Unlocking Access: How NHS Trusts, ICBs and Emergency Services providers can now commission Oliver McGowan Training via Unique Training Solutions.

We’re excited to announce that UTS is now approved to deliver Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disabilities and Autism through the East of England Procurement Hub—one of the few NHS procurement frameworks through which organizations can purchase these essential services.

Training and Development Services – East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub

Why This Matters

The Training and Development Services Framework is the only procurement framework available to the NHS specifically for Oliver McGowan training. Being on this framework means that NHS bodies can commission training with confidence, knowing they are working with a provider that has undergone a rigorous quality assessment and due diligence process. This approval demonstrates UTS’s capability, reliability, and financial standing, offering immediate assurance to all NHS customers.

UTS is proud to be one of the few training providers on the Oliver McGowan approved training provider list and one of the select organizations accessible via NHS procurement frameworks.

What UTS Delivers

UTS offers a full range of training solutions to meet the needs of NHS bodies:

Tier 2 face-to-face training sessions
Tier 1 webinars
Train the Trainer programmes for facilitating trainers and experts

Benefits of Partnering with UTS

Working with UTS under this procurement framework gives NHS organizations multiple advantages:

Simplified procurement processes – framework approved for NHS commissioning
Extensive national experience delivering Oliver McGowan training to ICBs and Trusts
Bespoke development to adapt standardised materials to your organisation’s specific needs
Quality assurance and improvement plans demonstrating training impact and alignment to CQC quality statements
Allocated contract management team to remove administrative burdens
Professional reporting and record keeping
Long-term strategic planning for sustainability, adaptation, and cost savings

Start Planning Your Training

Whether your NHS body is still working with funding or starting to budget for programmes from April 2026, UTS can support your planning and delivery. Book a discovery call with Michelle Hillier, our Managing Director who leads all NHS customer contracts, to explore ideas, best practices, and how we can help you deliver impactful Oliver McGowan training.

Book a Discovery Call with Michelle Hillier Oliver McGowan Meeting

Further news worth mentioning

Lucy Moy’s Training Journey

Lucy Moy’s progression to independent Oliver McGowan Trainer highlights the power of lived experience, meaningful employment pathways, and training that...
Read More

Why Organisations Choose UTS

Discover why leading organisations choose Unique Training Solutions for Oliver McGowan training that delivers compliance, credibility, scalability, and real impact.
Read More

CQC Oliver McGowan Assessment

Is your organisation ready for CQC’s Oliver McGowan assessment? Ensure training is embedded, governed, and evidenced across services.
Read More

What Inclusion Really Means

Inclusion isn’t policy alone - it’s lived experience, belonging, and action that helps people with learning disabilities and autism truly...
Read More

NHS Procurement Framework Access

NHS organisations can now commission Oliver McGowan training through an approved framework - simplifying procurement while ensuring quality, compliance, and...
Read More

Sustaining the Adult Social Care Workforce is no mean feat

UTS working in partnership with Bury Council to sustain the Adult Social Care Workforce
Read More

Apprentice Learners

Hannah Appleby our Head of Qualifications is so proud to be sharing all the fabulous results of our learners in...
Read More

Nail your Interview in Social Care

Getting your first job or changing jobs in the Social Care sector can be a bit daunting.
Read More

How is it nearly August already?

Emma McNamara, UTS Workforce Strategy Lead reflects on how Time is still the “lead balloon” holding down the vital changes...
Read More

Internal or External Training

Michelle Hillier, MD Unique Training Solutions discusses why she is continuously asked this and the what’s and whys of the...
Read More

Keen to Know More?