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title: "National Education and Training for NHS Primary Care - Practice Nursing Practitioners"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05182e"
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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 - Practice Nursing Practitioners

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

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## Summary

The National Health Service (NHS) England has initiated a public procurement process in the planning stage for a significant contract titled "National Education and Training for NHS Primary Care – Practice Nursing Practitioners." This service-based procurement, announced on 20th May 2025, falls under the education and training services category and is set within the United Kingdom, specifically London. The main aim is to rationalise and identify new educational programmes for practice nursing. Valued at £55 million, the contract is above the threshold and employs a special regime as a 'light touch' procurement method. Interested parties should note the future notice date of 1st July 2025, with the contract period commencing on 1st April 2026 and potentially extending to 1st April 2032.

This tender presents ample business expansion opportunities, particularly for companies specialising in educational services within the healthcare sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are especially encouraged to participate due to the tender's suitability criteria. By engaging in this procurement, businesses can collaborate with a central government body, NHS England, to deliver essential training initiatives that support the development of practice nursing professionals. This project promises not only financial growth but also the chance to contribute to a critical sector within the UK's public health system.

## 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 - Practice Nursing, 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: Module for registered nurses and nursing associates new to general practice, CNO002 - Practice Nursing (Introduction), CNO003 - Practice Nursing (GPN Funds)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023048-2025 |
| 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 | £55,000,000 |
| 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 09:31 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023048-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023048-2025
  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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