Strengthening Cultural Capability and Trauma Informed Care in Women’s Health
The contract covers the design and delivery of a programme to strengthen cultural capability and trauma-informed care in women’s health across NHS England. NHS England, the national health service body responsible for overseeing and supporting healthcare delivery in England, requires services that improve how the women’s health workforce listens to women, recognises and responds to procedural pain, and provides culturally competent care, particularly for women from Global Majority communities and the Core20 population. The supplier must build lasting training capacity in every NHS England region, provide integrated care boards with practical guidance to sustain and commission local delivery, and create a complete set of materials that NHS England can own, refresh and update as the capability framework develops. The maximum contract value is £175,000 excluding VAT for the full term, including extensions, with the initial term running from contract signature to 31 March 2027 and a possible three-month zero-value extension. Delivery is required across all NHS England regions, and the contract will be awarded to one provider.
Buyer: NHS England. Source: Find a Tender. Updated 9 Oct 2026.
Key facts
- Estimated value: £175k
- Bids close: 30 Oct 2026
- Location: Lambeth
- Procedure: Below threshold - open competition
- Contract period: 16 Nov 2026 to 31 Mar 2027
- Category: Education and training services (80000000)
From the official notice
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...
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Questions about this tender
When is the deadline?
Bids close on 30 Oct 2026.
What is it worth?
The estimated value is £175k.
Who can apply?
The buyer has marked it as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
How do I bid?
Open the official notice, register on the buyer's portal and submit your bid before the deadline.
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