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International Recruitment and Clinical Training of Fragile Professions

NHS England · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 22:40.

Opportunity overview

NHS England is intending to award two contracts for International Recruitment and Clinical Training of Fragile Professions. The two contracts will be: BAPIO Training Academy: Maximum value of £2,000,000 Apollo Education UK: Maximum value of £3,000,000 The intention is that the contracts will run for an initial term until 30/04/2027. There will be an option to extend both agreements by a period of 12 months however the maximum value of the agreements will remain at the values set out above.

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.

BAPIO Training Academy Ltd

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£2m
Awarded
24 Aug 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PLGM-2948-YPGW
Location
Bedford, UKH24, MK40 2BP, United Kingdom

Apollo Education UK Limited

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£3m
Awarded
24 Aug 2026
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PVXP-8351-VXML
Location
Cheshire, UKD62, CW1 5DU, 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
C468468/C468490
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
WTE Commercial Queries

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Apollo Education UK Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PVXP-8351-VXML

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVXP-8351-VXML

Address

Street Address
The Campus, Crewe Green Road, Crewe
Locality
Cheshire
Postal Code
CW1 5DU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD62

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
BAPIO Training Academy Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PLGM-2948-YPGW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLGM-2948-YPGW

Address

Street Address
The Chapel, Trinity Gardens, 9 -11 Bromham Road
Locality
Bedford
Postal Code
MK40 2BP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH24

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
International Recruitment and Clinical Training of Fragile Professions - BTA
Status
active
Date
25 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
79625000
Description
Supply services of medical personnel

Value

Including VAT
2,400,000
Amount
2,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLGM-2948-YPGW
Name
BAPIO Training Academy Ltd

Contract period

Starts
21 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Apr 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
A 12 month extension option

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
085059-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
8 Sept 2026, 16:00
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
18 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Award 2
Id
2
Title
International Recruitment and Clinical Training of Fragile Professions - Apollo Education UK
Status
active
Date
25 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
79625000
Description
Supply services of medical personnel

Value

Including VAT
3,600,000
Amount
3,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVXP-8351-VXML
Name
Apollo Education UK Limited

Contract period

Starts
21 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Apr 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
12 month extension option available

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
085059-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
8 Sept 2026, 16:00
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
18 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 081953-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 085031-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 085059-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·