Notice Information
Notice Title
Recommissioning of Grad Dip in Respiratory Sc. & PG-Cert in Sleep Medicine
Notice Description
This procurement will secure accredited higher education partners to deliver the Graduate Diploma in Respiratory Science and the Postgraduate Certificate in Sleep Medicine. Recommissioning these programmes will strengthen the diagnostic workforce pipeline and support the expansion of Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) and the growing demand for respiratory and sleep services. 3 year contract with two optional 1 year extensions
Lot Information
Respiratory Science
Lot 1 - Graduate Diploma in Respiratory Science. Approx. 50 learners of the 114 per year.
Renewal: 2 x 1 year
Sleep MedicineLot 2 - Postgraduate Certificate in Sleep Medicine. Approx. 64 learners of the 114 per year
Renewal: 2 x 1 year
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fbcc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085505-2025
- 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
- £3,990,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Dec 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Feb 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Jan 20262 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2031-03-01
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
- WTE.COMMERCIALTEAM (NHS ENGLAND)
- Contact Email
- england.workforcecommercialteam@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
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085505-2025
22nd December 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
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