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title: "Procurement for the Provision of One NHS Finance Programme Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-058700"
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# Procurement for the Provision of One NHS Finance Programme Service

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058700

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## Summary

The contract for the provision of the One NHS Finance Programme Service has been awarded by NHS England to the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). NHS England, a central government public authority based in London, managed the procurement process under an open procedure. The process, captured under the OCID ocds-h6vhtk-058700, was concluded on 29th January 2026. This procurement falls within the industry categories of health and social work services, as well as business and management consultancy services. The contract commenced on 2nd January 2026 and spans an initial duration of 12 months, with potential extensions for an additional two years. The awarded value is £1,496,000, and the procurement was carried out above the threshold, ensuring thorough market engagement and competition.

This contract represents an excellent growth opportunity for businesses specialising in providing support services for finance professionals within the NHS framework. Organisations capable of managing national and regional meetings, supporting events, forums, development programmes, and producing relevant publications would be well-suited to this tender. The opportunity is particularly beneficial for SMEs and VCSEs, aligning with the contract’s focus on enhancing financial management within NHS departments. Companies with expertise in consultancy services targeting health sectors will find this contract a strategic fit, enabling them to tap into a significant public sector client focused on continuous improvement and innovation in financial management.

## Notice

One NHS Finance is a programme aimed at supporting finance professionals in the NHS and develop the capacity of NHS finance departments. It consists of a number of programmes. This contract is for an organisation to support the ONF programme by providing support to committees, events, forums, publications, development programmes and toolkits. We would like to run a tender exercise for this work offering a contract for an initial year (12 months), with the ability to extend that contract for a further +1 year+1 year should the contract holders performance be satisfactory and subject to budget constraints.

### Planning Information

This market engagement exercise is a request for information exercise only with the aim of seeking the views from potential providers and not a confirmation or guarantee that services will be procured. Responses to the questions in this document will help NHS England determine level of interest in delivering potential future services.
Please note that your responses to the following questions do not constitute a tender submission and will not be shared with any other parties.
NHS England is requesting market feedback, to inform the potential procurement of support for the ONE NHS Finance Programme.
In order to assist NHS England with testing their assumptions and proposed service requirements, your responses to the questionnaires below will explore the following areas: 
• The draft high level service specification and draft key performance indicators
• Timescales to handover existing services (if required) and mobilise new services)
• Expected financial approach (key cost drivers, how the requirement might be changed to drive better value and factors that influence performance measures and costs)
The responses to the questionnaire may assist the Authority in shaping the requirement to meet the demand. 
We ask that interested providers submit responses to the following key questions using the questionnaire template provided. Respondents are requested to specifically address the questions rather than attaching extensive technical or promotional information as such information will not be considered. 
Please complete the template and return via the portal by 12:00pm, on Friday 29 August 2025.
The following attachments are available to interested parties to further inform the submission of the questionnaire response. These documents are available for download via the above email address:
• This Market Engagement Questionnaires, including high level draft Service Specification
Please direct any questions via the e-tendering portal.
Search for the opportunity on: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - Procurement for the Provision of One NHS Finance Programme Service Workplan / UK-3451 
Or: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome - then "view live opportunities".
User Guide:
https://services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_Guide.pdf

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007855-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 29 Aug 2025 |
| Award date | 23 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | 2 Jan 2026 - 1 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,246,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,246,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (HFMA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 29 Jan 2026 at 09:57 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007855-2026
- 26 Aug 2025 at 10:51 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051217-2025
- 13 Aug 2025 at 11:52 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048384-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007855-2026
  29th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051217-2025
  26th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048384-2025
  13th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_Guide.pdf
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/
- https://www.hfma.org.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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