Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme Training Provision
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£8.2m
Suppliers
3
Lots
7
Published
10 Jun 2025
Description
NHS England has run an open procurement for a supplier(s) to deliver the core training offer for the Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme for the academic year 25/26 onwards. The tender was split regionally by Lots as follows: Lot 1 - East of England Lot 2 - London Lot 3 - Midlands Lot 4 - North East and Yorkshire Lot 5 - North West Lot 6 - South East Lot 7 - South West
Scope
- Reference
- C341402
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 01 Jun 2025 to 13 Aug 2028Possible extension to 13 Aug 2030
Contracts awarded following this procurement process may be extended by up to 24 months.
- 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.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical - Core | 65% of the technical questions are common across all Lots. Suppliers submit one response regardless of the number of Lots they are bidding for. | quality | 65.00% |
| Technical - Lot Specific | 25% of the technical score is based upon Lot specific questions. | quality | 25.00% |
| Social Value | 10% of the overall score is based upon bidders responses to social value questions. | quality | 10.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 3 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£3.5m
Award date
04 Jun 2025
Contract start
18 Jun 2025
Contract end
13 Aug 2028
Lots · 7 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme - East of England | £640k | complete |
| 3 | Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme - Midlands | £1.6m | complete |
| 7 | Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme - South West | £607k | complete |
| 2 | Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme - London | £2.0m | complete |
| 6 | Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme - South East | £831k | complete |