Strengthening Cultural Capability and Trauma Informed Care in Women’s Health
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Closes in 14 days
Key facts
- Closing date
- Friday 30 October 2026, 12:00 (UK time) Closes in 14 days
- Buyer's estimated value
- £175,000 (excl. VAT) The buyer's own estimate, not income to you.
- Clarification questions deadline
- 19 October 2026, 12:00
- Contract period
- 16 Nov 2026 to 31 Mar 2027
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition
- Notice type
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Suitable for SMEs (per buyer)
- Yes
Decision brief
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- How bids will be scored
- Not stated in the notice.
- Conditions of participation (what you must show)
- None published in the notice. They may be in the tender documents.
- Contract length and extensions
- 16 Nov 2026 to 31 Mar 2027. Extensions: 3 month zero value extension
- How to submit
- To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@at… Open health-family.force.com ↗ Electronic submission: allowed.
- Tender documents
- No document links in the notice. Use the official notice link.
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Description
Strengthening Cultural Capability and Trauma Informed Care in Women’s Health
The work has a specific focus on three linked problems: women not being listened to, the under recognition and normalisation of procedural pain, and the disproportionate impact of both on women from the Global Majority.
Aims and objectives:
1. To improve how the women’s health workforce listens and responds to women, recognises and acts on pain, and delivers culturally competent care.
2. To build lasting training capacity in every NHS England region rather than deliver a one off national course.
3. To give integrated care boards practical guidance so they can sustain local delivery and commission further work in this area themselves.
4. To ensure the programme is shaped by the experience of the workforce and by what women have told NHS England, including women from Global Majority communities and women from the Core20 population.
5. To leave NHS England owning a complete and refreshable set of materials that can be updated as the capability framework develops.
The maximum financial envelope for the full duration of the Contract including all extensions this is £175,000.00 (Exclusive of VAT).
The initial contract term shall commence upon signing by the authority and conclude 31st March 2027. The Contract may be extended by election of the Contracting Authority, on such notice and for such periods as is specified by the Contract.
The Contracting Authority will enter into a contract with 1 provider.
The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is Friday 30th October 2026 at 12:00pm (midday).
Late submissions will not be accepted therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time. All communications should be made via the messaging function on the e-Tendering portal during the tender exercise.
The Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the e-portal system and not with the Contracting Authority itself other than as expressly permitted within this ITT.
Further information relating to this project can be found at NHSE e-tendering portal at the link below. All clarification questions and submission bids must be received via this portal only. Registration is free of charge.
https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?SearchType=Projects