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title: "Cancer and Diagnostic -Pathology apprenticeships (ET1014)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05f91e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS ENGLAND"
published: "2025-12-18"
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# Cancer and Diagnostic -Pathology apprenticeships (ET1014)

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f91e

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## Summary

NHS England has successfully awarded a contract for the "Cancer and Diagnostic - Pathology apprenticeships (ET1014)" programme, focusing on education and training services in the healthcare sector. This procurement falls under the Light Touch Regime and was conducted via direct procurement without competition, being categorised as below threshold. Significant for those in the public authority and central government industries, the project supports the strategic aims outlined in the Long-Term Workforce Plan and 10-Year plans, set to run from 9th September 2025 to 31st March 2026. The contract, signed on 8th September 2025, involves a collaboration with East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, located at Royal Blackburn Hospital in Blackburn.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses involved in healthcare education and training, especially those capable of supporting apprenticeship programmes. Given the focus on workforce transformation and healthcare diagnostics, businesses offering specialised training solutions would be ideally suited to compete in similar future procurements. With a gross value of £13,116, this contract completion underlines the importance of partnerships with large-scale organisations such as NHS Trusts to fulfil strategic government health objectives, presenting a lucrative pathway for enterprises in the education sector aiming to expand their public sector clientele.

## Notice

The cancer and diagnostics projects covered by this business case is for the programme's non ETAP activity. Approval is required to allow the WT&E directorate to fulfil its strategic aims of growing and transforming the workforce to meet service demand in line with Long Term Workforce Plan and 10 Year Plan ambitions. Light Touch Regime

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084371-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 8 Sep 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £10,930 |

## 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 | 1 |
| Supplier names | EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 18 Dec 2025 at 13:11 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084371-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084371-2025
  18th December 2025 - Contract details 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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