Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Business Services Authority
Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
UK
Contact person: NHS Business Services Authority
E-mail: nhsbsa.commercialservicesteam@nhs.uk
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Portfolio Management Directive Training
Reference number: W184949
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Following a further competition under CCS RM6219 - Learning and Training Services DPS, the NHSBSA has awarded a contract for the provision of numerous training courses for the Portfolio Management directive which are to be delivered over a four year period. Training courses include portfolio, programme, project and change management qualifications.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
398 697.60
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80500000
80000000
80500000
80510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Following a further competition under CCS RM6219 - Learning and Training Services DPS, the NHSBSA has awarded a contract for the provision of numerous training courses for the Portfolio Management directive which are to be delivered over a four year period. Training courses include portfolio, programme, project and change management qualifications.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-024155
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/11/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Professional Development Group Limited
11295320
Bouverie House, 154-160 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2DQ
London
EC4A 2DQ
UK
Telephone: +44 2036575447
E-mail: info@pdguk.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://professionaldevelopmentgroup.co.uk/contact-us/
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 398 697.60
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Business Services Authority
Stella House, Goldcrest Way
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
UK
E-mail: commercialservicesteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/12/2025