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title: "National Education and Training for Psychological Professions"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05181c"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS ENGLAND"
published: "2025-05-20"
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# National Education and Training for Psychological Professions

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05181c

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## Summary

NHS England is in the planning stages of a significant procurement process titled "National Education and Training for Psychological Professions," set to commence on 1 September 2026 and conclude by 1 September 2030. This initiative is focused on education and training services within the psychological professions, aiming to rationalise and potentially expand current programmes. With a procurement value of £50 million, this endeavour is situated in London and falls under the services category, governed by a light-touch procurement regime. While the process is currently in the planning phase, with a future notice anticipated by 1 July 2025, it presents a substantial opportunity for prospective contractors.

This tender offers exceptional opportunities for businesses specializing in educational and training services, particularly those with expertise in psychological health and training programmes. Companies adept at delivering training in areas such as CBT, clinical neuropsychology, and leadership mentoring for ethnic minority professionals will find this procurement relevant. With a significant budget allocation and eligibility for SMEs and VCSEs, the tender provides a conducive platform for business growth, offering the potential for long-term collaboration and impact within the UK’s healthcare training landscape.

## 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 Psychological Professions, 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) - CBT Top up Training for Psychologists, Psychological professions (PP) Clinical Neuropsychology, Psychological professions (PP) EDI clinical psychology / child psychotherapy, Psychological professions (PP) Family Therapy / Systemic, Psychological professions (PP) Leadership mentoring scheme for Ethnic Minority psychological professionals, Psychological professions (PP) Paid experience - CP

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023028-2025 |
| 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 Aug 2026 - 1 Sep 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,000,000 |
| 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 09:14 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023028-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023028-2025
  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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