Notice Information
Notice Title
Digital Health Leadership Programme (DHLP) - Cohorts 8 & 9
Notice Description
NHS England has awarded a contract to The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine for delivery of the Digital Health Leadership Programme Cohorts 8 and 9. The intention is for the contract to run until 31/08/2027.
Procurement Information
The Digital Health Leadership Programme (DHLP) has been developed by Imperial, and they own the background Intellectual Property around it including training materials. The DHLP is the only fully accredited Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Health Leadership currently available in England and as such there are no reasonable alternatives.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0517e1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067091-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
80500000 - Training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,600,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,600,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 19 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- NHS England Commercial Queries
- Contact Email
- england.commercialqueries@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/067091-2025
21st October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029476-2025
3rd June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022955-2025
20th May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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