Award

Procurement for the Provision of One NHS Finance Programme Service

NHS ENGLAND

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

29 Jan 2026 at 09:57

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
PlanningUpdate

26 Aug 2025 at 10:51

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

13 Aug 2025 at 11:52

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The contract for the provision of the One NHS Finance Programme Service has been awarded by NHS England to the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). NHS England, a central government public authority based in London, managed the procurement process under an open procedure. The process, captured under the OCID ocds-h6vhtk-058700, was concluded on 29th January 2026. This procurement falls within the industry categories of health and social work services, as well as business and management consultancy services. The contract commenced on 2nd January 2026 and spans an initial duration of 12 months, with potential extensions for an additional two years. The awarded value is £1,496,000, and the procurement was carried out above the threshold, ensuring thorough market engagement and competition.

This contract represents an excellent growth opportunity for businesses specialising in providing support services for finance professionals within the NHS framework. Organisations capable of managing national and regional meetings, supporting events, forums, development programmes, and producing relevant publications would be well-suited to this tender. The opportunity is particularly beneficial for SMEs and VCSEs, aligning with the contract’s focus on enhancing financial management within NHS departments. Companies with expertise in consultancy services targeting health sectors will find this contract a strategic fit, enabling them to tap into a significant public sector client focused on continuous improvement and innovation in financial management.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Procurement for the Provision of One NHS Finance Programme Service

Notice Description

One NHS Finance is a programme aimed at supporting finance professionals in the NHS and develop the capacity of NHS finance departments. It consists of a number of programmes. This contract is for an organisation to support the ONF programme by providing support to committees, events, forums, publications, development programmes and toolkits. We would like to run a tender exercise for this work offering a contract for an initial year (12 months), with the ability to extend that contract for a further +1 year+1 year should the contract holders performance be satisfactory and subject to budget constraints.

Planning Information

This market engagement exercise is a request for information exercise only with the aim of seeking the views from potential providers and not a confirmation or guarantee that services will be procured. Responses to the questions in this document will help NHS England determine level of interest in delivering potential future services. Please note that your responses to the following questions do not constitute a tender submission and will not be shared with any other parties. NHS England is requesting market feedback, to inform the potential procurement of support for the ONE NHS Finance Programme. In order to assist NHS England with testing their assumptions and proposed service requirements, your responses to the questionnaires below will explore the following areas: • The draft high level service specification and draft key performance indicators • Timescales to handover existing services (if required) and mobilise new services) • Expected financial approach (key cost drivers, how the requirement might be changed to drive better value and factors that influence performance measures and costs) The responses to the questionnaire may assist the Authority in shaping the requirement to meet the demand. We ask that interested providers submit responses to the following key questions using the questionnaire template provided. Respondents are requested to specifically address the questions rather than attaching extensive technical or promotional information as such information will not be considered. Please complete the template and return via the portal by 12:00pm, on Friday 29 August 2025. The following attachments are available to interested parties to further inform the submission of the questionnaire response. These documents are available for download via the above email address: • This Market Engagement Questionnaires, including high level draft Service Specification Please direct any questions via the e-tendering portal. Search for the opportunity on: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - Procurement for the Provision of One NHS Finance Programme Service Workplan / UK-3451 Or: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome - then "view live opportunities". User Guide: https://services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_Guide.pdf

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-058700
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007855-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,246,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,246,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jan 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
29 Aug 2025Expired
Award Date
23 Dec 20252 months ago
Contract Period
2 Jan 2026 - 1 Jan 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ENGLAND
Contact Name
Commercial and Procurement Team
Contact Email
england.commercialqueries@nhs.net
Contact Phone
0787 281 6513

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Post Town
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (HFMA

Further Information

Notice Documents

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