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Published 23 Dec 2024, 16:40 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DHSC: Re-Procurement of Employers' Organisation Services Contract

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Published estimate£42,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Feb 2025awarded 19 Dec 2025
Awarded to The NHS Confederation

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This 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 published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£42,000,000

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • 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)
Business and management consultancy servicesBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ccc6 Find a Tender

Publisher note: n/a

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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Tender 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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Feb 2025 → 15 Jan 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Feb 2025
  2. Bids must remain valid until370 days ago
    23 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Notice published287 days ago
    15 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jan 2026
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    15 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The NHS Confederation——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic0—£23,250,205 – £23,250,205

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department of Health & Social Care

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court and Court of Appeal of England and WalesMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point LondonContact email
  • The High CourtMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria