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DHSC Simplify & Deliver

Buyer: Department of Health & Social Care →

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BuyerDepartment of Health & Social Care
StatusAwarded
Deadline18 Mar 2026
Value£280,000
Published1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

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

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

2

Statuspending
SupplierCanvs Ltd
Value£259,750
Contract periodFrom 12 Jun 2026 to 20 Oct 2026

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

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Latest release ID051274-2026
Latest release timestampMon Jun 01 2026 10:19:21 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013869-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
1 Jun 2026award, contract051274-2026
27 Apr 2026award, contract037985-2026
16 Feb 2026tender013869-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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