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title: "National Education and Training for NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression Psychotherapeutic Counselling"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051805"
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current_stage: "Planning"
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published: "2025-05-20"
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# National Education and Training for NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression Psychotherapeutic Counselling

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051805

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## Summary

NHS England is planning a procurement process for the "National Education and Training for NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression Psychotherapeutic Counselling." This tender falls under the services industry category and focuses on education and training services. It is a planned procurement with an estimated value of £5,000,000. The process is currently in the planning stage, with future notices expected by 1st July 2025. The contract period is scheduled to start on 1st April 2026 and end by 1st April 2030, with the possibility of renewal until 2032. The procurement is classified under a light-touch regime and is above the threshold, encouraging participation from SMEs and VCSEs. NHS England, headquartered in London, United Kingdom, is the contracting authority for this wide-ranging initiative, aimed at reviewing and rationalising existing programmes and identifying new aligned ones. Interested organisations should consider its strategic alignment with NHS England's Workforce, Training and Education Directorate.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in education and training services, particularly those that can deliver innovative and comprehensive programmes to enhance NHS talking therapies for mental health. The initiative's focus on professional growth and financial support from NHS England can serve as a business growth lever, providing opportunities for specialists in psychotherapeutic counselling and psychological professions to contribute to and benefit from educational advancements. SMEs and VCSEs will find this procurement suitably accessible, allowing smaller organisations and social enterprises to engage with and potentially expand through governmental support. The procurement aims to foster a collaborative environment where providers can innovate and optimise the training programmes offered to NHS professionals.

## Notice

NHS England's Workforce, Training and Education Directorate sets out a suite of Education and Training programmes which are supported financially by NHS England as a corporate body. This is a wide ranging list of programmes covering most professional groups. This procurement is for one of the programmes within this education and training offer. The overall Procurement is titled as NHS TTad Psychotherapeutic Counselling, and will include a review of the current provision, including rationalisation of the current programmes, and identification of new, aligned programmes. The current programmes under review for this reprocurement are: Psychological professions (PP) NHS Psychotherapeutic Counselling

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023000-2025 |
| Notice type | UK1 - Pipeline Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Jul 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 1 Apr 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 20 May 2025 at 08:59 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023000-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023000-2025
  20th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.england.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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