum contract value (including optional extensions) PS180,000.00 * Lot 4 - London - PS180,000.00 (including optional extensions) The intension is to award 1 supplier per lot. Tenderers may bid for one or more Lots. There is no limit on the number of Lots that can be awarded to a single supplier. If a supplier is awarded more than one lot the authority may award a single contract combining lots. The deadline for submission of completed ITQ submissions is 13th February 2026 at 12:00pm (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time. All communications should be made via the messaging function on the e-Tendering portal during the tender exercise. The Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the e-portal system and not with the Contracting Authority itself other than as expressly permitted within this ITQ. Further information relating to this project can be found at NHSE e-tendering portal at the link below. All clarification questions and submission bids must be received via this portal only. Registration is free of charge. https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?SearchType=Projects
Lot Information
UKPHR - Kent, Surry and Sussex
Public Health Practitioner Development Programme (UKPHR) - Kent, Surry and Sussex
Renewal: 2 periods of up to 12 months each.
UKPHR - WessexPublic Health Practitioner Development Programme (UKPHR) - Wessex
Renewal: 2 periods of up to 12 months each.
UKPHR - Thames ValleyPublic Health Practitioner Development Programme (UKPHR) - Thames Valley
Renewal: 2 periods of up to 12 months each.
UKPHR - LondonPublic Health Practitioner Development Programme (UKPHR) - London
Renewal: 2 periods of up to 12 months each.
Planning Information
Market engagement exercise for delivery of the UKPHR Practitioner Schemes in the South East Region. The market engagement event will take place Monday 20th May 2025, 11:00am - 12:00pm. If you'd like to take part of find out more detail, please email the email address below. england.publichealthschools.se@nhs.net
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050e16
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003731-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £720,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £720,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Jan 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Feb 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 4 Aug 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- england.workforcecommercialteam@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 8UG
- Post Town
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Lambeth
- Electoral Ward
- Waterloo & South Bank
- Westminster Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003731-2026
16th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003729-2026
16th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003637-2026
15th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019550-2025
8th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019459-2025
7th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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