Apprenticeships and Education Services Framework

What the buyer is asking for

Procurement of a framework solution for both clinical and non-clinical apprenticeships and education related services. The offering will be provided via a three-way collaboration with Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) and London Procurement Partnership (NHS LPP).

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• qualityMandatory Framework Admission RequirementsTenderers must meet all applicable mandatory pass/fail eligibility, regulatory, quality and performance requirements for Lot 1, as detailed in the Apprenticeships Return Document.

4 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Lot 1 - Apprenticeships

  Provision of apprenticeship standards and associated End Point Assessment services, including associated apprenticeship units. All apprenticeship standards approved for delivery and published by Skills England are within scope, including newly approved standards during the framework duration. This includes, but is not limited to, care services, healthcare, health sciences and related professions; digital, IT, cyber, software and information management; and business, leadership and management, finance, procurement, HR, estates, customer service and wider corporate functions.

• Lot 2 - Clinical Education Services

  Provision of clinical education and training, including accredited and non-accredited learning, continuing professional development (CPD), clinical skills training, professional qualifications and related education programmes.

• Lot 3 - Non-Clinical Education Services

  Provision of non-clinical education and training, including but not limited to corporate, leadership, management, professional and support functions, including accredited and non-accredited learning, professional qualifications and continuing professional development (CPD) activity.

• Lot 4 - Digital and Data Education Services

  Provision of digital, data and technology education services, including but not limited to technical training, digital skills development, data literacy, analytics, cyber security and related workforce development programmes.

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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   6 Oct 2026, 11:24 BST
2. Submission deadlinein 77 days

   22 Dec 2026, 23:45 GMT
3. Award decision expected byin 146 days

   1 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

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Notice history

5 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender

1. Notice published23 Apr 2026, 15:13 BST037184-2026
2. Pipeline or early engagement notice28 Apr 2026, 14:09 BST038618-2026
3. Notice published20 May 2026, 13:22 BST046363-2026
4. Notice published27 May 2026, 14:36 BST049764-2026
5. Pipeline or early engagement notice6 Oct 2026, 11:24 BST094171-2026