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Developing Adaptable Pharmacy Professionals through Training and Education

NHS England

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

14 Aug 2026 at 11:45

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

20 Feb 2026 at 15:38

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

14 Aug 2025 at 18:05

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS England procured a national education and training programme for England’s registered pharmacy workforce, under the title Developing Adaptable Pharmacy Professionals through Training and Education. The requirement is for education and training services to help develop adaptable pharmacy professionals. Delivery covers England. The buyer is NHS England, and the selected supplier is The University of Manchester. The scope concerns a single programme rather than separate service lines, with responsibility for the national workforce requirement. This is relevant to universities, specialist education and training providers, workforce development organisations, and organisations with expertise in pharmacy education, professional development and large-scale public-sector learning programmes.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. It used an above-threshold open procedure under the Light Touch Regime. There was one lot and one valid bid, from The University of Manchester. The award date was 19 February 2026, with the contract signed on 10 August 2026. The award value was £49,470,000 gross. The contract value is £41,225,000, with a gross value of £49,470,000. The contract period runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029, with an optional two-year extension in two 12-month increments, giving a maximum end date of 31 March 2031. Evaluation weighted technical quality at 60%, commercial considerations at 30%, social value at 5% and carbon reduction at 5%.

This procurement shows NHS England’s demand for a single provider able to design and deliver national pharmacy workforce education and training, rather than a small-scale local course. A credible competitor would need expert knowledge of the registered pharmacy workforce, sufficient capacity for national delivery, and the ability to manage education programmes, learner outcomes and performance reporting. Relevant strengths include tracking attrition, learner progression and completion, conducting quality reviews, measuring learner satisfaction, reporting performance and adapting delivery during the programme. Suppliers should also be able to evidence strong technical quality, meaningful social value and a credible carbon reduction plan. The lot was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so a smaller specialist provider or consortium could be relevant when this requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Developing Adaptable Pharmacy Professionals through Training and Education

Notice Description

NHS England (NHSE) commenced a tender under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) to identify a supplier who has the capability, capacity and the expert knowledge to deliver a national education and training programmes for the registered pharmacy workforce within England. Due to delays arising from administrative and operational circumstances, The contract was awarded (for reasons set out in this UK07) to The University of Manchester commencing 01 April 2026.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The contract can be extended up to 2 years. (1+1 year increments)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-058872
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077619-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£49,470,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£49,470,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£49,470,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£41,225,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
22 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Feb 20266 months ago
Contract Period
10 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 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
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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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

The University of Manchester

University of Manchester

Further Information

Notice Documents

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