Programme Refresh - Jenner, Seacole and Franklin

NHS England

Published: Aug 17, 2026

Updated: Aug 18, 2026

Source: uk_fts

About This Opportunity

This is a services contract in the education and training, information and communication technology and Monitoring Evaluation sectors, with a focus on Curriculum, Cloud Services, Data Collection and Learning. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums, with an estimated budget of GBP 400,000.

Published through UK FTS - Find a Tender Service, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for services in the education and training sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel. This is an advance notice — the formal tender is expected to be published shortly. Interested parties can use this time to prepare documentation and identify potential partners.

Description

NHS England is inviting suppliers to participate in preliminary market engagement in relation to an upcoming procurement for the refresh and redesign of its flagship leadership development programmes: Edward Jenner, Mary Seacole and Rosalind Franklin. The objective of this engagement is to gather market intelligence and obtain supplier feedback to help inform the final procurement approach, specification, evaluation criteria and delivery model. NHS England is seeking views from organisations with experience in leadership development, curriculum design, learning content development, assessment design and organisational development services within the health, public or wider leadership sectors. The anticipated requirement includes: Refreshing and redesigning the Edward Jenner, Mary Seacole and Rosalind Franklin programmes. Aligning programme content and learning outcomes with the NHS Leadership and Management Framework. Reviewing and updating learning materials and curriculum content. Developing new assessments and evaluation approaches. Creating a coherent leadership development pathway across the three programmes. Delivering all programme refresh outputs by 31 March 2027. NHS England intends to procure a single supplier through an Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. The estimated contract value is approximately £400,000 excluding VAT. Further details and the project documents can be accessed from the following link. https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please see below for a direct link to the survey. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO40CqjcM40pBHmtbrhydANeVUNlM3WFNOR003Q1dGQU1FNlg1MDczMjkxNy4u

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and was originally published on August 17, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: 077906-2026. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About NHS England

NHS England has issued 946 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 57 currently open and 727 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Health & Medical, Information & Communication Technology, and Governance & Public Administration. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and UK Contracts Finder. Most recent publication: August 18, 2026.

Frequently asked questions about this tender

What type of contract is this?

This is a Services contract in the Education & Training sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

What is the estimated budget?

The estimated contract value is £400,000 - £400,000. Bidders should ensure their proposals are consistent with this range and account for any local taxes and contract execution costs.

Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in United Kingdom. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.

How can I submit a bid?

Visit UK FTS - Find a Tender Service to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions. Quote reference 077906-2026 when communicating with the contracting authority.

Who is the contracting authority?

This notice was issued by NHS England in United Kingdom. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.