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NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression - RFI

NHS England

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Planning

01 Oct 2026 at 15:39

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Planning

09 Jun 2026 at 11:39

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

20 May 2025 at 10:37

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS England intends to procure education and training programmes for NHS Talking Therapies services for anxiety and depression. The programmes will provide the education and training infrastructure needed to develop and grow the workforce delivering these services, supporting NHS England’s and the Department of Health and Social Care’s policy ambitions and mandates. The work is classified as education and training services. NHS England is the buying organisation. The procurement is divided into lots, with the precise lot structure to be set out in the tender documents; the plans refer to 19 lots. The services support a national NHS workforce, but no delivery locations are identified.

This is at the planning stage: NHS England has stated an intention to run an open competitive tender, and there is no invitation to tender at this stage. The buyer expects to publish the tender invitation on 19 October 2026; this is indicative and may change. The planned contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with a possible extension to 31 March 2031. The estimated procurement value is £125 million. The lot structure and detailed award criteria remain for the tender documents. Current plans state that quality will account for 100% of the evaluation, with the specific quality criteria to be confirmed. The process follows earlier pre-market engagement; an information request associated with that engagement had a stated response date of 22 June 2026.

The work is likely to suit organisations able to design and deliver education and training programmes for the NHS Talking Therapies workforce in anxiety and depression. Suppliers with relevant mental health training expertise, the capacity to support workforce development at scale, and experience building training infrastructure aligned with NHS service and policy needs appear best placed to prepare. The planned division into lots may make the procurement accessible to smaller and voluntary, community or social enterprise suppliers as well as larger providers; NHS England has marked both groups as suitable. The buyer has not yet set out the detailed quality criteria or lot requirements, so interested providers can use the forthcoming tender documentation to assess the precise service expectations and their fit.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression - RFI

Notice Description

This notice is published in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 as a Planned Procurement Notice (UK3). PLEASE NOTE - This is not a 'call to action' notice and requires no response to the Authority. NHS England intends to procure the education and training programmes for the NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression services in 2026. This will be a competitive tender conducted in line with the Procurement Act 2023. This will provide the education and training infrastructure required to develop and grow NHS Talking Therapies workforce to support NHS England's, and consequently DHSC's current and future policy ambitions and mandates. A pre-market engagement exercise was conducted earlier this year (reference. https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054201-2026) and NHS England is now able to confirm its intention to publish the ITT for the tender on 19th October 2026. Please note: this timeframe for publication is indicative and subject to change. A full procurement timeline will be available with the tender documentation. The dates set out in the UK4 Tender Notice will take precedence. This Planned Procurement Notice is issued to provide advance market visibility only. It is not a call for competition, an invitation to tender, a request for information, or request for commitment to proceed with a procurement. The information and dates contained in this notice are indicative and subject to change. The Authority reserves the right to amend, revise, or withdraw any aspect of a future procurement in line with service requirements, the Procurement Act 2023, and applicable government policy.

Lot Information

Lots 1 to 19

Lots tbc within ITT documentation

Renewal: TBC within ITT documentation when published

Lots 1 - 19

Lots tbc within ITT documentation which will follow in due course

Renewal: TBC within ITT documentation when published

Planning Information

The closing date for responding to this Request for Information is Monday 22nd June. NHS England reserves the right to amend the timeline without prior notice.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051832
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092972-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement 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
£125,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
19 Oct 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 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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