How to win: Return to Practice Training Programme Request for Information

A services contract from NHS England, worth £18,000,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

NHS England

Value

£18,000,000

About this contract

NHS England (NHSE) intends to procure Return to Practice training in 2027. This will be a competitive tender in line with the Procurement Act 2023. This is a Pre-Market Engagement exercise containing questions for the Return to Practice Provider market which is designed to help inform the procurement and ensure it is feasible and meets the needs of NHSE, Learners and Providers. Any responses will be treated as confidential and will not influence any subsequent bid you may make in the future. This process does not constitute the commencement of a procurement process. The closing date for this request for information is 17.00 Wednesday 26th August 2026. To express interest and respond to the request for information, please register and apply via the Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — NHS England scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £18,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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