Awarded contract

DHSC: Employers' Organisation Services Contract

Details

Value
£23,250,205
Duration
3 years
Topic
Business and management consultancy services
Published
15 January 2026

Tender description

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.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date1 January 2026
  2. Completed: Award published15 January 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date1 January 2029in 2 years

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. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service.

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.

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