Notice Information
Notice Title
DHSC: Re-Procurement of Employers' Organisation Services Contract
Notice Description
This contract is to support workforce policy development within DHSC across the NHS in England<br/>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:<br/>Work Programme 1: Pay and Contracts<br/>Work Programme 2: Workforce Supply: (a) medical expansion and reform, (b) clinical expansion and (c) new roles.<br/>Work Programme 3: Workforce Supply: International Recruitment<br/>Work Programme 4: Pensions and Total Reward<br/>Work Programme 5: Employment Practice and Safe Recruitment<br/>Work Programme 6: Staff Experience and Retention<br/>Work Programme 7: Staff Engagement including Social Partnership Forum (SPF)<br/>Work Programme 8: Professional Standards<br/> <br/><br/>The aims of this contract are to:<br/>Support the NHS with the development, implementation and delivery of workforce policies<br/>Build and maintain networks with NHS senior workforce leaders<br/>Execute the deliverables detailed in Work Programmes 1-8 inclusive on an annual basis<br/>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.<br/> <br/>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.
Lot Information
Lot 1
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. Additional information: 2 year extension option available that can be triggered upon mutual agreement by both parties which would increase contract value to PS38,248,020.00
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ccc6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003346-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £42,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £42,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Joe Smith
- Contact Email
- joe.smith1@dhsc.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1H 0EU
- Post Town
- 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
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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