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# Financial Assurance Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/financial-assurance-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-05f47c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Health & Social Care: "Financial Assurance Framework". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £20,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Health & Social Care](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £20,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 April 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial consultancy services, General management consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 9 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/financial-assurance-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-05f47c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f47c`

- **Who May Use the Framework:** DHSC

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/financial-assurance-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-05f47c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/financial-assurance-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-05f47c#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66171000, 79411000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £20,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 13/08/2026 to 13/08/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Financial Assurance Framework (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **KPMG LLP, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-OC301540`, `GB-FTS-76960`
  - Value: £20,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 30/06/2026

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **KPMG LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-OC301540`
  - Value: £20,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-76960`
  - Value: £20,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Financial Assurance Framework (active)
  - Signed Value: £20,000,000
  - Signed Date: 31/08/2026

- **Contract:** Financial Assurance Framework (active)
  - Signed Value: £20,000,000
  - Signed Date: 31/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024415-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-15T11:50:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T23:41:37.981Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f47c