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Programme Refresh - Jenner, Seacole and Franklin

NHS England

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17 Aug 2026 at 02:30

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
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17 Aug 2026 at 02:19

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS England is preparing a leadership development services procurement covering the refresh and redesign of its flagship Edward Jenner, Mary Seacole and Rosalind Franklin programmes. The work is intended to align programme content and learning outcomes with the NHS Leadership and Management Framework, update learning materials and curriculum content, develop new assessments and evaluation approaches, and create a coherent leadership development pathway across all three programmes. The requirement includes curriculum design, learning content development, assessment design and organisational development services, with relevant experience sought in health, public-sector or wider leadership settings. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. This is a single, integrated requirement for education and training services rather than separate programme-specific contracts.

This procurement is at the planning stage and currently concerns preliminary market engagement, not an invitation to tender. NHS England expects to procure one supplier using an Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. The estimated value is approximately £400,000 excluding VAT, or £480,000 including VAT. The anticipated contract period is 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, with a possible extension to 31 May 2027. NHS England’s scheduled market-engagement activity concerns its leadership programmes, with responses expected by 26 August 2026. The buyer expects the next notice to be published by 31 August 2026. The work is planned as one lot and is identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

The work is likely to suit specialist leadership-development providers, learning and development consultancies, curriculum designers, assessment specialists and organisational-development firms. Strong candidates will be able to demonstrate experience refreshing established leadership programmes, translating leadership frameworks into learning outcomes, designing coherent multi-programme pathways, and producing high-quality learning content and materials. Capability in developing assessment and evaluation approaches will be important, alongside an understanding of leadership development in the NHS, wider health sector, public services or comparable organisations. Providers able to combine strategic programme design with practical content production and assessment delivery should be well placed. The requirement is explicitly considered suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, and the buyer is using market engagement to shape the final specification, evaluation criteria and delivery model.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Programme Refresh - Jenner, Seacole and Franklin

Notice Description

NHS England is inviting suppliers to participate in preliminary market engagement in relation to an upcoming procurement for the refresh and redesign of its flagship leadership development programmes: Edward Jenner, Mary Seacole and Rosalind Franklin. The objective of this engagement is to gather market intelligence and obtain supplier feedback to help inform the final procurement approach, specification, evaluation criteria and delivery model. NHS England is seeking views from organisations with experience in leadership development, curriculum design, learning content development, assessment design and organisational development services within the health, public or wider leadership sectors. The anticipated requirement includes: Refreshing and redesigning the Edward Jenner, Mary Seacole and Rosalind Franklin programmes. Aligning programme content and learning outcomes with the NHS Leadership and Management Framework. Reviewing and updating learning materials and curriculum content. Developing new assessments and evaluation approaches. Creating a coherent leadership development pathway across the three programmes. Delivering all programme refresh outputs by 31 March 2027. NHS England intends to procure a single supplier through an Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. The estimated contract value is approximately PS400,000 excluding VAT. Further details and the project documents can be accessed from the following link. https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please see below for a direct link to the survey. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO40CqjcM40pBHmtbrhydANeVUNlM3WFNOR003Q1dGQU1FNlg1MDczMjkxNy4u

Planning Information

Pre-market engagement on NHS Leadership programmes.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e523
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077906-2026
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, 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
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Aug 20264 days to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
12 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 1-6 months
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
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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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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