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Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme Training Provision

NHS EnglandcontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-04f6faProcurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesSME suitableVCSE suitableactive

Estimated value

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Awarded value

£8.2m

Awarded 04 Jun 2025

Suppliers

3

1 SME

Lots

7

3 awarded

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 2028
Possible 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.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Technical - Core65% of the technical questions are common across all Lots. Suppliers submit one response regardless of the number of Lots they are bidding for.quality65.00%
Technical - Lot Specific25% of the technical score is based upon Lot specific questions.quality25.00%
Social Value10% of the overall score is based upon bidders responses to social value questions.quality10.00%

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

Awarded to
PL
ProPharmace Ltd
CH 06837467
SME
BT
Buttercups Training Limited
CH 03027611
UH
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Lots · 7 total

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

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme - East of England£640kcomplete
3Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme - Midlands£1.6mcomplete
7Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme - South West£607kcomplete
2Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme - London£2.0mcomplete
6Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme - South East£831kcomplete