AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS England awarded Five Social Care Limited a national research-services commission on the Practice Education Facilitator role in HCPC return to practice. The published contract record states that it was signed on 6 October 2026 and runs from 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for Five Social Care Limited, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, open-competition research-services commission with a published net contract value of £20,000 and gross value of £25,000.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Five Social Care Limited
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £20,000 net; £25,000 gross contract value GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names Five Social Care Limited as its supplier and is linked to contract 1. The contract value is £20,000 excluding VAT (amount) and £25,000 including VAT (amountGross).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as "complete" in the published contract details notice.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 6 October 2026
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-10-06.
Contract term
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-12 and endDate 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£20,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 20000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£25,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 25000 GBP.
Published process maximum value
95% confidence£20,000
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The process record lists value_max as 20000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence22 July 2026
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Release history records tender notice 069129-2026 released on 2026-07-22.
Submission deadline
99% confidence5 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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The process record lists submission_deadline as 2026-08-05T12:00:00+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-06.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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The contract document and release history record publication on 2026-10-07.
Contract start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-12.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Commission purpose
99% confidenceNational commission to understand and strengthen the Practice Education Facilitator role in supporting HCPC returners.
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Published tender description.
Expected focus
99% confidenceIdentify learning needs and deliver recommendations to improve consistency, quality and outcomes of return-to-practice experiences across England.
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Published tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices; research services
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The process main category is services; the awarded item is classified CPV 73110000, Research services.
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and contract 1 are linked to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen
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The tender procurementMethod is recorded as "open".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - open competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails is recorded as "Below threshold - open competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceApproximately 5 months and 20 days
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Signed contract date
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-06.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceSingle-supplier award for the sole published lot
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One award is recorded, naming Five Social Care Limited and relating to lot 1; lot 1 is the only listed lot.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe £20,000 process maximum matches the published net contract value; the higher £25,000 figure is explicitly the gross contract value.
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The process lists value_max of £20,000; contract 1 lists amount of £20,000 and amountGross of £25,000.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice basis
99% confidenceAnalysis is based on the published UK7 Contract details notice and supplied structured record.
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Document 094930-2026 is identified as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder identities beyond the awardee, evaluation scores or award rationale is included in the supplied data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value in the supplied data.
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The lot record contains only ID 1 and status complete.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceNo pricing breakdown or payment profile is published.
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Only aggregate net and gross contract values are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation method, scores, award rationale and identities of unsuccessful bidders.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: title, description and individual value for lot 1.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension, renewal and pricing-breakdown terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS EnglandFive Social Care LimitedPractice Education Facilitatorreturn to practiceHCPCresearch servicespublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the NHS England Practice Education Facilitator commission?
Five Social Care Limited is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £20,000 excluding VAT and £25,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 6 October 2026.
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