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Strengthening Cultural Capability and Trauma Informed Care in Women’s Health
AI Summary
NHS England is procuring a provider to strengthen cultural capability and trauma‑informed care across all women’s health services. The objective is to deliver a comprehensive, ongoing training programme that equips every NHS England region with the knowledge and skills to listen to women, recognise procedural pain, and provide culturally competent care. The contractor will build lasting training capacity, supply integrated care boards with practical guidance to sustain local delivery, and develop a complete, refreshable set of instructional materials that NHS England will own and update as the capability framework evolves.
The programme will be designed and delivered in direct response to the experiences and voices of women, particularly those from Global Majority communities and the Core20 population, and will be shaped by frontline workforce input. By embedding these perspectives, the contract aims to create lasting transformation in how women’s health services respond to underserved populations. The programme will be developed in accordance with NHS England’s capability framework and shaped by input from women of the Global Majority and Core20 communities.
Description
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
Communication: 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@atamis.co.uk
Enquiry deadline: 2026-10-19T12:00:00+01:00
Submission address and any special instructions: 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@atamis.co.uk
Tenders may be submitted electronically: allowed
Lot: 1
Lot value (estimated)
175.000,00 GBP excluding VAT
175.000,00 GBP including VAT
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals: 3 month zero value extension
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: En