Stale Pre-tender

VCSE Market Engagement

Details

Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care
Value: £18,900,000
Topic: Voluntary health insurance services
Published: 27 May 2026
Submission: 8 June 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Market engagement exercise with the VCSE sector

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published27 May 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

The Department of Health and Social Care sets health and social care policy for England, and buys as a central healthcare organisation through contracts tiered by value. Suppliers register on Atamis, the department's e-tendering portal, to see live opportunities. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender once government thresholds are passed. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. Every contract carries a 30-day payment term under the Procurement Act 2023.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department of Health and Social Care's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

66512210 · Voluntary health insurance services
73110000 · Research services
75200000 · Provision of services to the community
79416000 · Public relations services
79420000 · Management-related services
79421000 · Project-management services other than for construction work
85000000 · Health and social work services
85100000 · Health services
85144000 · Residential health facilities services
85322000 · Community action programme
85323000 · Community health services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov