--- title: "MHST enhancements: workforce development and training CPD RFI" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eb6a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06eb6a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06eb6a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06eb6a.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS England" published: "2026-08-25" --- # MHST enhancements: workforce development and training CPD RFI Buyer: NHS England Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eb6a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06eb6a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06eb6a.json) ## Summary NHS England intends to procure workforce development and continuing professional development training services for Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs). The work is intended to support the development and training of the MHST workforce, with the procurement shaped around the needs of learners and providers. It falls within education and training services. The requirement is arranged as a single planned lot and is classified as a light-touch service regime. NHS England is the buying organisation. The published scope identifies the service rather than particular courses, subjects, delivery models or locations, so suppliers with relevant mental health workforce training expertise should assess how their offer could support MHST staff development across the NHS. This is at the planning stage and is currently a request for information and preliminary market engagement, not the commencement of a procurement or an invitation to tender. NHS England expects to publish a future notice on 2 November 2026. The request for information is scheduled to close at 17.00 on 11 September 2026, and responses are intended to help test feasibility and shape the eventual procurement; they will be treated as confidential and will not influence later bids. The planned contract is for one lot, expected to run from 4 January 2027 to 31 March 2028. Its estimated value is £4,600,000 including tax. The anticipated procurement procedure and evaluation method have not yet been settled in the published planning information. This planning exercise is relevant to providers of professional training, continuing professional development and workforce development for mental health services. It should suit organisations able to design and deliver structured learning for Mental Health Support Teams, understand the operational needs of NHS learners, and demonstrate credible education and training delivery at a national or substantial service scale. The buyer is seeking market input on whether the eventual procurement will be feasible and meet the needs of learners and providers, so suppliers with practical insight into MHST roles, mental health support delivery and workforce capability building are well placed to contribute. Small and medium-sized enterprises, and voluntary, community or social enterprises, are identified as suitable for the planned requirement. No particular accreditation is identified at this stage. ## Notice NHS England (NHSE) intends to procure CPD training for Mental Health Support Teams (MHST). This is a Pre-Market Engagement exercise containing questions for the provider market which is designed to help inform the procurement and ensure it is feasible and meets the needs of NHSE, Learners and Providers. Your responses will be treated as confidential and will not influence any subsequent bid you may make in the future. This process does not constitute the commencement of a procurement process. The closing date for this request for information is 17.00 Friday 11th September. To express interest and respond to the request for information, please register and apply via the Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ### Planning Information The closing date for the RFI is 17.00 on Friday 11th September. NHS England reserves the right to amend the timeline without prior notice. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080781-2026 | | 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 | 25 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Nov 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 4 Jan 2027 - 31 Mar 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £4,600,000 | | 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 - 25 Aug 2026 at 11:54 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080781-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080781-2026 25th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement 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 This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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