National Competency Framework for Data: Adoption, Impact & Evidence Review

Buyer
NHS England
Value
£95,000
Closes
6 November 2026
Where
London, London
Type
Open tender

In plain English

NHS England wants an outside organisation to carry out an independent review of how well the National Competency Framework for Data Professionals is being used across the NHS and wider public sector. The review will measure adoption, assess the evidence of its benefits, and recommend how to monitor it in future. The budget is £95,000.

What the buyer wants

• Run a mixed-methods review combining surveys, interviews and document analysis with users, employers and other stakeholders to establish how far the framework is known and used. • Deliver an adoption baseline, an impact assessment, stakeholder findings, a monitoring and evaluation framework, and evidence-based recommendations for future investment and development. • Identify the barriers and enablers to adoption across health and care, so NHS England can plan workforce professionalisation and career progression.

Likely requirements

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The main barrier is the need for demonstrable senior research and evaluation capability in workforce and health system evidence, which most small businesses without a specialist research team would struggle to show credibly.

How to bid

This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.

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