South East and London Public Health Practitioner Development Programme (UKPHR)

NHS EnglandcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-050e16Procurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesSME suitableVCSE suitableactive
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£540k

Suppliers

2

Lots

4

3 awarded

Published

08 Apr 2026

Description

The Schools of Public Health in the South East region are based within the subregions of Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS); Thames Valley (TV); and Wessex (WX). The London School of Public Health supports the London region as one school. The remit for Schools of Public Health is to build capacity and capability of the public health workforce of the future and existing public health and wider health and care workforces in the region. It does this by delivering inclusive and innovative approaches to training and education, enabling the workforce to prevent ill health and address health inequalities. A core programme for Schools of Public Health is the delivery of the UKPHR Public Health Practitioner Scheme. Following the retirement of current providers, South East and London Schools are seeking to engage and work with a new provider who has experience of delivering competency-based professional development programmes who is interested in developing the public health workforce. This procurement is seeking a provider to deliver the Support Programme. The Support Programme will guide public health practitioners in the development of a retrospective portfolio to meet the requirements for UKPHR registration. Above threshold open competition under the Light Touch Regime using the CPV code 80000000: Education and training services.

Scope

Reference
C414877
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Mar 2026 to 31 Aug 2027
Possible extension to 31 Aug 2029

2 periods of up to 12 months each.

CPV classifications
80000000
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Commercial20%cost
Social Value20%quality
Technical60%quality

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details· 3 awards

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

Award date

Contract start

Contract end

Lots · 4 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
2UKPHR - Wessex£180kcomplete
3UKPHR - Thames Valley£180kcomplete
4UKPHR - London£180kcomplete
1UKPHR - Kent, Surry and Sussex£180kcomplete