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NHS Essex ICB Primary Care Continuing Professional Development Programme

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board

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30 Jul 2026 at 16:35

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board procured a primary care continuing professional development programme for the primary care workforce. The service provides continuing professional development and forms part of a wider programme delivered with other providers. Its purpose is to support staff development, maintain the planned training programme and contribute to the quality and safety of primary care services. The procurement is for health services delivered for the NHS Essex Integrated Care Board and its primary care workforce across the United Kingdom. The selected supplier is Essex Equip Ltd, an SME based in Chelmsford. The requirement is therefore relevant to organisations able to design, coordinate and deliver structured professional development and training for primary care staff, working alongside other providers within a broader programme.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Essex Equip Ltd on 31 March 2026. It used a below-threshold limited competition, described as a waiver, rather than an open procedure. The contract was signed on 31 March 2026 and runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. The annual contract value is £36,517, while the aggregate contract value is £58,364.50, both in GBP. The award covers one lot and is for services. The award record is active and the contract is active. The procurement documentation states that the arrangement is below the £207,702 procurement threshold and does not require a standstill period. The service was awarded to support already planned training and booked trainers.

This award indicates established demand from NHS Essex Integrated Care Board for organised continuing professional development supporting the primary care workforce. Suppliers best placed for a future requirement of this type would be able to develop and deliver relevant professional training, coordinate sessions and trainers, and manage delivery for staff who have expressed interest in planned learning. Credible providers would also need to work as part of a wider programme involving other providers, maintain reliable delivery arrangements and understand the operational pressures of primary care. Experience of delivering health-related workforce development would be directly relevant. Essex Equip Ltd is an SME, showing that the requirement can be delivered by a smaller specialist provider rather than only a large national organisation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NHS Essex ICB Primary Care Continuing Professional Development Programme

Notice Description

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) (herein "the Authority")'s has undertaken a waiver for a contract to be awarded to Essex Equip Ltd for the provision of a Primary Care Continuing professional Development Programme and to continue providing Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to Primary care workforce as part of a wider program with other providers aswell. Failure of this will result in the cancellation of the CPD program as trainers are already booked and dates planned with the staff having already expressed an interest in the training. Staff will not be able to develop which will impact on the quality of services delivered by primary care and patient safety. The contract is for 12 months from 01st April 2026 until 31st March 2027 and the yearly contract value is PS36,517 and the aggregate value of PS58364.50 and is not likely to be extended to exceed the procurement threshold of PS207,702, therefore the ICB only need to issue a Contract Details Notice (CDN) once you have awarded the contract.i.e., there is no requirement to observe a standstill period etc.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d815
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072384-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£58,364 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Postcode Area
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Essex Equip

Further Information

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