---
title: "Subscription to Skills Development Network (SDN)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07774d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Somerset NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-09-22"
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# Subscription to Skills Development Network (SDN)

Buyer: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07774d

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## Summary

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust procured a subscription to the Skills Development Network for the HFMA South West Finance and Procurement Skills Development Programme. The requirement is an education and training service focused on developing skills in finance and procurement. Delivery is for the Trust in Somerset, with the buying organisation based at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. The service was supplied by the Healthcare Financial Management Association, a Bristol-based voluntary, community and social enterprise classified as a small or medium-sized enterprise. This opportunity is relevant to organisations providing structured professional development, learning networks or training programmes for NHS finance and procurement staff, particularly suppliers able to support participants across the South West. The procurement covered one service requirement rather than separate service areas.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the legal basis identified as 2023/54. The contract was signed on 31 August 2026 and awarded on 1 September 2026 to the Healthcare Financial Management Association. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. Its value is £20,000 excluding VAT and £24,000 including VAT. The award covers one lot and one education and training service requirement. The contract is active. The published outcome identifies a single selected supplier and does not set out a scored competitive evaluation basis, reflecting the direct-award route.

For suppliers that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates established NHS demand for a focused finance and procurement skills-development programme delivered through a professional network. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need recognised expertise in NHS finance and procurement, a structured programme rather than ad hoc training, and the ability to provide development opportunities for staff across the South West. Useful strengths would include experienced trainers or subject-matter specialists, relevant professional networks, practical learning content, and the capacity to administer a subscription-based service over a multi-year period. The selected supplier’s voluntary, community and social enterprise status and SME scale also show that this type of requirement can suit a specialist professional body or smaller expert organisation, rather than only a large commercial training provider.

## Notice

HFMA South West Finance and Procurement Skills Development Programme

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089538-2026 |
| 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 | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £20,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Somerset NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | TAUNTON |
| Postcode area | Taunton |
| Postcode | TA1 5DA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Bishop's Hull & Taunton West |
| Westminster constituency | Taunton and Wellington |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Healthcare Financial Management Association |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2026 at 11:40 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089538-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089538-2026
  22nd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.hfma.org.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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