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DHSC: Transformation HR Advisory Service

Department of Health and Social Care

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29 Sep 2026 at 14:50

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) bought strategic human resources advisory services to support its People and Transformation agenda. The work provides independent expert insight, HR best practice advice, benchmarking data, maturity assessments and thought leadership. It is a consultancy service, rather than the provision of HR staff or routine personnel administration. DHSC is based in London, and the procurement lists delivery in the United Kingdom as well as international locations, including Europe, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. The requirement is focused on helping the department develop and transform its people function through specialist strategic advice and comparative evidence.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Gartner U.K. Limited. The award date was 29 September 2026, and the contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. The awarded value is £258,800. DHSC used a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The requirement was treated as a single service, with evaluation leading to one selected supplier. The stated contract scope combines advisory input with benchmarking, maturity assessment and thought leadership in support of DHSC’s People and Transformation agenda. The procurement was marked as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The tender submission deadline was 31 August 2026.

For suppliers that did not win, this award is evidence that DHSC purchases strategic people and transformation advice through framework call-offs. To be credible against a future requirement of this kind, a supplier would need to provide independent, senior-level HR expertise, apply recognised HR best practice, and produce useful benchmarking and organisational maturity assessments. The service also calls for the ability to turn specialist insight into thought leadership that supports a department-wide people and transformation agenda, rather than focusing only on transactional HR delivery. The selected supplier is a large company, and the buyer marked the opportunity unsuitable for SMEs and VCSEs; competitors should therefore consider whether they can demonstrate comparable breadth, capacity and institutional-level advisory capability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

DHSC: Transformation HR Advisory Service

Notice Description

The Department of Health and Social Care requires access to a strategic HR advisory service that can provide independent expert insight, HR best practice, advisory support, benchmarking data, maturity assessments, and thought leadership to support the department's People and Transformation agenda.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-231579d4-d48a-4ded-8213-674567ef0db8
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c6ddba3e-28d1-444d-bb15-84eaf61ebdbf
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£258,800 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£258,800 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department of Health and Social Care
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0EU
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Gartner UK Limited

Further Information

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