--- title: "NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression - RFI" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051832" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-051832" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-051832.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-051832.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND" published: "2026-06-09" --- # NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression - RFI Buyer: NHS ENGLAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051832 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-051832) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-051832.json) ## Summary NHS England, located at Wellington House, London, is in the planning stage of a public procurement process titled "NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression - Request for Information (RFI)". The procurement, categorised under education and training services, aims to develop infrastructure to support workforce growth for NHS Talking Therapies. The contracting process is under the Planning stage, guided by the Procurement Act 2023. Key dates include a due date for responses to the RFI on 22nd June 2026, with the full tender anticipated for late 2026. The total contract value is estimated at £125 million GBP, with the contract period commencing on 1st April 2027 and potential renewals available until 31st March 2031. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses, particularly those specialising in educational and training services, to contribute to the NHS's strategic growth in mental health support services. The procurement process under NHS England encourages participation from SMEs and VCSEs, making it an inclusive opportunity for a wide range of enterprises. By engaging with this procurement process, businesses can not only expand their service offerings and client base but also gain a foothold in the public health sector, aligning with governmental policy objectives to enhance mental health services nationwide. Interested parties are encouraged to participate in the pre-market engagement process facilitated through the NHS's dedicated procurement portal. ## Notice NHS England intends to procure the education and training programmes for the NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression services in 2026. This will be a competitive tender conducted in line with the Procurement Act 2023. This will provide the education and training infrastructure required to develop and grow NHS Talking Therapies workforce to support NHS England's, and consequently DHSC's current and future policy ambitions and mandates. This is a pre-market engagement exercise containing questions for the NHS Talking Therapies education provider market. The questions are intended to help inform the procurement and ensure it is feasible and meets the needs of NHS England, learners, and service providers. Your responses will be treated as confidential and will not influence any subsequent bid you may choose to submit. The tender is anticipated to be published in late 2026. Further communications and details on what, how, and when the procurement will be conducted will be shared with potential bidders nearer the time through additional market engagement, prior to the publication of the Invitation to Tender (ITT). To respond to this Request for Information - please register on our procurement portal https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome and search for C452155. There you will find a Request for Information document which can downloaded, completed and submitted via the portal. ### Planning Information The closing date for responding to this Request for Information is Monday 22nd June. NHS England reserves the right to amend the timeline without prior notice. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054201-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement 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 | 9 Jun 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 7 Sep 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £125,000,000 | | 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 - 9 Jun 2026 at 10:39 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054201-2026 - 20 May 2025 at 09:37 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023054-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054201-2026 9th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023054-2025 20th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome - https://www.england.nhs.uk/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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