--- title: "DHSC: Transformation HR Advisory Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-231579d4-d48a-4ded-8213-674567ef0db8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-231579d4-d48a-4ded-8213-674567ef0db8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-231579d4-d48a-4ded-8213-674567ef0db8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-231579d4-d48a-4ded-8213-674567ef0db8.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Department of Health and Social Care" published: "2026-09-29" --- # DHSC: Transformation HR Advisory Service Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-231579d4-d48a-4ded-8213-674567ef0db8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-231579d4-d48a-4ded-8213-674567ef0db8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-231579d4-d48a-4ded-8213-674567ef0db8.json) ## Summary The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) bought strategic human resources advisory services to support its People and Transformation agenda. The work provides independent expert insight, HR best practice advice, benchmarking data, maturity assessments and thought leadership. It is a consultancy service, rather than the provision of HR staff or routine personnel administration. DHSC is based in London, and the procurement lists delivery in the United Kingdom as well as international locations, including Europe, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. The requirement is focused on helping the department develop and transform its people function through specialist strategic advice and comparative evidence. The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Gartner U.K. Limited. The award date was 29 September 2026, and the contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. The awarded value is £258,800. DHSC used a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The requirement was treated as a single service, with evaluation leading to one selected supplier. The stated contract scope combines advisory input with benchmarking, maturity assessment and thought leadership in support of DHSC’s People and Transformation agenda. The procurement was marked as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The tender submission deadline was 31 August 2026. For suppliers that did not win, this award is evidence that DHSC purchases strategic people and transformation advice through framework call-offs. To be credible against a future requirement of this kind, a supplier would need to provide independent, senior-level HR expertise, apply recognised HR best practice, and produce useful benchmarking and organisational maturity assessments. The service also calls for the ability to turn specialist insight into thought leadership that supports a department-wide people and transformation agenda, rather than focusing only on transactional HR delivery. The selected supplier is a large company, and the buyer marked the opportunity unsuitable for SMEs and VCSEs; competitors should therefore consider whether they can demonstrate comparable breadth, capacity and institutional-level advisory capability. ## Notice The Department of Health and Social Care requires access to a strategic HR advisory service that can provide independent expert insight, HR best practice, advisory support, benchmarking data, maturity assessments, and thought leadership to support the department's People and Transformation agenda. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c6ddba3e-28d1-444d-bb15-84eaf61ebdbf | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 29 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £258,800 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £258,800 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Department of Health and Social Care | | Locality | LONDON | | Postcode area | South West London | | Postcode | SW1H 0EU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Gartner UK Limited | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services ## Release History - 29 Sep 2026 at 14:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c6ddba3e-28d1-444d-bb15-84eaf61ebdbf ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c6ddba3e-28d1-444d-bb15-84eaf61ebdbf 29th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0d59abe7-c91e-4ca1-9ff1-c61842e435ee Contract_Redacted ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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