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PPA - National Recruitment: Situational Judgment Testing 26/27

NHS England · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 23:51.

Opportunity overview

An agreement with Pearson Professional Assessments for the continued delivery of the Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA) and associated assessment services. The initial term of this agreement will run for a period of 12 months, with an optional 12 month extension.

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
£4.4m
Awarded
10 Aug 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PDYX-3429-CHBL
Location
London, UKI32, WC2R 0RL, 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
C463705
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

Name
Commercial Team

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Pearson Professional Assessments Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PDYX-3429-CHBL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDYX-3429-CHBL

Address

Street Address
80 Strand
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2R 0RL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
National Recruitment: Situational Judgment Testing 26/27- Delivery
Status
active
Date
11 Aug 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services

Value

Including VAT
5,249,184
Amount
4,374,320
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDYX-3429-CHBL
Name
Pearson Professional Assessments Limited

Contract period

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

Renewal

Description
12 month extension permitted subject to further funding approval

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078373-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
18 Aug 2026, 09:28
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
28 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. 078331-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 078373-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·