Step into Health Services

NHS England

Key Details

Estimated Value

£310,200

Deadline

14 September 2026

Contract Period

Not specified

Procurement Method

open

Key requirements

Extracted from the notice; check the official documents.

Tender deadline: 14 Sept 2026, 12:00
Clarification questions by: 17 Aug 2026, 12:00
Estimated value: £310k£372k including VAT
Contract period: 2 Nov 2026 to 1 Nov 2027 (12 months)
Renewal / extension: Option to extend the contract for up to a further 12 months
Procedure: Open procedure
Legal basis: Procurement Act 2023
CPV codes: 79600000 Recruitment services; 79634000 Career guidance services
Suitability (buyer's flag): SME-suitable, VCSE-suitable
Submission method: Electronic submission allowed

Award criteria

Quality Assessment (quality)
Cost Assessment (cost)

How to respond

This procurement will be conducted through the Contracting Authority's e-tendering portal, Atamis: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome User Guide: https://services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_Guide.pdf

Description

NHS England is seeking to appoint a supplier to deliver the Step into Health programme, a national workforce support service that assists members of the Armed Forces community into NHS employment through employer engagement, candidate support, recruitment pathways, mentoring, work placements, communications, stakeholder engagement, and the management of associated programme activities.

Suitability

SME SuitableVCSE Suitable

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Publication Info

Published24 August 2026

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