Return to Practice Test of Competence Preparation Programme
The procurement contact named on the official notice.
The submission route named on the official notice.
This is a large award for Education & Training — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 23,516 valued Education & Training tenders in our corpus.
NHS England is running an Open Procurement Process for the Delivery of the Return to Practice Test of Competence Preparation Programme.
The maximum end date of any agreement will be 31/3/2030.
The initial term of the agreement will be for 2 years.
The maximum value of any awarded agreement will be £4,800,000 exc.
VAT.
The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is 31st July 2026 at 12:00pm (midday).
Late submissions will not be accepted therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time.
The Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the e-portal system and not with the Contracting Authority itself other than as expressly permitted within this ITT.
Further information relating to this project can be found on the NHSE e-tendering portal at the link below.
All clarification questions and submission bids must be received via this portal only.
Registration is free of charge. https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?SearchType=Projects
What the supplier must deliver
All clarification questions and submission bids must
All clarification questions and submission bids must be received via this portal only.
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What it takes to bid this
Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.
Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%
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- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
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