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title: "National Education and Training for NHS Primary Care - Pharmacy Education Pathway Practitioners"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05182b"
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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 Primary Care - Pharmacy Education Pathway Practitioners

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05182b

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## Summary

This procurement process, initiated by NHS England, focuses on the "National Education and Training for NHS Primary Care – Pharmacy Education Pathway Practitioners". It falls under the education and training services category and is considered a services procurement. NHS England, as part of central government, is located at Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd, London. Currently in the planning stage, the process outlines a planned contract period from 1st April 2026 to 1st April 2030, with potential renewal extending to 2032. The procurement is set above the threshold, indicating substantial value. A planned future notice is expected by 1st July 2025, providing prospective bidders ample time to prepare. The focus is on rationalising and possibly expanding the Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway programmes, which cater mainly to Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.

This tender presents significant opportunities for business growth, particularly for organisations specialising in educational and training services within the healthcare sector. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are deemed suitable to compete, reflecting the tender's inclusivity. Businesses with expertise in developing or delivering education and training programmes for healthcare professionals will find this an opportune project to leverage their skills and increase their market presence. The procurement aligns with the light touch regime, which ensures a degree of flexibility, thus creating an advantageous scenario for innovative solution providers.

## 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 - Pharmacy Education Pathway, 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: Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway - Clinical Pharmacists, Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway - Pharmacy Technicians

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023044-2025 |
| 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 | £110,000,000 |
| 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 09:28 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023044-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023044-2025
  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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