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Published 16 Feb 2026, 13:51 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DHSC Simplify & Deliver · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£280,000£336,000 inc. VAT7.2% below final estimate

Submissions closed 18 Mar 2026awarded 26 Mar 2026

Awarded to CANVS LTD2 awards

Contract term 6 moends 8 Oct 2026 · starts 8 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Consultancy work regarding business operations and the reform of the department. The consultancy exercise aims to help the department cut waste and improve efficiency

CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 6 moSMEPublished value£280,000

Contract period: 8 Apr 2026 – 8 Oct 2026 (6 mo)Value: £280,000 exc. VAT · £336,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligible

79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security 79410000 Business and management consultancy services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 60% Quality and 10% social Value as per ITT
Price: 30% of the marks as per ITT documentation

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 Feb 2026, 13:51 GMT
Last source update: 21 Oct 2026, 10:56 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 26 Mar 2026
Authority reference: C422973
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-013869
Latest notice: Contract termination notice (UK11)
Classification (CPV): Business and management consultancy servicesBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0654f5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Submission deadline: 18 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 27 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_Contrac… ↗

Timeline

16 Feb 2026 → 21 Oct 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published250 days ago
16 Feb 2026, 13:51 GMT
Clarification questions by238 days ago
27 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission deadline220 days ago
18 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
Award decision expected by211 days ago
26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent211 days ago
27 Mar 2026
Contract starts199 days ago
8 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends135 days ago
10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published3 days ago
21 Oct 2026, 10:56 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2026

Tender notice published
16 Feb 2026, 13:51 GMT
UK4
Contract details notice published
27 Apr 2026, 12:11 BST
UK7
Status changed to complete
27 Apr 2026, 12:11 BST
Contract award notice published
1 Jun 2026, 11:19 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract termination notice published
21 Oct 2026, 10:56 BST
UK11

Routine re-releases (4)

2026-02: 1 release · 16 Feb 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £259,7501 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 2016 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CANVS LTD12 Jun 2026 – 20 Oct 2026	£259,750same award published again · counted once	26 Mar 2026standstill to 10 Jun 2026	Standstill
CANVS LTD	£259,750 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Simplify & Deliver – corporate process improvement support · CANVS LTD
Signed
20 Apr 2026
Value
£259,750
Period
20 Apr 2026 – 20 Oct 2026
Status
terminated
Final value
£259,750
Termination
contractCompleted
No agreed KPIs: Not suitable for the contract

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
20final-stage tenders	16	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health & Social Care

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PMQG-9965-CHZR 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Canvs LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYTL-5795-YPNM 46 Greystoke Avenue, Pinner, Greater London, United Kingdom., London, London, HA5 5SLContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract termination notice contractContract termination noticeUK11Contract termination notice on Find a Tender21 Oct 2026, 10:56 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender1 Jun 2026, 11:19 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender27 Apr 2026, 12:11 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender16 Feb 2026, 13:51 GMT