Notice Information
Notice Title
Medical Doctor Degree Apprenticeship (2025 Cohort)
Notice Description
NHS England has awarded a contract to East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust as the employer for the second cohort of Medical Doctor Degree Apprentices.
Procurement Information
ESNEFT are the only employer that have an approved model for Medical Doctor Degree Apprentices.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058a50
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067163-2025
- 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
- Not specified
- 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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £3,750,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £3,750,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 21 Oct 2025 - 31 Jul 2030 4-5 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
- Commercial Queries
- Contact Email
- england.commercialqueries@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEEDS
- Postcode
- LS1 4AP
- Post Town
- Leeds
- 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/067163-2025
21st October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050058-2025
20th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049713-2025
19th August 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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