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PCS National Assurance for Primary Care Contractor 2025-26

NHS ENGLAND

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19 Sep 2025 at 10:07

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19 Sep 2025 at 10:00

Summary of the contracting process

The contract for the "PCS National Assurance for Primary Care Contractor 2025-26" has been awarded by NHS England, a central government public authority located at 7&8 Wellington Place, Leeds, United Kingdom. This procurement, completed via a direct award method, covers health services related to vaccine and immunisation programmes. The primary supplier for the service is NHS BSA, located in Newcastle upon Tyne. Key dates include the award notice published on 19th September 2025, with the contract period running from 1st October 2025 to 31st March 2026. The service delivery covers several regions across the UK including UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, and UKK.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses capable of delivering primary care and health assurance services. Particularly advantageous for businesses already engaged with NHS frameworks, the procurement is set to bolster the delivery of efficient health services and improve digital enablement in healthcare. It is ideally suited for large-scale organisations with the technical capability to meet the specific requirements within the existing NHS BSA framework, given the absence of alternative suppliers due to the unique delegation under the 2015 Directions.

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Notice Title

PCS National Assurance for Primary Care Contractor 2025-26

Notice Description

The National Assurance Service provides a centralised national assurance service, covering all four primary care contractor groups including vaccine and immunisation programmes. It delivers a solution for NHSE that supports contractors and commissioners to work more efficiently and to deliver better services, directly supporting the ambitions of the 10 Year Plan and NHSE objectives to improve effective access to care, increase preventative interventions, become more digitally enabled and reduce inequalities. Some of the functions contained within the scope of the assurance service are delegated to the NHS BSA under the NHS Business Services Authority (Payments, Charges, Recovery of Charges and Penalty Charges) Directions 2015 (the 2015 Directions). Section_2_-_B5_NHS_BSA_2015_Directions_payments_and_charges.pdf (nhsbsa.nhs.uk), consequently there is no alternative Supplier for the fulfilment of these services.

Procurement Information

Some of the functions are delegated to the NHS BSA under the NHS Business Services Authority (Payments, Charges, Recovery of Charges and Penalty Charges) Directions 2015 (the 2015 Directions), consequently there is no alternative Supplier for the fulfilment of these services in full.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059df5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058037-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£15,442,948 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Sep 20255 months ago
Contract Period
30 Sep 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ENGLAND
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
england.commercialqueries@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 4AP
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Hunslet & Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Leeds South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NHS BSA

Further Information

Notice Documents

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