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

NHS England

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Planning

16 Sep 2026 at 15:31

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

19 Aug 2026 at 14:34

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

13 Aug 2026 at 14:32

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

20 May 2025 at 10:24

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS England intends to procure return-to-practice training for nurses and midwives. The service falls within education and training services and is intended to support people returning to professional nursing or midwifery practice. The planned procurement covers one lot and is classified as a light-touch service. Delivery locations are not stated in the available procurement information. NHS England, a central government public authority, is the buying organisation. The planned service is relevant to training providers, healthcare education organisations and specialist organisations able to design and deliver return-to-practice programmes for nursing and midwifery professionals. The procurement is intended to cover the service requirement from 2027, subject to the future competitive process and its final specification.

This procurement is at the planning stage: NHS England has announced its intention to run a competitive tender under the Procurement Act 2023, but has not yet invited tenders. The buyer expects the contract to start on 1 April 2027 and run to 31 March 2031, with renewal provisions allowing the maximum period to extend to 31 March 2033. The estimated value is £18 million excluding VAT, or £21.6 million including VAT. NHS England planned market-engagement webinars for 1 October 2026 and 7 October 2026, with registration deadlines of midday on 29 September and midday on 5 October respectively; organisations need attend only one session, with attendance limited to two people. A subsequent notice was expected on 2 November 2026.

The planned service is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so it may suit organisations that can deliver specialist healthcare education without the scale of a large national contractor. Businesses should prepare evidence of their ability to provide structured return-to-practice training for nurses and midwives, including relevant teaching, clinical education and learner-support capability. Providers with established relationships across nursing or midwifery education, suitable subject-matter expertise and the capacity to support participants returning to professional practice are likely to be well placed when the tender reaches the market. The buyer has indicated that further details will be shared through market engagement, making the planned sessions relevant for organisations shaping or testing their potential delivery model.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

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

Notice Description

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

Planning Information

Organisations are requested to register their interest via the Atamis portal by no later than the time and dates set out in the description section of this notice. NHS England reserves the right to amend the timeline without prior notice.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051828
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087886-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement 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
£18,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Nov 20266 days to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2031 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
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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
Not specified
Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Further Information

Notice Documents

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