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title: "Digital Adoption Workforce Development Programme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e55e"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS England"
published: "2026-08-17"
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# Digital Adoption Workforce Development Programme

Buyer: NHS England  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e55e

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## Summary

NHS England intends to procure services for a national Digital Adoption Workforce Development Programme in health and care. The work covers education and training services (CPV 80000000) across two proposed projects. The first would redesign and maintain the national Change Management Toolkit and operate a national Change Management Network. The second would establish a sustainable, accredited professional development service to build digital adoption capability across health and care. The procurement may be arranged as one contract or divided into two lots, although the current plan identifies one lot. Delivery is national, supporting organisations and staff across the health and care system, with NHS England as the buying organisation.

This procurement is at the planning stage: NHS England has announced an intention to procure, but this is not an invitation to tender. The expected route is an above-threshold open procedure. The estimated value is £4,000,000 excluding VAT and £4,800,000 including VAT. The project description indicates approximate budgets of £1,500,000 for the Change Management Toolkit and Network, and £2,500,000 for the Professional Development Service. The buyer expects any contract to run from 30 November 2026 to 30 November 2029, with a possible extension to 30 November 2031. A subsequent procurement notice is currently expected on 30 September 2026. Contract award and procurement commencement remain subject to budgetary approval.

The programme is likely to suit training providers, organisational change specialists and digital adoption practitioners able to work nationally across health and care. Relevant suppliers should be prepared to combine change management, workforce development, professional learning and network operation. The work will favour organisations that can redesign and maintain a national toolkit, support communities of practice, and create a sustainable professional development offer rather than deliver isolated training sessions. Providers may need the capability to design or operate an accredited development pathway and to demonstrate credible digital adoption expertise. The plan identifies the procurement as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so specialist providers and mission-led organisations should monitor the next stage and prepare partnerships where broader delivery capacity is needed.

## Notice

Project 1: Change Management Toolkit and Network Estimated budget: approximately PS1.5m. The objective is to redesign and maintain the national Change Management Toolkit and operate a national Change Management Network. Project 2: Professional Development Service Estimated budget: approximately PS2.5m. The objective is to establish a sustainable, accredited professional development offer that builds Digital Adoption capability across health and care. These may be run as one procurement with lots of two separate ones. The commencement of procurement and award of any subsequent contract will be subject to budgetary approval'

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078002-2026 |
| Notice type | UK1 - Pipeline Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| 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 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Nov 2026 - 30 Nov 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,000,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 10:58 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078002-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078002-2026
  17th August 2026 - Pipeline 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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