---
title: "Access to medicine and the professions 2026/27"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f627"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS England"
published: "2026-09-10"
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# Access to medicine and the professions 2026/27

Buyer: NHS England  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f627

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## Summary

NHS England procured education and training services to support young people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. The programme helps participants prepare for and apply to medical, dental and other health-related undergraduate degree programmes, covering one academic year. The requirement is focused on widening access to health professions by providing targeted preparation and application support. NHS England is the buying organisation. The awarded supplier, The Sutton Trust Registered, is a voluntary, community and social enterprise based in London and classified as a small or medium-sized enterprise. The procurement concerns services rather than goods or construction, with the stated education and training classification applying to the requirement.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded to The Sutton Trust Registered. NHS England used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition, under the Light Touch Regime. The contract was signed on 10 September 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. Its value is £115,000 gross. The award is active and covers one lot. The evaluation outcome is therefore a direct selection rather than a scored competitive tender. The contract supports delivery over a single academic year, with the award and contract arrangements recorded as active. The selected supplier is the only supplier identified for the award.

This award demonstrates demand from NHS England for structured widening-access support linked specifically to medicine, dentistry and other health-related undergraduate study. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need experience of working with young people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and of delivering education or training across an academic year. Relevant capability would include helping participants understand health-profession routes, prepare for demanding degree applications and navigate the application process. The successful supplier profile also shows that a voluntary, community or social enterprise with SME-scale operations can meet this type of public-sector requirement. Organisations combining outreach, educational support and access-to-professions expertise would be well placed to develop a comparable service for this buyer.

## Notice

Supporting young people from lower socio economic backgrounds to prepare for and apply for medical, dental schools and other health related under grad degree programmes of study, over one academic year. Start: 01/09/2026 End: 31/08/2027 Awarded under the Light Touch Regime - CPV Code 80000000 - Education and training services sub-threshold.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085611-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 10 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £115,000 |

## 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 | The Sutton Trust Registered |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 08:33 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085611-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085611-2026
  10th September 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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