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Step into Health Services

NHS England · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 13:51.

Opportunity overview

NHS England is seeking to appoint a supplier to deliver the Step into Health programme, a national workforce support service that assists members of the Armed Forces community into NHS employment through employer engagement, candidate support, recruitment pathways, mentoring, work placements, communications, stakeholder engagement, and the management of associated programme activities.

Classification

  • CPV79600000 — Recruitment services
  • CPV79634000 — Career guidance services

Lots

  • Lot 1£310.2k

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
C464977
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
This procurement will be conducted through the Contracting Authority's e-tendering portal, Atamis: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome User Guide: https://services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_Guide.pdf

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
14 Sept 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
17 Aug 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
25 Sept 2026, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Value to include VAT
Id
080218-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
372,240
Amount
310,200
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Weighting Description
60% Technical, 30% Commercial, 10% Social Value

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality Assessment
Description
Technical Question
Criterion 2
Type
cost
Name
Cost Assessment

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
2 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Nov 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Nov 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Option to extend the contract for up to a further 12 months

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79600000
Description
Recruitment services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79634000
Description
Career guidance services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
080218-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
24 Aug 2026, 10:46
Format
text/html

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

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 078048-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 080218-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·