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title: "NHS Employers DoOD 26/27"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06dfc3"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS England"
published: "2026-08-10"
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# NHS Employers DoOD 26/27

Buyer: NHS England  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06dfc3

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## Summary

NHS England commissioned NHS Employers/NHS Confederation to deliver organisational development education and training services for the NHS people profession. The requirement covers three linked strands: coordinating and managing four cohorts of the five-week OD Essentials programme, with up to 80 places per cohort; researching, developing and delivering two independent Bitesize Learning OD resources; and delivering an OD mentoring programme. The OD Essentials work is aimed at Foundation level and includes increasing participation from regions previously underserved by the programme, while capturing learner satisfaction and completion. The Bitesize resources are intended to build organisational development capacity and capability among people professionals and others developing OD capability. The work is a national NHS workforce-development requirement commissioned by NHS England.

This procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. It had one lot. NHS Employers/NHS Confederation was selected as the supplier, and the contract was signed on 4 August 2026. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 1 September 2027. Its value is £97,000 excluding VAT, or £116,400 including VAT. The procurement is classified as education and training services. The contract is active. The arrangement covers NHS Employers DoOD 26/27 and supports the specified organisational development programmes during the contract period. The published outcome indicates a single-supplier award rather than a competitive process, so the route used to appoint the provider is a direct contract with the named NHS organisation.

This award indicates established NHS demand for structured organisational development and workforce capability-building services delivered across several programme formats. Relevant competitors would need credible experience designing and running cohort-based learning, supporting Foundation-level participants, improving access for underserved NHS regions, and measuring learner satisfaction and completion. They would also need the capability to research, create and deliver concise self-directed learning resources at appropriate levels for the NHS people profession, alongside an effective mentoring offer. The requirement favours providers able to combine programme coordination, learning design, facilitation, mentoring and outcome tracking under one delivery model. Familiarity with NHS workforce priorities and the ability to work collaboratively with a national NHS organisation would strengthen a future proposition for this buyer.

## Notice

NHSE and NHS Employers DoOD have developed a more informed understanding of future work required in this area and have agreed to deliver some specific projects by working collaboratively under contract terms. These include: OD Essentials programme, Bitesize Learning, and Mentoring programme. OD Essentials programme: To coordinate and manage four cohorts of the five-week programme (up to 80 spaces per cohort), actively working to increase uptake and access from regions previously underserved by the programme, which is aimed at Foundation level. Ensure learner satisfaction and completion is captured. Bitesize Learning OD resources: To research, develop and deliver two distinct resources which can be accessed independently to support capacity and capability building within the people profession and by those seeking to develop OD capability. Aim these at the level appropriate for each resource. Mentoring OD programme: To deliver mentor

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075571-2026 |
| 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 | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 1 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £97,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS England |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | NHS Employers/NHS Confederation |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 10 Aug 2026 at 10:03 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075571-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075571-2026
  10th August 2026 - 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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