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DHSC: PCP: National HIV Programme 2026-2029

Department of Health & Social Care

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

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05 Feb 2026 at 09:33

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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05 Feb 2026 at 09:27

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

08 Dec 2025 at 07:38

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

06 Oct 2025 at 09:28

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Health & Social Care has awarded a contract for the National HIV Programme 2026-2029 under an open and competitive flexible procedure. The awarded contract is to deliver services addressing HIV prevention across various regions in the United Kingdom, focusing on populations disproportionately affected by the virus. This programme aims to increase awareness, facilitate targeted testing, and reduce stigma associated with HIV. It involves collaboration with multi-sector organisations and is categorised under services, particularly within health and community action programmes. The contracting process is now at the award stage, having been signed on 4th February 2026, with the effective contract period starting from 1st April 2026 for a term of three years.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in health services, community action, advertising, and marketing. Given its focus on engaging with diverse communities and reducing healthcare inequities, businesses that specialise in community health outreach, advertising campaigns aimed at health education, and supply of testing kits are particularly well-suited to participate. Small and medium-sized enterprises, especially those possessing experience with vulnerable or underserved populations, may find this a strategic opportunity to expand their impact while collaborating within the public health sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

DHSC: PCP: National HIV Programme 2026-2029

Notice Description

The Department of Health and Social Care has entered into a contract for the deliver of the National HIV Prevention (England) Programme for the next 3 financial years 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29. The programme focusses on populations disproportionately affected by HIV in whom the evidence demonstrates a higher or emerging burden of infection, or specific challenges in accessing prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care. This includes, but is not limited to, white GBMSM, ethnic minority GBMSM, black African heterosexual women, black African heterosexual men and other ethnic minority heterosexuals. The Programme aims to: * Improve awareness, knowledge, understanding and uptake of combination HIV prevention interventions, among populations most affected by HIV; * Provide targeted HIV testing which reaches communities with unmet need to reduce the undiagnosed population and proportion of late diagnoses and reduce pressures on the NHS, supporting wider government priorities. This should include low HIV prevalence areas; * Reduce inequalities in access to HIV prevention interventions by exposure, gender, geography and ethnicity * Reduce levels of HIV related stigma, particularly self-stigma and stigma within different communities * Enhance collaboration across national, regional and local partners and multi-sector organisations. Contract Term: 3 years starting 1st April 2026 Maximum contract yearly value: PS1,333,334 per year exclusive of VAT; PS1,600,000 per year inclusive of VAT Maximum total Contract Value: PS4,000,000 exclusive of VAT; PS4,800,000 inclusive of VAT

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a86f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010268-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible 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

79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

79341000 - Advertising services

79341400 - Advertising campaign services

85100000 - Health services

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

85322000 - Community action programme

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,333,334 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Feb 20266 months ago
Submission Deadline
10 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Dec 20258 months ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
2028-07-03

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department of Health & 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
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
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Terrence Higgins Trust

The Terrence Higgins Trust

Further Information

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