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Simulated patients tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
83 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Simulated patients contracts ,
83 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
6 simulated patients opportunities are live now
4 from the NHS and health bodies, 1 from councils, 1 from schools and colleges. The 1 closing soonest is shown in full.
Simulated patients opportunity from a councilNorth WestUnder £100kPublished 30 September 2026Simulated patients opportunity from a school or collegeScotland£100k to £1mPublished 29 September 2026Simulated patients opportunity from an NHS bodyLondon£1m or morePublished 25 August 2026Simulated patients opportunity from an NHS bodyLondon£1m or morePublished 19 August 2026
Show all 6 live simulated patients opportunitiesWho wins · 24 months to October 2026
University of Dundee won the most simulated patients contracts by value
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1joint | NB Medical Education London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £1.5m | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Keele University London · See every contract | 2 | £1.5m | 1 | ||
| 1joint | Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 2 | £1.3m | 1 | ||
| 1joint | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £575k | 1 | ||
| 1joint | Loughborough University North West · See every contract | 2 | £559k | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Laerdal Medical London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £158k | 2 | ||
| 1joint | University of Birmingham West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 2 | £62k | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Smith & Nephew London · See every contract | 2 | £59k | 1 | ||
| 1joint | BRIEF THERAPY UK LIMITED Wales · SME · See every contract | 2 | £40k | 1 | ||
| 10joint | University of Dundee Scotland · See every contract | 1 | £2m | 1 |
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Who buys
NHS and health award 88% of simulated patients contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
9 buyers bought simulated patients more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many simulated patients contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many simulated patients contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHS England | 23 | £5m |
| 2 | Public Services Delivery Scotland | 6 | £3.1m |
| 3 | Health Education and Improvement Wales | 4 | £167k |
| 4 | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership | 3 | £345k |
| 5 | London Ambulance Service NHS Trust | 3 | £142k |
| 6 | NHS Blood and Transplant | 3 | £141k |
| 7 | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £59k |
| 8 | North London NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £37k |
| 9 | Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £22k |
| 10 | Department for Work and Pensions | 1 | £1.5m |
Prices
Half of simulated patients contracts are worth less than £50k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 69% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Public Services Delivery ScotlandUniversity of Dundee · 17 Jan 2025
- Department for Work and PensionsNB Medical Education · 10 Sep 2025
- NHS EnglandKeele University · 9 Jun 2025
- NHS EnglandNewcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · 9 Feb 2026
- Public Services Delivery ScotlandBASICS Scotland · 21 May 2025
- NHS Suffolk/Norfolk commissioning bodiesNW2024-29 The Children and Young People (CYP) · 8 Apr 2025
- NHS EnglandLancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · 23 Oct 2024
- NHS EnglandLoughborough University · 25 Mar 2026
- University of SussexSimactors LTD · 16 Jun 2026
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS TrustAcadoodle Ltd · 13 Nov 2024
Where and when
London awards the most simulated patients contracts. March and July are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| London | 29 | £6.6m |
| South West | 8 | £478k |
| Wales | 8 | £757k |
| Scotland | 7 | £3.3m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 5 | £533k |
| North West | 4 | £74k |
| West Midlands | 4 | £91k |
| East of England | 4 | £863k |
| South East | 4 | £887k |
| East Midlands | 3 | £278k |
| North East | 1 | £20k |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
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Deadlines
Half of simulated patients tenders close within 22 days of being published
Each dot is a simulated patients tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 71% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 32% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 22 days
is how long the typical simulated patients tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 51 UK simulated patients tenders published in the last 24 months. - 2
new simulated patients tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
51 in the last 24 months. - 69%
of the money is in the 10 biggest simulated patients contracts.
Of 77 contracts with a published value. - 49%
of simulated patients contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 67 award notices. - 29%
of simulated patients contracts are awarded in March and July.
24 of 83 contracts.
Questions
How many simulated patients contracts does the UK public sector award?
83 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 44 public buyers.
How long are simulated patients tenders open for?
The median simulated patients tender is open for 22 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector simulated patients contract worth?
The median is £50k, and 84% are worth less than £250k.
Which buyers award the most simulated patients contracts?
NHS and health award 88% of them.
What is included
Short, non-credit training that builds clinical, patient safety and therapeutic practice in NHS and other health teams: clinical skills and simulation, maternity safety and consent, and mental health practice training such as eating disorders, whole-team inpatient training and Talking Therapies CPD.
- Maternity safety training
- Consent training programmes for clinicians
- Simulated patients and clinical role players for simulation
- Consultation skills and assessment preparation courses for doctors in training
- Condition-specific clinical training such as eating disorders and ARFID
- Whole-team and ward culture training for inpatient units
- Crisis telephone line training
- NHS Talking Therapies CPD workshops
- Children and young people's mental health workforce training hubs
- Training programmes for specialist CYP service clinicians
- Human factors courses (not yet seen)
- First responder and pre-hospital emergency care training (not yet seen)
What is not included
- Credit-bearing postgraduate certificates, advanced practice and psychological therapy programmes (edu.he.post-registration-and-advanced-practice-education)
- Placement capacity and clinical educators (edu.he.clinical-placements-and-practice-education)
- Mental health awareness, MHFA and suicide prevention (edu.safe.mental-health-first-aid-and-wellbeing-training)
- Autism diagnostic and learning disability training (edu.care.autism-and-learning-disability-training)
- First aid for non-clinical staff (edu.safe.first-aid-training)
- Resuscitation and life support courses such as BLS and ILS (edu.care.resuscitation-and-life-support-training)
- Simulation equipment and software (not catalogued)
- Clinical services (another industry: healthcare)