Home / Opportunities / Opportunity
PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Allied Health Professions Enhanced Practice pilot delivery model

NHS England · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:46.

Opportunity overview

Funding offered to support the development of apprentice funded training into the future, where funding can be used to support the development of innovative and sustainable delivery of these new programmes across England in their first year. We expect employers will draw down on the levy to access course fees.<br/><br/>There will be a total of 10 lots by profession with 30 places per lot.<br/><br/>Lot 1: Occupational therapists<br/>Lot 2: Operating department practitioners<br/>Lot 3: Osteopaths<br/>Lot 4: Paramedics<br/>Lot 5: Physiotherapists<br/>Lot 6: Podiatrists<br/>Lot 7: Prosthetists and orthotists<br/>Lot 8: Diagnostic radiographers<br/>Lot 9: Therapeutic radiographers<br/>Lot 10: Dietitians<br/><br/>Health Sciences University (AECC University College) - Lot 3 – 10 Learners - £100,000.00<br/>Coventry University Lot 1,5,6 and 10 – 100 Learners - £1,000,000.00<br/>Sheffield Hallam University - Lot 9 – 20 Learners - £200,000.00<br/>The University of Lot Salford 5,6,7 and 8 – 80 Learners – £797,883.00<br/>University of Cumbria Lot 4 – 30 Learners - £300,000.00<br/>University of Derby Lot 2 – 20 Learners - £193,194.00<br/><br/>No Option to extend

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Coventry University

Match pending…
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 Mar 2025
Award ID
011511-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Coventry, UK, United Kingdom

University of Derby

Match pending…
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 Mar 2025
Award ID
011511-2025-2
Status
active
Location
Derby, UK, United Kingdom
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 Mar 2025
Award ID
011511-2025-3
Status
active
Location
Cumbria, UK, United Kingdom

AECC University College

Match pending…
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 Mar 2025
Award ID
011511-2025-4
Status
active
Location
Bournemouth, UK, United Kingdom
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 Mar 2025
Award ID
011511-2025-5
Status
active
Location
Sheffield, UK, United Kingdom
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 Mar 2025
Award ID
011511-2025-6
Status
active
Location
Salford, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services

Lots

  • Funding offered to support the development of apprentice funded training into the future, where funding can be used to support the development of innovative and sustainable delivery of these new programmes across England in their first year. We expect employers will draw down on the levy to access course fees.<br/><br/>There will be a total of 10 lots by profession with 30 places per lot.<br/><br/>Lot 1: Occupational therapists<br/>Lot 2: Operating department practitioners<br/>Lot 3: Osteopaths<br/>Lot 4: Paramedics<br/>Lot 5: Physiotherapists<br/>Lot 6: Podiatrists<br/>Lot 7: Prosthetists and orthotists<br/>Lot 8: Diagnostic radiographers<br/>Lot 9: Therapeutic radiographers<br/>Lot 10: Dietitians<br/><br/>Health Sciences University (AECC University College) - Lot 3 – 10 Learners - £100,000.00<br/>Coventry University Lot 1,5,6 and 10 – 100 Learners - £1,000,000.00<br/>Sheffield Hallam University - Lot 9 – 20 Learners - £200,000.00<br/>The University of Lot Salford 5,6,7 and 8 – 80 Learners – £797,883.00<br/>University of Cumbria Lot 4 – 30 Learners - £300,000.00<br/>University of Derby Lot 2 – 20 Learners - £193,194.00<br/><br/>No Option to extend£3m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-049c61
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
19 Sept 2024, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
19 Sept 2024, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
21 Oct 2024, 12:00

Communication

Classification

Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
3,600

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
Funding offered to support the development of apprentice funded training into the future, where funding can be used to support the development of innovative and sustainable delivery of these new programmes across England in their first year. We expect employers will draw down on the levy to access course fees.<br/><br/>There will be a total of 10 lots by profession with 30 places per lot.<br/><br/>Lot 1: Occupational therapists<br/>Lot 2: Operating department practitioners<br/>Lot 3: Osteopaths<br/>Lot 4: Paramedics<br/>Lot 5: Physiotherapists<br/>Lot 6: Podiatrists<br/>Lot 7: Prosthetists and orthotists<br/>Lot 8: Diagnostic radiographers<br/>Lot 9: Therapeutic radiographers<br/>Lot 10: Dietitians<br/><br/>Health Sciences University (AECC University College) - Lot 3 – 10 Learners - £100,000.00<br/>Coventry University Lot 1,5,6 and 10 – 100 Learners - £1,000,000.00<br/>Sheffield Hallam University - Lot 9 – 20 Learners - £200,000.00<br/>The University of Lot Salford 5,6,7 and 8 – 80 Learners – £797,883.00<br/>University of Cumbria Lot 4 – 30 Learners - £300,000.00<br/>University of Derby Lot 2 – 20 Learners - £193,194.00<br/><br/>No Option to extend

Value

Amount
3,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Duration In Days
540

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-118033
Name
NHS England

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS1 4AP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
7&8 Wellington Place

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS England

Contact

Name
Commercial Team
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-1661
Name
The High Court

Roles

mediationBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Strand

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-107961
Name
NHS England

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS1 4AP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
7-8 Wellington Place

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS England

Contact

Name
Commercial Team
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-9377
Name
Coventry University

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Coventry
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Coventry University
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-16214
Name
University of Derby

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Derby
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
University of Derby
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-50726
Name
University of Cumbria

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Cumbria
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
University of Cumbria
Organisation 7
Id
GB-FTS-142097
Name
AECC University College

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Bournemouth
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
AECC University College
Organisation 8
Id
GB-FTS-10248
Name
Sheffield Hallam University

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Sheffield
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Sheffield Hallam University
Organisation 9
Id
GB-FTS-99796
Name
The University of Salford

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Salford
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
The University of Salford
Organisation 10
Id
GB-FTS-130973
Name
NHS England

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8UG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS England

Award information

Award 1
Id
011511-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-9377
Name
Coventry University

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
011511-2025-2
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-16214
Name
University of Derby

Related lots

1
Award 3
Id
011511-2025-3
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-50726
Name
University of Cumbria

Related lots

1
Award 4
Id
011511-2025-4
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-142097
Name
AECC University College

Related lots

1
Award 5
Id
011511-2025-5
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-10248
Name
Sheffield Hallam University

Related lots

1
Award 6
Id
011511-2025-6
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-99796
Name
The University of Salford

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
011511-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
011511-2025-1
Date Signed
4 Mar 2025, 00:00
Entry 2
Id
011511-2025-2
Status
active
Award ID
011511-2025-2
Date Signed
4 Mar 2025, 00:00
Entry 3
Id
011511-2025-3
Status
active
Award ID
011511-2025-3
Date Signed
4 Mar 2025, 00:00
Entry 4
Id
011511-2025-4
Status
active
Award ID
011511-2025-4
Date Signed
4 Mar 2025, 00:00
Entry 5
Id
011511-2025-5
Status
active
Award ID
011511-2025-5
Date Signed
4 Mar 2025, 00:00
Entry 6
Id
011511-2025-6
Status
active
Award ID
011511-2025-6
Date Signed
4 Mar 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leeds · UK · LS1 4AP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-049c61-2025-03-27T11:53:11Zcompiled ·