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NCL Workforce Development and Transformation

NHS NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 08:28.

Opportunity overview

North Central London (NCL) ICB intend to directly award to NCL Training Hub (provider) a contract to deliver non-clinical services to support general practice workforce development and transformation across North Central London. The Training Hub is a unique provider within NCL, having been contracted, following a procurement process, by NHS England Workforce, Training and Education Directorate (NHSE WT&E) to be the nominated training body for North Central London ICS. The non-clinical (training) services to be procured represent a continuation of services procured in 2024/25 to support NCL primary care workforce recruitment, retention and succession planning. This will include continued delivery of the final year of a multi-year, nationally funded General Practice Fellowship and Mentoring Programme, which is funded through annual allocation of Service Development Funding. Additionally, a programme of training and development for NCL general practices and Primary Care Networks. The contract will cover delivery of: 1. The final year of the GP Fellowship & Mentoring Programme (59% of contract value) 2. Workforce training and development in support of the NCL People Strategy (41% of contract value) This contract will be for one year in duration. PLEASE NOTE: Reference to the standstill period is to be ignored, the transparency notice (2025/S 000-052567) initiated a standstill which ended on 9th September 2025.

Awarded to

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North Central London Training Hub

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.6m
Awarded
28 Aug 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 10180486
Location
London, UKI43, N22 7TY, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
PRJ4017
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Each Integrated Care System (ICS) across England has an appointed Training Hub. For NCL ICS, this is the NCL Training Hub. The Training Hub is a unique provider within NCL, having been contracted, following a procurement process, by NHS England Workforce, Training and Education Directorate (NHSE WT&E) to be the training body for North Central London ICS. There is an expectation that they deliver training to general practice, where there is a need for this to be embedded within the wider system. SDF Guidance for 2025/26 states that: "Systems should engage with practices, PCNs and training hubs to understand the training and development needs and identify where programmes may need to be commissioned to meet them, building on the training hub core offer". Training Hubs are run by a clinical leadership and management supported by a network of primary care staff with education and training professionals based in the community, working closely with general practice, PCNs and ICS to support workforce priorities and tackle health inequalities. The NCL Training Hub has an explicit remit, through its contract with NHSE WT&E to understand and respond to local system workforce challenges and, as part of this role, maintains established relationships with NCL GP practices, NCL PCNs, NCL GP Federations and the NCL GP Provider Alliance (GPPA). The NCL Training hub direct award is proposed due to the following justifications: 1. The interoperability and compatibility with existing provisions within the WT&E contract for the purchase of additional services to the development of General Practice workforce, noting the SDF guidance states funding is to be used to build on the training hub core offer Procurement Act 2023 applicable justification criteria 26 & 29 2. In relation to the final year of the GP Fellowships and Mentoring programme (59% of the contract value) infrastructure costs relating to this programme were commissioned at the start of each fellowships (up to and including final payment in 2023/24) positioning the Training Hub as the single supplier to deliver the final year of the programme due to the interoperability and technical expertise to deliver the final year of a 6 year programme Procurement Act 2023 applicable justification criteria 25, 26 & 29. The Commissioners are observing a standstill which will end at midnight on 9th September 2025.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Entry 2
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-QMJ
Name
NHS NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI43
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
N1 1TH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Laycock PDC, Laycock Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
QMJ
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PWBN-7811-DGVX
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-10180486
Name
North Central London Training Hub

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI43
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
N22 7TY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
48 Station road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
10180486
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
29 Aug 2025, 00:00
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Value

Amount
1,589,900
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,589,900

Documents

Entry 1
Id
052567-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
29 Aug 2025, 16:01
Entry 2
Id
055973-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
11 Sept 2025, 17:02

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-10180486
Name
North Central London Training Hub

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
30 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
30 Sept 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
22 Sept 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI43 · N1 1TH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0590c0-2025-09-11T17:02:58+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·