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Professional and Generic Skills Programme

NHS England · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 12:27.

Opportunity overview

NHS England is seeking to award a contract for a provider to design, deliver, administer and continuously improve a Professional and Generic Skills Programme for postgraduate medical and dental learners across the South-West of England. The programme will support the development of leadership, management, communication, patient safety, ethics and quality improvement skills, and must align with the General Medical Council (GMC) Generic Professional Capabilities Framework and wider NHS workforce priorities. The anticipated requirement is for approximately 225 learner places per year. There shall be no guaranteed income under the Contract, but a cost per learner to be charged to the Contracting Authority in respect of each learner participating in the training programme under the Contract. The cost per learner shall be an all-inclusive cost and the only charge to be recovered under the Contract in respect of services provided. The Awarded Contract shall be payable based on the volume of activity with a maximum price per learner of £1,022.22 (Exclusive of VAT). The maximum cost per learner has been calculated using the total contract value divided by the indicative maximum learner volume over the contract term. £1,150,000 ÷ 1,125 = £1,022.22. The following risks have been declared through the contract notice: Learner numbers may vary during the contract term. The current estimate is approximately 225 learner places per year, but actual demand may increase or decrease in response to workforce requirements, funding availability and regional demand. Any material change to learner numbers, and any associated change in contract value, will be subject to budget availability, agreement between the parties, NHS England governance approval and any required business case approvals. The curriculum may also need to change during the contract term to reflect regulatory requirements, national policy, professional standards, workforce priorities or updates to the GMC Generic Professional Capabilities Framework. The successful provider will be required to work collaboratively with NHS England to review and update programme content where necessary, ensuring the programme remains current, compliant and aligned to emerging best practice. Any significant curriculum changes will be subject to appropriate governance and approval.

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.

Published award value
£1.1m
Awarded
28 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PQHL-4825-PGGL
Location
Plymouth, UKK41, PL48AA, 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
C463861
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

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
University of Plymouth
Id
GB-PPON-PQHL-4825-PGGL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQHL-4825-PGGL

Address

Street Address
Drake Circus
Locality
Plymouth
Postal Code
PL48AA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK41

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Professional and Generic Skills Programme
Status
active
Date
29 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
29 Sept 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
1,149,750
Amount
1,149,750
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PQHL-4825-PGGL
Name
University of Plymouth

Contract period

Starts
21 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
22 Oct 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
22 Oct 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract shall commence on contract signature for an initial term of three years, with the option for NHS England to extend the contract by up to two further periods of 12 months each.

Related lots

1

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Contract value error
Id
091732-2026

Documents

Entry 1
Id
091732-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 Sept 2026, 11:05
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
21 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

5 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

5 VERSIONS
  1. 075514-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 075534-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 077849-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 091707-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 091732-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·