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Virtual Community Placements for Nursing Students

NHS England

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

ContractTermination

29 Jul 2026 at 11:30

UK11 - Contract Termination Notice
Award

13 Feb 2026 at 15:42

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS England commissioned services to create three learning modules for pre-registration nursing students. The modules cover community clinical placement pathways and virtual community placements, so the requirement sits within education, training and healthcare workforce development rather than direct clinical service delivery. The work was for NHS England, with the subject matter focused on community-based nursing education. A supplier would need to understand how nursing students prepare for and experience community clinical placements, and how that pathway can be represented in clear, usable learning content. The requirement was classified as education and training services. It is relevant to organisations that develop healthcare education, clinical learning materials, nursing curricula or workforce training content for NHS settings.

This procurement reached completion through a below-threshold direct award without competition under the light-touch regime. One supplier, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, was awarded the requirement. The contract was signed on 6 February 2026, ran from 6 February to 31 March 2026, and had a value of £215,376 excluding VAT (£258,451.20 including VAT). The contract was terminated on 29 July 2026 because it had been completed; implementation records give the same final gross and net values. The procurement comprised one completed lot. The award is therefore an outcome rather than an opportunity to submit a bid, and the contract period and completion status show that this particular requirement has finished.

For a supplier assessing future NHS education work, this procurement demonstrates demand for substantial, specialist content development in nursing and community placement education. A credible competitor would need the capability to design three coherent learning modules for pre-registration nursing students, translate community clinical placement pathways into practical learning, and work confidently with NHS workforce and clinical education stakeholders. Relevant experience would include nursing education, healthcare curriculum design, virtual learning or the production of structured training content for regulated-profession learners. The successful supplier was a large NHS foundation trust, indicating that institutional healthcare knowledge and an ability to operate within NHS education settings were relevant strengths. Providers with complementary clinical and instructional design expertise could use this requirement to benchmark their offering.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Virtual Community Placements for Nursing Students

Notice Description

The creation of the content for three learning modules related to community clinical placement pathways for pre-registration nursing students.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06543a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071611-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK11 - Contract Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£215,376 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jul 20264 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Feb 20266 months ago
Contract Period
6 Feb 2026 - 31 Mar 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Terminated

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
1
Supplier Name

THE CHRISTIE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Further Information

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