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title: "Professional Nurse Advocates Training 2025/26"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-055050"
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published: "2025-12-17"
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# Professional Nurse Advocates Training 2025/26

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055050

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## Summary

The contracting process for the NHS England's "Professional Nurse Advocates Training 2025/26" project is underway, focusing on enhancing clinical nursing leadership skills through accredited training programmes. Located in London, this health and social care initiative falls under the services category, specifically education and training services, with procurement in the planning stage. The procurement method used is an open procedure characterized by a light touch special regime. Key dates to note include the completion submission deadline on 21st July 2025 and potential contract commencement from 25th September 2025. The contracts are set for a 12-month duration with an option to extend by another two periods depending on the review and budget availability.

This tender provides significant opportunities for growth, targeting large-scale educational institutions adept at delivering virtual postgraduate training. The potential revenue over the contract's lifetime amounts to £4,845,000. Universities like De Montfort, Kingston, Central Lancashire, Lincoln, and Worcester, acting as suppliers, are well-suited for engaging in this project due to their scale and capability in handling substantive student enrolments. Businesses focusing on educational services have the opportunity to expand their market presence while aligning with NHS England's strategic objectives in nursing leadership development. This procurement specifically encourages innovation in training delivery methods, providing a platform for suppliers to demonstrate their expertise in educational service provision.

## Notice

NHS England has run a Light Touch Open Procurement for suppliers to deliver Professional Nurse Advocates Training for the academic year 25/26 onwards.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083756-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 24 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | 2025-09-09 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,845,000 |
| Lots value | £4,845,000 |
| Awards value | £4,195,770 |
| Contracts value | £4,195,770 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY; KINGSTON UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE; UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN; UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 17 Dec 2025 at 11:47 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083756-2025
- 28 Aug 2025 at 15:15 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052146-2025
- 19 Jun 2025 at 15:37 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033833-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083756-2025
  17th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052146-2025
  28th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033833-2025
  19th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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