Notice Information
Notice Title
Simplify & Deliver - corporate process improvement support
Notice Description
Simplify & Deliver launched in October 2025 to make DHSC more efficient and effective by reducing low value activity and freeing staff time for higher impact work. The first phase successfully identified the biggest sources of organisational waste and delivered early improvements. Building on this, the current phase (January-March 2026) is focused on tackling the most time consuming corporate processes--starting with recruitment and clearances/approvals--to demonstrate rapid, credible improvement at a moment when the Department is preparing for significant structural change. value activity and freeing staff time for higher impact work. The first phase successfully identified the biggest sources of organisational waste and delivered early improvements. Building on this, the current phase is focused on tackling the most time consuming corporate processes--starting with recruitment and clearances/approvals--to demonstrate rapid, credible improvement at a moment when the Department is preparing for significant structural change.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0654f5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013869-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £280,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £280,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Feb 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Mar 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 7 Apr 2026 - 8 Oct 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
- 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
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013869-2026
16th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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