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PCS National Assurance for Primary Care Contractor 2026-27

NHS England

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

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29 Sep 2026 at 11:41

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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21 Apr 2026 at 15:06

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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21 Apr 2026 at 14:53

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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21 Apr 2026 at 14:08

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS England commissioned the National Provider Assurance service for primary care contractors, delivered by the NHS Business Services Authority. It provides centralised national assurance across all four primary care contractor groups, including vaccine and immunisation programmes. The service is intended to help contractors and commissioners work more efficiently and improve services, supporting better access to care, preventative interventions, digital enablement and reduced inequalities. The procurement is for health assurance services, with health services and fraud audit services among its classifications. The requirement supports NHS England’s primary care objectives and is delivered on a national basis; no particular delivery site is identified.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to the NHS Business Services Authority through a direct award. NHS England relied on the absence of competition for technical reasons under paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. The award was dated 31 March 2026. The contract was signed on 21 April 2026 and runs from 21 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. The awarded contract value is £16.5 million. The procurement was structured as one lot. The stated rationale explains the direct-award route; no separate evaluation criteria or scoring basis is recorded.

For suppliers considering comparable national primary care assurance work, credibility would depend on being able to operate a centralised service across all four primary care contractor groups, including vaccine and immunisation programmes. Relevant strengths include understanding primary care contractor and commissioner processes, delivering assurance consistently at national scale, and helping services work more efficiently. The stated objectives also point to experience improving access to care, supporting preventative interventions, enabling digital working and addressing inequalities. Health-services and fraud-audit capability may be relevant to the assurance requirement. The buyer used a direct award on technical grounds for this contract, so suppliers seeking to compete for similar work would need to demonstrate that they can meet the required technical and operational needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PCS National Assurance for Primary Care Contractor 2026-27

Notice Description

The National Provider Assurance service delivered by NHSBSA provides a centralised national assurance service, covering all four primary care contractor groups including vaccine and immunisation programmes. The national assurance service 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. This requirement relates to national assurance services delivered by NHSBSA. While the services are provided by an NHS arm's length body, NHS England is publishing this notice on a precautionary basis under the Procurement Act 2023

Procurement Information

Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 - absence of competition for technical reasons

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068770
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091774-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details 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

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

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

79212400 - Fraud audit services

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£16,500,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£16,500,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 20266 months ago
Contract Period
21 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Postcode Area
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

NHS Business Services Authority

Further Information

Notice Documents

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