---
title: "National Education and Training for NHS Primary Care - General Practice Assistants"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05181f"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS ENGLAND"
published: "2025-05-20"
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# National Education and Training for NHS Primary Care - General Practice Assistants

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

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## Summary

NHS England is in the planning stage of a procurement process for National Education and Training in NHS Primary Care, specifically focusing on General Practice Assistants. This process, set to commence on 1 April 2026 and conclude by 1 April 2030, falls under the services category, particularly education and training services. The procurement is above the threshold, set at a gross value of £5 million, and adheres to the light-touch regime. The contract, located in London and governed under the legal basis of UKPGA 2023/54, opens avenues for reviewing current programmes and identifying new ones. Interested parties should note that a future notice will be communicated by 1 July 2025.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses in the education and training service industry, with particular suitability for SMEs and VCSEs. Companies specialising in the design and delivery of training programmes for healthcare professionals stand to benefit significantly from engaging in this procurement. As NHS England seeks to rationalise and expand its training offerings, organisations that can innovate and provide cost-effective solutions could find long-term growth and partnership opportunities. Firms with experience in national scale training and development projects may be especially competitive in this process.

## 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 Primary Care - General Practice Assistants, 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: General Practice Assistants

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023031-2025 |
| 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 09:16 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023031-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023031-2025
  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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