AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS England awarded a six-month contract to Royal College of Paramedics for pre-registration paramedic curricula endorsement, supporting the final implementation phase of a national curriculum reform programme.
Published outcomeA direct, below-threshold contract was awarded to Royal College of Paramedics. The contract is recorded as active and signed.
Market significanceThis is a £30,000 gross education and training services contract supporting national paramedic curriculum reform implementation.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Royal College of Paramedics
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £30,000 gross GBP · active
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Award 1 is active and names Royal College of Paramedics as supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has a gross value of £30,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice and record status
99% confidenceContract details notice published; tender complete; award and contract active.
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The notice is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" published 15 October 2026. Tender status is "complete"; award and contract status are "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 23 September 2026.
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-09-23.
Contract period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-01 and endDate is 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£30,000 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross of 30000 GBP and amount of 30000 GBP.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false; procurement method details state "Below threshold - without competition".
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence23 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-23.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-15.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePre-registration paramedic curricula endorsement.
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Tender and contract title: "Pre-Registration Paramedic Curricula Endorsement".
Purpose
99% confidenceSupport for the final implementation phase of a national paramedic curriculum reform programme.
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The tender description states that the contract supports the final implementation phase of a national paramedic curriculum reform programme developed and delivered over the past decade.
Category
99% confidenceEducation and training services (CPV 80000000).
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Award item additional classification is CPV 80000000, described as "Education and training services".
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot; no published lot title, description or separate lot value.
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Tender lists lot 1 only, with status complete. No lot title, description or value is supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement.
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold – without competition.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition data
99% confidenceBid count, evaluation methodology and award rationale were not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid, score, evaluation or selection-rationale data is included in the supplied record.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceSix months, from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
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The description calls this a six-month contract; the contract period runs from 2026-10-01 to 2027-03-31.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive.
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown.
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No extension, option or renewal provision is included in the supplied notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceThe requirement was procured directly below threshold without competition.
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The procurement method is direct and the procurement method details state "Below threshold - without competition".
Commercial scale
99% confidenceThe published gross contract value is £30,000 for a six-month implementation-support requirement.
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Contract 1 records £30,000 gross and runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceThe supplier name is published as Royal College of Paramedics and is not Companies House-verified in the supplied data; supplier verification is marked not applicable.
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Supplier identity status is "not_applicable"; no verified company name or company number is supplied.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceA single award is linked to a single lot, but the lot has no published title, description or individual value.
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Award 1 relates to lot 1; lot 1 has null title, description and value fields.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bids received, evaluation details, pricing breakdown, award date, and extension or renewal terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published supplier name is not Companies House-verified in the supplied data; supplier verification is marked not applicable.
- No published bid count, evaluation scores, selection rationale, award date, pricing breakdown or extension and renewal terms.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS EnglandRoyal College of Paramedicsparamedic curricula endorsementpre-registration paramedic curriculumeducation and training servicesFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the NHS England paramedic curricula endorsement contract?
Royal College of Paramedics was named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the value and duration of the contract?
The contract has a published gross value of £30,000 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
How was the contract procured?
The notice records a direct procurement below threshold without competition.
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