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NHS Work and Health Network

NHS England

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01 Sep 2026 at 16:39

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS England commissioned learning and development services for the NHS Work and Health Network. The work covers network facilitation, capability building, shared learning, policy co-design and support to scale effective work and health interventions across the NHS. It is an education and training services requirement. The network is intended to support NHS organisations in developing and spreading approaches that help people with work and health needs. The buying organisation is NHS England, a central government public authority. The service is delivered across the NHS, with the buyer based in London. The requirement combines structured learning with partnership working, practical capability development and support for wider adoption of effective interventions.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to The NHS Confederation. The award date was 5 August 2026 and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 March 2027, with an optional 12-month extension allowing delivery until 31 March 2028, subject to a business case, need and available budget. The contract value is £500,000 gross. NHS England used a below-threshold direct award without competition under the light-touch regime. The award covers one lot and the contract is active. The supplier is required to meet all delivery milestones and deadlines agreed in the contract, with performance measured over a 12-month period.

This award indicates demand for suppliers able to design and deliver learning and development programmes across a complex national health system. Credible competitors for a future requirement would need practical expertise in facilitating professional networks, building organisational capability and enabling shared learning between NHS organisations. They would also need to support policy co-design and translate effective work and health interventions into approaches that can be adopted at scale. Experience of working with public-sector or healthcare stakeholders, coordinating multiple participants and delivering against agreed milestones would strengthen a competing offer. The selected supplier is a large organisation, so competitors should be able to demonstrate sufficient organisational capacity, credible specialist staff and the governance needed to manage a network-wide programme.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NHS Work and Health Network

Notice Description

Commissioning NHS Alliance for the provision of learning and development services to deliver the NHS Work and Health Network, including network facilitation, capability building, shared learning, policy co-design, and support for scaling effective work and health interventions across the NHS.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06efef
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082838-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 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 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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NHS Confederation

Further Information

Notice Documents

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