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MHST enhancements: workforce development and training CPD RFI

NHS England

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Planning

25 Aug 2026 at 11:54

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS England intends to procure workforce development and continuing professional development training services for Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs). The work is intended to support the development and training of the MHST workforce, with the procurement shaped around the needs of learners and providers. It falls within education and training services. The requirement is arranged as a single planned lot and is classified as a light-touch service regime. NHS England is the buying organisation. The published scope identifies the service rather than particular courses, subjects, delivery models or locations, so suppliers with relevant mental health workforce training expertise should assess how their offer could support MHST staff development across the NHS.

This is at the planning stage and is currently a request for information and preliminary market engagement, not the commencement of a procurement or an invitation to tender. NHS England expects to publish a future notice on 2 November 2026. The request for information is scheduled to close at 17.00 on 11 September 2026, and responses are intended to help test feasibility and shape the eventual procurement; they will be treated as confidential and will not influence later bids. The planned contract is for one lot, expected to run from 4 January 2027 to 31 March 2028. Its estimated value is £4,600,000 including tax. The anticipated procurement procedure and evaluation method have not yet been settled in the published planning information.

This planning exercise is relevant to providers of professional training, continuing professional development and workforce development for mental health services. It should suit organisations able to design and deliver structured learning for Mental Health Support Teams, understand the operational needs of NHS learners, and demonstrate credible education and training delivery at a national or substantial service scale. The buyer is seeking market input on whether the eventual procurement will be feasible and meet the needs of learners and providers, so suppliers with practical insight into MHST roles, mental health support delivery and workforce capability building are well placed to contribute. Small and medium-sized enterprises, and voluntary, community or social enterprises, are identified as suitable for the planned requirement. No particular accreditation is identified at this stage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

MHST enhancements: workforce development and training CPD RFI

Notice Description

NHS England (NHSE) intends to procure CPD training for Mental Health Support Teams (MHST). This is a Pre-Market Engagement exercise containing questions for the provider market which is designed to help inform the procurement and ensure it is feasible and meets the needs of NHSE, Learners and Providers. Your responses will be treated as confidential and will not influence any subsequent bid you may make in the future. This process does not constitute the commencement of a procurement process. The closing date for this request for information is 17.00 Friday 11th September. To express interest and respond to the request for information, please register and apply via the Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Planning Information

The closing date for the RFI is 17.00 on Friday 11th September. NHS England reserves the right to amend the timeline without prior notice.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eb6a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080781-2026
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
£4,600,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Nov 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jan 2027 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 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
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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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