--- title: "Programme Refresh - Jenner, Seacole and Franklin" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e523" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e523" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e523.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e523.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS England" published: "2026-08-17" --- # Programme Refresh - Jenner, Seacole and Franklin Buyer: NHS England Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e523 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e523) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e523.json) ## Summary NHS England is preparing a leadership development services procurement covering the refresh and redesign of its flagship Edward Jenner, Mary Seacole and Rosalind Franklin programmes. The work is intended to align programme content and learning outcomes with the NHS Leadership and Management Framework, update learning materials and curriculum content, develop new assessments and evaluation approaches, and create a coherent leadership development pathway across all three programmes. The requirement includes curriculum design, learning content development, assessment design and organisational development services, with relevant experience sought in health, public-sector or wider leadership settings. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. This is a single, integrated requirement for education and training services rather than separate programme-specific contracts. This procurement is at the planning stage and currently concerns preliminary market engagement, not an invitation to tender. NHS England expects to procure one supplier using an Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. The estimated value is approximately £400,000 excluding VAT, or £480,000 including VAT. The anticipated contract period is 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, with a possible extension to 31 May 2027. NHS England’s scheduled market-engagement activity concerns its leadership programmes, with responses expected by 26 August 2026. The buyer expects the next notice to be published by 31 August 2026. The work is planned as one lot and is identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The work is likely to suit specialist leadership-development providers, learning and development consultancies, curriculum designers, assessment specialists and organisational-development firms. Strong candidates will be able to demonstrate experience refreshing established leadership programmes, translating leadership frameworks into learning outcomes, designing coherent multi-programme pathways, and producing high-quality learning content and materials. Capability in developing assessment and evaluation approaches will be important, alongside an understanding of leadership development in the NHS, wider health sector, public services or comparable organisations. Providers able to combine strategic programme design with practical content production and assessment delivery should be well placed. The requirement is explicitly considered suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, and the buyer is using market engagement to shape the final specification, evaluation criteria and delivery model. ## Notice NHS England is inviting suppliers to participate in preliminary market engagement in relation to an upcoming procurement for the refresh and redesign of its flagship leadership development programmes: Edward Jenner, Mary Seacole and Rosalind Franklin. The objective of this engagement is to gather market intelligence and obtain supplier feedback to help inform the final procurement approach, specification, evaluation criteria and delivery model. NHS England is seeking views from organisations with experience in leadership development, curriculum design, learning content development, assessment design and organisational development services within the health, public or wider leadership sectors. The anticipated requirement includes: Refreshing and redesigning the Edward Jenner, Mary Seacole and Rosalind Franklin programmes. Aligning programme content and learning outcomes with the NHS Leadership and Management Framework. Reviewing and updating learning materials and curriculum content. Developing new assessments and evaluation approaches. Creating a coherent leadership development pathway across the three programmes. Delivering all programme refresh outputs by 31 March 2027. NHS England intends to procure a single supplier through an Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. The estimated contract value is approximately PS400,000 excluding VAT. Further details and the project documents can be accessed from the following link. https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please see below for a direct link to the survey. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO40CqjcM40pBHmtbrhydANeVUNlM3WFNOR003Q1dGQU1FNlg1MDczMjkxNy4u ### Planning Information Pre-market engagement on NHS Leadership programmes. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077906-2026 | | 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 | 17 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Aug 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 12 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £400,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 17 Aug 2026 at 02:30 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077906-2026 - 17 Aug 2026 at 02:19 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077905-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077906-2026 17th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077905-2026 17th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO40CqjcM40pBHmtbrhydANeVUNlM3WFNOR003Q1dGQU1FNlg1MDczMjkxNy4u - https://health-family.force.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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