Expired contract

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England (MIDS)

Details

Value
£4,725,722.74
Duration
3 years
Topic
Education and training services
Published
3 June 2025

Tender description

NHS Health Education England (HEE - the Commissioner) commenced a tender for the provision of Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. Health Education England seek to procure provider/s to support each Lot for educational provision of taught Clinical Psychology Doctorate programmes to meet the needs for clinical psychology workforce to support delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan from 2023. The aim was to support the future sustainability and expansion of the NHS clinical psychology workforce, support the achievement of the NHS Long Term Plan ambitions, ensure transparency and achieve a nationally consistent approach. Additional information: NHS Health Education England (HEE - the Commissioner) commenced a tender a tender for the provision of Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. Health Education England seek to procure provider/s to support each Lot for educational provision of taught Clinical Psychology Doctorate programmes to meet the needs for clinical psychology workforce to support delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan from 2023. The aim was to support the future sustainability and expansion of the NHS clinical psychology workforce, support the achievement of the NHS Long Term Plan ambitions, ensure transparency and achieve a nationally consistent approach. To support the delivery of the tuition and quality assurance of a three year clinical psychology taught clinical doctorate will support in equipping trainees to be caring, empathic and skilled clinical psychologists, who offer services that are sensitive to patients, their families and their carers' needs. Training should prepare practitioners to take account of patient preferences and choices, and to offer the best service to patients, their families and carers' who may be experiencing high levels of distress. The contract period will be for 36 months with option for extension for additional 24 months (12+12 months) The maximum value of the contract was published as £205,200,000.00. All figures are Exclusive of VAT.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date1 September 2023
  2. Completed: Award published3 June 2025
    Current notice
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date31 August 2026

About the buyer

NHS England runs the NHS in England, and buys as a central healthcare organisation with its own team of procurement professionals. Every tender is advertised on Atamis, the NHS's single eCommercial system, and larger contracts appear on Find a Tender. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. Clinical services are commissioned directly or through the Provider Selection Regime. Seven regional teams support the commissioning of healthcare services across the country. The central commercial function that develops procurement strategy for the whole NHS sits here.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS England's contract awards have been in education and training, health and social work, and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 80000000 · Education and training services

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