Notice Information
Notice Title
GMTS Estates and Facilities Specialism Pre-market engagement
Notice Description
The NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS) Education Team will be undertaking a procurement exercise to appoint one or more Higher Education Institution (HEI) partners (or similar organisation that can award Level 7 accreditation) to deliver a high quality postgraduate education programme for a new Engineering and Estates management specialism, commencing from academic year 2027/28. This opportunity forms a core academic component of a nationally coordinated graduate training pathway and will support cohorts of NHS employed graduates undertaking structured rotational placements across healthcare systems in England. The education provision is expected to align with a Level 7 postgraduate qualification (PGDip or Master's) in Building Services Engineering, directly applicable to NHS operational and safety critical environments. We will be holding a pre-market engagement session on the 15th June 2026 at 15:00. To express interest to attend, please reply within the project's inbox (in Atamis) by applying via the Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Once registered on Atamis please search for C450183. The Teams dial in details will then be forwarded.
Planning Information
Closing date for submission of interest in the Pre-Market Engagement Session is 12:00, 15/06/2026 . NHS England reserves the right to amend the timeline without prior notice. To express interest and respond to the request for information, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome The project reference is C450183
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06a81e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050507-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- 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
- £825,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 May 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Jul 20264 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 20 Oct 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS ENGLAND
- 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
- 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/050507-2026
28th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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