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National Education and Training for NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression - Core

NHS England(buyer)

Published
Published 4 November 2026
Deadline
Deadline: 7 December 2026 (25 days left)
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Overview

NHS England is procuring contracts with partner organisations to deliver training places for NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression to support workforce replacement and expansion. The procurement covers multiple lots and geographic footprints, with contracts initially running for three years alongside an optional 12-month extension and a 12-month learner run-through period. Bids for this active tender must be submitted by 7 December 2026, against a total estimated aggregate value of £125,264,006 excluding VAT.

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Lots (39)

  • Lot 10a: Subregion 10a - High Intensity Therapist CBT

    Lot 10a: NHS South East London ICB, NHS North East London ICB, NHS South West London ICB, NHS North Central and West London ICB - High Intensity Therapist CBT

    £20,192,496

  • Lot 11a: NHS Kent and Medway ICB - PWP

    Lot 11a: NHS Kent and Medway ICB - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    £1,365,666

  • Lot 11b: NHS Thames Valley ICB - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

    Lot 11b: NHS Thames Valley ICB - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    £2,912,176

  • Lot 11c: NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB - (PWP)

    Lot 11c: NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    £1,932,734

  • Lot 11d: NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

    Lot 11d: NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    £1,816,459

  • Lot 12a: NHS Kent and Medway ICB - CBT

    Lot 12a: NHS Kent and Medway ICB - High Intensity Therapist CBT

    £2,418,468

  • Lot 12b: NHS Thames Valley ICB - CBT

    Lot 12b: NHS Thames Valley ICB - High Intensity Therapist CBT

    £2,516,883

  • Lot 12c: NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB - CBT

    Lot 12c: NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB - High Intensity Therapist CBT

    £2,385,443

  • Lot 12d: NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB - CBT

    Lot 12d: NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB - High Intensity Therapist CBT

    £3,704,680

  • Lot 13a: Subregion 13a - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    Lot 13: NHS Devon ICB, NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB, NHS Gloucestershire ICB, NHS Somerset ICB, NHS Cornwall and The Isles Of Scilly ICB, NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB, NHS Dorset ICB - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    £4,155,818

  • Lot 14a: South West – High Intensity Therapist CBT

    Lot 14a: NHS Devon ICB, NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB, NHS Gloucestershire ICB, NHS Somerset ICB, NHS Cornwall and The Isles Of Scilly ICB, NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB, NHS Dorset ICB - High Intensity Therapist CBT

    £6,576,743

  • Lot 15: National – non-CBT LTC DIT

    Lot 015: National – non--CBT LTC DIT

    £92,352

  • Lot 16: National – non-CBT LTC IPT

    Lot 016: National – non--CBT. LTC IPT

    £92,352

  • Lot 17: National – non-CBT LTC PCE-CfD

    Lot 017: National – non--CBT LTC PCE-CfD

    £184,703

  • Lot 18: National – non-CBT LTC CTfD

    Lot 018: National – non--CBT. LTC CTfD

    £92,352

  • Lot 19: National – non-CBT LTC- BCT

    Lot 019: National – non--CBT LTC- BCT

    £92,352

  • Lot 1a: NHS South Yorkshire ICB – PWP

    Lot 1a: NHS South Yorkshire ICB – Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    £885,599

  • Lot 1b: NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - PWP

    Lot 1b: NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    £2,057,737

  • Lot 1c: NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB - PWP

    Lot 1c: NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    £1,086,381

  • Lot 1d: NHS West Yorkshire ICB - PWP

    Lot 1d: NHS West Yorkshire ICB - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    £1,288,815

  • Lot 2a: NHS South Yorkshire ICB - CBT

    Lot 2a: North East & Yorkshire – High Intensity Therapist CBT

    £1,560,593

  • Lot 2b: NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB – CBT

    Lot 2b: NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB – High Intensity Therapist CBT

    £3,866,596

  • Lot2c: NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB - CBT

    Lot2c: NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB - High Intensity Therapist CBT

    £1,614,846

  • Lot2d: NHS West Yorkshire ICB - CBT

    Lot2d: NHS West Yorkshire ICB - High Intensity Therapist CBT

    £3,067,582

  • Lot3a: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - PWP

    Lot3a: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    £1,440,550

  • Lot3b: NHS Greater Manchester ICB - PWP

    Lot3b: NHS Greater Manchester ICB - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    £1,986,003

  • Lot3c: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - PWP

    Lot3c: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    £1,986,003

  • Lot 4a: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - CBT

    Lot 4a: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - High Intensity Therapist CBT

    £2,388,796

  • Lot 4b: NHS Greater Manchester ICB - CBT

    Lot 4b: NHS Greater Manchester ICB - High Intensity Therapist CBT

    £2,728,188

  • Lot 4c: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - CBT

    Lot 4c: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - High Intensity Therapist CBT

    £2,728,188

  • Lot 5a: NHS Central East ICB, NHS Essex ICB, NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB - PWP

    Lot 5a: NHS Central East ICB, NHS Essex ICB, NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    £2,920,977

  • Lot 6a: NHS Central East ICB, NHS Essex ICB, NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB - CBT

    Lot 6a: NHS Central East ICB, NHS Essex ICB, NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB - High Intensity Therapist CBT

    £4,635,586

  • Lot 7a: Subregion 7a - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    Lot7 a: NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB, NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB, NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB, NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB, NHS Black Country ICB -Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    £5,452,106

  • Lot 7b: Subregion 7b - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    Lot 7b: NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB, NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB, NHS Northamptonshire ICB - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    £2,147,203

  • Lot 7c: Subregion 7c - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    Lot 7c: NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB, NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB, NHS Lincolnshire ICB - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    £2,467,132

  • Lot 8a: Subregion 8a - High Intensity Therapist CBT

    Lot 8a: NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB, NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB, NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB, NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB, NHS Black Country ICB - High Intensity Therapist CBT

    £9,223,363

  • Lot 8b: Subregion 8b - High Intensity Therapist CBT

    Lot 8b: NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB, NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB, NHS Northamptonshire ICB - High Intensity Therapist CBT

    £3,129,757

  • Lot 8c: Subregion 8c - High Intensity Therapist CBT

    Lot 8c: NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB, NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB, NHS Lincolnshire ICB - High Intensity Therapist CBT

    £3,850,103

  • Lot 9a: Subregion 9a - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    Lot 9a: NHS South East London ICB, NHS North East London ICB, NHS South West London ICB, NHS North Central and West London ICB - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

    £12,220,225

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
Open for bids
Category
Services
Estimated value
£125,264,006
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
4 November 2026
Questions by
25 November 2026
Deadline
7 December 2026
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services

Competition and scoring criteria

Expected competition

4

Median bids on comparable tenders

Open and restricted tenders in Education and training services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 20% received only one.

How bids will be scored

Price 10% · Quality 90%

  • Technical80%
  • Commercial10%
  • Social Value10%

Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.

Market context

Typical award in Education and training services

£56,250

Median of 7,125 awards in the last 24 months

NHS England in the last 12 months

341

contracts awarded, worth £5,006,523,105 in total

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Recent awards in Education and training services

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Notice history

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  1. Contract Notice

    4 November 2026

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