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Intensive recovery programme- Hull & NLAG review contract variation

NHSE

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16 Oct 2026 at 11:55

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS England commissioned general management consultancy services for its Intensive Recovery Programme, which is intended to address sustained underperformance at a small number of NHS trusts facing severe, long-standing service challenges. This process concerns a variation to the Hull and North Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals review contract. The buyer is NHS England, based in London, and the delivery location is identified as London and England. The requirement is consultancy to support intensive recovery and review work in the named NHS trust context.

The procurement is complete and the contract variation was awarded to Carnall Farrar Ltd. The award was made on 17 August 2026, with a value of £200,000. The varied contract period runs from 7 May 2026 to 30 July 2027. The procurement used a selective call-off from a framework agreement; the variation was awarded under regulation 72.1b of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The stated tender deadline was 6 May 2026. This is a contract variation to an earlier contract, rather than a new standalone competition. The award record does not set out evaluation criteria for this variation.

For consultancy firms considering similar NHS England work, this award indicates demand for specialist management consultancy focused on diagnosing and addressing persistent service underperformance in NHS trusts. Credible suppliers would need to demonstrate the ability to review complex healthcare services, identify operational challenges and support an intensive recovery programme in a trust setting. The work was placed through a framework call-off, so relevant framework appointment and experience competing through that route would matter. NHS England marked the requirement as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, and the successful supplier is an SME; businesses should therefore assess the scale and delivery capacity needed to undertake comparable trust-level review and recovery work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Intensive recovery programme- Hull & NLAG review contract variation

Notice Description

NHS Intensive Recovery Programme (IRP) aimed at addressing sustained underperformance in a small number of NHS trusts experiencing the most severe and long standing service challenges. - Contract Variation This variation was awarded under regulation 72.1b of the PCR 2015 regulations. Please note this notice is regarding a contract variation to the initial notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8c77e402-981b-4934-80b6-b992403e036c. NHSE were unable to publish a modification notice due to e-tendering functionality. Additional information: Please note this notice is regarding a contract variation to the initial notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8c77e402-981b-4934-80b6-b992403e036c. NHSE were unable to publish a modification notice due to e-tendering functionality.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-745efee3-ad07-43bc-8786-62961039347b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/30b3b73d-62bb-45b4-9bc6-38e7e4e65a04
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79411000 - General management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
7 May 2026 - 30 Jul 2027 1-2 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
NHSE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Carnall Farrar Ltd

Further Information

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