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Always-on’ partnership with UCAS 26/27

NHS England · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 05:28.

Opportunity overview

NHS England intends to award a 12 month contract to UCAS for the delivery of targeted marketing and recruitment support services to increase awareness of NHS careers and encourage applications and acceptances to nursing and allied health profession (AHP) degree programmes for the 2026/27 recruitment cycle. The contract includes targeted communications, management of NHS health careers webpages, audience segmentation, admissions data insights, and campaign reporting. The award is being made via a Direct Award under Schedule 5, Paragraph 6 of the Procurement Act 2023, as UCAS is uniquely placed to deliver these services through its national higher education admissions platform and is the only supplier with direct access to higher education applicant data.

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.

UCAS Media Limited

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£533.4k
Awarded
5 Aug 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PQLW-4791-YWWY
Location
Cheltenham, UKK13, GL52 3LZ, 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
C463854
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS England
Id
GB-PPON-PDPT-3135-BWWY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDPT-3135-BWWY

Address

Street Address
Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8UG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI45

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
UCAS Media Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PQLW-4791-YWWY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQLW-4791-YWWY

Address

Street Address
Rosehill, New Barn Ln, Cheltenham
Locality
Cheltenham
Postal Code
GL52 3LZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK13

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
Yes
Sheltered Workshop
Yes

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
‘Always-on’ partnership with UCAS 26/27
Status
pending
Date
6 Aug 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79342000
Description
Marketing services

Value

Including VAT
533,409
Amount
533,409
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PQLW-4791-YWWY
Name
UCAS Media Limited

Standstill Period

Ends
19 Aug 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
20 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
19 Aug 2027, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
075491-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
8 Aug 2026, 17:11
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
20 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI45 · SE1 8UG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 075490-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 075491-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·