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title: "Financial Assurance Framework"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05f47c"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE"
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# Financial Assurance Framework

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f47c

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## Summary

The Department of Health & Social Care in collaboration with the NHS Business Services Authority is initiating a tender titled "Financial Assurance Framework" under the industry category of Financial and Management Consultancy Services in the United Kingdom. This procurement process, currently in the tender stage, invites suppliers to offer financial assurance to support critical transformation programmes and NHS administration services. The tender, which adopts a Competitive Flexible Procedure, is valued at £20 million with a gross amount of £24 million and follows the regulations set in the Procurement Act 2023. Interested businesses must register via the eSourcing portal by 20 April 2026, with the enquiry period concluding on 14 April 2026 and the award expected by 23 July 2026.

This tender presents lucrative opportunities for firms specialising in financial consultancy and management services, particularly those capable of delivering large-scale support for complex procurement programmes aligned to national infrastructure. The framework aims to enhance the strategic delivery capabilities of NHS programmes, offering a 6-year term to ensure continuity and robust knowledge transfer. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to partake, as their innovative methods in commercial and financial assurance can align with the objectives of economic and technical growth. Successful bidders will be instrumental in developing financial models, conducting risk assessments, and ensuring a seamless strategic direction for ongoing NHS services transformation, promising significant market engagement and scalability benefits.

## Notice

NHS Business Services Authority is seeking to procure a framework for the provision of Financial Assurance to support, both in the delivery of major Transformation programmes and projects and the on-going development of the Commercial and Finance business functions. This requirement is to provide specialist advice, assurance and support to the strategic delivery of large-scale and complex procurement and sourcing programmes which are aligned to critical national infrastructure and to the on-going delivery and future transformation of high-profile NHS administration services, while also raising the skills and expertise of the inhouse teams.

### Planning Information

Financial and Commercial Assurance Procurement: 
Request for Information (RFI) 
Background to the project
The aim of this pre-market engagement exercise is to prepare for a potential tendering exercise to procure commercial and financial assurance advisors to support the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), both in the delivery of major transformation programmes and projects, and the ongoing development of future commercial and finance business functions.
The current requirements are to provide specialist advice, assurance and support for the strategic delivery of large-scale and complex procurement and sourcing programmes. These programmes which are aligned to critical national infrastructure and to the ongoing delivery and future transformation of high-profile NHS administration services.
The objectives of the RFI are to help the NHSBSA:
• gain insight into the supplier market
• increase knowledge and understanding of potential procurement routes available
• gain understanding of how suppliers may deliver services to support our goals
• gain understanding of the potential commercial and pricing models available
The NHSBSA intends to deliver a presentation to interested parties on the 14th of January 2026 at 14:00-16:00 and will ask for responses to our RFI document by the 23rd of January 2026. There is a maximum of 2 representatives from any one organisation permitted to attend. 
Interested parties can contact Steven Saville the Commercial Lead for the aforementioned meeting link which will be delivered using Teams. 
The slide deck and RFI pack will be made available for interested parties to download via the Atamis e-tendering system. 
https://atamis.cloudforce.com/

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024415-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Apr 2026 |
| Future notice date | 22 Feb 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 13 Aug 2026 - 13 Aug 2032 |
| Recurrence | 2032-03-18 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000,000 |
| Lots value | £20,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE |
| Additional buyers | NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE15 8NY |
| 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services

## Release History

- 18 Mar 2026 at 10:14 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024415-2026
- 7 Jan 2026 at 10:37 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000947-2026
- 12 Dec 2025 at 10:14 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082321-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024415-2026
  18th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000947-2026
  7th January 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082321-2025
  12th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis.cloudforce.com/
- 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
- https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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