Planning

National Education and Training for NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression OMT

NHS ENGLAND

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Planning

20 May 2025 at 08:49

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS England is initiating a procurement process for a project titled "National Education and Training for NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression OMT," under the planning stage as of May 2025. This service-oriented tender, under the industry category of education and training services, has an estimated value of £55 million. The procurement is to re-evaluate and update existing training programmes and potentially introduce new ones. The project is located in London, UK, with its central address at Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd, SE1 8UG. Interested parties should note that a future notice announcing additional details is expected by July 1, 2025, and the contract period is slated to begin on April 1, 2026, extending up to April 1, 2030, with possible renewals until 2032.

This tender represents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in educational and training services, particularly those with experience in therapeutic programmes. As NHS England encourages participation from SMEs and VCSEs, smaller enterprises and social enterprises are well-positioned to compete for contracts. The procurement process, aligned with the 'light touch' regime, invites dynamic service providers interested in shaping and influencing mental health training initiatives within the NHS framework, thus offering substantial potential for long-term collaboration and business expansion in the healthcare education sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

National Education and Training for NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression OMT

Notice Description

"NHS England's Workforce, Training and Education Directorate sets out a suite of Education and Training programmes which are supported financially by NHS England as a corporate body. This is a wide ranging list of programmes covering most professional groups. This procurement is for one of the programmes within this education and training offer. The overall Procurement is titled as NHS TTad OMT, and will include a review of the current provision, including rationalisation of the current programmes, and identification of new, aligned programmes. The current programmes under review for this reprocurement are: TTad Adult - Behavioural Couples Therapy Practitioner, TTad Adult - Behavioural Couples Therapy Practitioner - Salary Supported, TTad Adult - Behavioural Couples Therapy Supervision, TTad Adult - Counselling for Depression Practitioner, TTad Adult - Counselling for Depression Practitioner - Salary Supported, TTad Adult - Counselling for Depression Supervision, TTad Adult - Couples Therapy for Depression Practitioner, TTad Adult - Couples Therapy for Depression Practitioner - Salary Supported, TTad Adult - Couples Therapy for Depression Supervision, TTad Adult - Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy Practitioner, TTad Adult - Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy Practitioner - Salary Supported, TTad Adult - Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy Supervision, TTad Adult - Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, TTad Adult - Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing - Salary Supported, TTad Adult - Interpersonal Therapy Practitioner, TTad Adult - Interpersonal Therapy Practitioner - Salary Supported, TTad Adult - Interpersonal Therapy Supervision, TTad Adult - Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Practitioner, TTad Adult - Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Practitioner - Salary Supported, TTad Adult - Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Supervision, TTad Adult - Refugee and Asylum Seeker Training , TTad Adult - Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, TTad Adult - e-Dynamic interpersonal therapy (extended curriculum), TTad Adult - e-Dynamic interpersonal therapy (extended curriculum) - Salary Supported, TTad Adult - e-Dynamic interpersonal therapy (supervision)"

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0517f9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022987-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
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
£55,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 1 Apr 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ENGLAND
Contact Name
Not specified
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

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