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title: "DHSC: PCP: National HIV Programme 2026-2029"
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# DHSC: PCP: National HIV Programme 2026-2029

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a86f

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010268-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Nov 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | 2028-07-03 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,000,000 |
| Lots value | £4,000,000 |
| Awards value | £1,333,334 |
| Contracts value | £4,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | 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 | 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | TERRENCE HIGGINS TRUST; THE TERRENCE HIGGINS TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### 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

## Release History

- 5 Feb 2026 at 09:33 - AwardUpdate - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010268-2026
- 5 Feb 2026 at 09:27 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010263-2026
- 8 Dec 2025 at 07:38 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080398-2025
- 6 Oct 2025 at 08:28 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062375-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010268-2026
  5th February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010263-2026
  5th February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080398-2025
  8th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062375-2025
  6th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://tht.org.uk
- http://www.africadvocacy.org
- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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