--- title: "Strengthening Cultural Capability and Trauma Informed Care in Women's Health" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07848a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07848a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07848a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07848a.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS England" published: "2026-10-09" --- # Strengthening Cultural Capability and Trauma Informed Care in Women's Health Buyer: NHS England Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07848a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07848a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07848a.json) ## Summary NHS England is seeking a provider to design and deliver work to strengthen cultural capability and trauma-informed care in women’s health. The programme addresses women not being listened to, the under-recognition and normalisation of procedural pain, and the disproportionate impact on women from Global Majority communities. It is intended to improve how the women’s health workforce listens and responds, recognises pain and provides culturally competent care. The work also covers building lasting training capacity across every NHS England region, giving integrated care boards guidance to sustain local delivery and commission further work, and ensuring the programme reflects workforce and women’s experiences, including those of women from Global Majority communities and the Core20 population. The provider must leave NHS England with a complete set of materials that can be refreshed as the capability framework develops. This is an education and training services requirement. NHS England invited offers through a below-threshold open competition for one provider. The procurement reached the tender stage. Clarification questions were due by 19 October 2026 at 12:00pm; completed submissions were due by 30 October 2026 at 12:00pm. The initial contract term runs from signing, with the stated contract period from 16 November 2026 to 31 March 2027. The authority may elect to extend it by three months at zero additional value, to a maximum extent date of 30 June 2027. The maximum value for the full term, including extensions, is £175,000 excluding VAT. There is one lot. Evaluation is weighted 60% technical, 10% social value and 30% commercial. The requirement suits providers able to develop and deliver workforce training on culturally competent, trauma-informed women’s healthcare, with a strong focus on listening to women and recognising and responding appropriately to pain. Suppliers will need to build training capacity that can be sustained across all NHS England regions, rather than deliver a one-off national course, and provide integrated care boards with practical guidance for local delivery and future commissioning. The programme must be shaped by the experience of the workforce and women, including women from Global Majority communities and the Core20 population. The provider will also need to produce complete, maintainable materials that NHS England can update as its capability framework develops. Small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises are identified as suitable to compete. ## Notice Strengthening Cultural Capability and Trauma Informed Care in Women's Health The work has a specific focus on three linked problems: women not being listened to, the under recognition and normalisation of procedural pain, and the disproportionate impact of both on women from the Global Majority. Aims and objectives: 1. To improve how the women's health workforce listens and responds to women, recognises and acts on pain, and delivers culturally competent care. 2. To build lasting training capacity in every NHS England region rather than deliver a one off national course. 3. To give integrated care boards practical guidance so they can sustain local delivery and commission further work in this area themselves. 4. To ensure the programme is shaped by the experience of the workforce and by what women have told NHS England, including women from Global Majority communities and women from the Core20 population. 5. To leave NHS England owning a complete and refreshable set of materials that can be updated as the capability framework develops. The maximum financial envelope for the full duration of the Contract including all extensions this is PS175,000.00 (Exclusive of VAT). The initial contract term shall commence upon signing by the authority and conclude 31st March 2027. The Contract may be extended by election of the Contracting Authority, on such notice and for such periods as is specified by the Contract. The Contracting Authority will enter into a contract with 1 provider. The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is Friday 30th October 2026 at 12:00pm (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time. All communications should be made via the messaging function on the e-Tendering portal during the tender exercise. The Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the e-portal system and not with the Contracting Authority itself other than as expressly permitted within this ITT. Further information relating to this project can be found at NHSE e-tendering portal at the link below. All clarification questions and submission bids must be received via this portal only. Registration is free of charge. https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?SearchType=Projects ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095571-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | 30 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 16 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £175,000 | | Lots value | £175,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | 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 - 9 Oct 2026 at 11:32 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095571-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095571-2026 9th October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?SearchType=Projects - 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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