Notice Information
Notice Title
DHSC: GPH: Addiction Psychiatry Credential and Regional Tutors
Notice Description
The Addiction Psychiatry project is a DHSC-funded initiative to develop a new Addiction Psychiatry (AP) credential, in delivered by Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych), to address the long-standing shortage of specialist addiction psychiatrists within the drug and alcohol treatment and recovery (DATR) workforce.
Procurement Information
RCPsych is the only body that meets the criteria need to deliver the credential. Neither policy officials nor national clinical advisors have uncovered any other GMC-accredited or legally regulated addiction speciality in the whole of UK healthcare, including medicine, nursing, and psychology.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066a55
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023202-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency 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
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,628,200 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Mar 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Mar 2026Yesterday
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1H 0EU
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023202-2026
13th March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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