Official UK procurement notice
DHSC: Re-Procurement of Employers' Organisation Services Contract
Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is to support workforce policy development within DHSC across the NHS in England<br/>This Contract will consist of 8 work programmes covering workforce policy which will be agreed on an annual basis. The proposed work programmes are as follows:<br/>Work Programme 1: Pay and Contracts<br/>Work Programme 2: Workforce Supply: (a) medical expansion and reform, (b) clinical expansion and (c) new roles.<br/>Work Programme 3: Workforce Supply: International Recruitment<br/>Work Programme 4: Pensions and Total Reward<br/>Work Programme 5: Employment Practice and Safe Recruitment<br/>Work Programme 6: Staff Experience and Retention<br/>Work Programme 7: Staff Engagement including Social Partnership Forum (SPF)<br/>Work Programme 8: Professional Standards<br/> <br/><br/>The aims of this contract are to:<br/>Support the NHS with the development, implementation and delivery of workforce policies<br/>Build and maintain networks with NHS senior workforce leaders<br/>Execute the deliverables detailed in Work Programmes 1-8 inclusive on an annual basis<br/>Respond and action any ad hoc requirements of DHSC i.e., any changes in legislation or to reflect any changes in ministerial/DHSC priority over the course of the year.<br/> <br/>This contract is for a initial 3 years with a 2 year extension option that can be triggered upon mutual agreement between DHSC and NHS Confederation.
CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£42,000,000
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Dec 2024, 16:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Authority reference
C396077- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003346- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ccc6Find a Tender
Publisher note: n/a
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 18 Feb 2025
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
18 Feb 2025 → 15 Jan 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline18 Feb 2025
- Bids must remain valid until370 days ago23 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published287 days ago15 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jan 2026- Status changed to complete15 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Buyer details updated15 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The NHS Confederation | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 003346-2026-1 · The NHS Confederation
- Signed
- 19 Dec 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | £23,250,205 – £23,250,205 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Department of Health and Social CareContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court and Court of Appeal of England and WalesMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
- The High CourtMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The NHS ConfederationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria