AwardedUnited Kingdom£38,248,017
DHSC: Employers' Organisation Services Contract
- Published
- Published 15 January 2026
- Deadline
- Closed 31 December 2025
Overview
This contract is to support workforce policy development within DHSC across the NHS in England
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:
Work Programme 1: Pay and Contracts
Work Programme 2: Workforce Supply: (a) medical expansion and reform, (b) clinical expansion and (c) new roles.
Work Programme 3: Workforce Supply: International Recruitment
Work Programme 4: Pensions and Total Reward
Work Programme 5: Employment Practice and Safe Recruitment
Work Programme 6: Staff Experience and Retention
Work Programme 7: Staff Engagement including Social Partnership Forum (SPF)
Work Programme 8: Professional Standards
The aims of this contract are to:
Support the NHS with the development, implementation and delivery of workforce policies
Build and maintain networks with NHS senior workforce leaders
Execute the deliverables detailed in Work Programmes 1-8 inclusive on an annual basis
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.
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.
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Awarded
- Estimated value
- £38,248,017
- Procedure
- Selective
- SME suitable
- No
- Published
- 15 January 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Business and management consultancy services
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £23,250,205
- Award date
- 19 December 2025
- Contract period
- 1 January 2026 → 1 January 2029
- The NHS Confederation
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract Award Notice
15 January 2026
Contracting authority
Department of Health and Social Care
BuyerLondon, United Kingdom
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