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NHS England is seeking to commission Process Outsourcing Services to support the delivery of the Centre for Advancing Practice ePortfolio (Supported) Route.
The Centre for Advancing Practice is procuring external support to ensure the continued delivery, quality, and scalability of its national recognition and quality assurance functions for advanced and consultant level practitioners. Increasing demand for these services, combined with internal workforce capacity constraints, has created a requirement for an experienced supplier to provide additional operational, academic, and technical capacity.
The appointed supplier will be required to support delivery across the following three core service areas:
The supplier will provide end to end operational, administrative, and quality assurance support for the Centre for Advancing Practice’s recognition and assurance functions. This will include, but is not limited to:
Collectively, this support will ensure that practitioners have timely access to national recognition pathways and that national standards for advanced and consultant level practice are maintained.
Contract Term and Value
The contract will be awarded for an initial term of two (2) years, with the option to extend for a further one (1) year. The estimated contract value is up to £300,000 per annum (excluding VAT); and up to £900,000 (excluding VAT) for the full contract term, inclusive of any permitted extension period. Any Tender submission that exceeds this maximum total contract value will be rejected and not evaluated further.
The selected supplier is expected to commence service delivery in early July 2026.
| Supplier | Identifier | Award Value | Lots Won | Cross-References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Academy for Healthcare Science Limited | Procurement ID: PHGQ-9419-WJLV | £600,000 | 1 lot Lot 1 | - |
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This procurement was divided into 1 lots, each awarded separately.
| Lot | Value | Awarded To | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 Jul 2026 – Jul 2028 | £900,000 £600,000 initial term | The Academy for Healthcare Science Limited | active |
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Request for Information (RFI)
As part of this market engagement, interested suppliers are also required to download and complete the attached Request for Information (RFI) via Atamis reference C439802 https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and submit their completed response through the portal by Friday 24 April 2026
The change has been made to enable suppliers to download the RFI and access instructions on how to register up to two attendees for the market engagement.
Extended the closing deadline to 24/04/2026