Official UK procurement notice
PCS National Assurance for Primary Care Contractor 2026-27
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe National Provider Assurance service delivered by NHSBSA provides a centralised national assurance service, covering all four primary care contractor groups including vaccine and immunisation programmes.
The national assurance service delivers a solution for NHSE that supports contractors and commissioners to work more efficiently and to deliver better services, directly supporting the ambitions of the 10 Year Plan and NHSE objectives to improve effective access to care, increase preventative interventions, become more digitally enabled and reduce inequalities.
This requirement relates to national assurance services delivered by NHSBSA. While the services are provided by an NHS arm’s length body, NHS England is publishing this notice on a precautionary basis under the Procurement Act 2023
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Apr 2026, 14:08 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 11:41 BST
- Authority reference
C440814- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091774- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068770Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 – absence of competition for technical reasons
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published21 Apr 2026, 14:08 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published21 Apr 2026, 14:53 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published21 Apr 2026, 15:06 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected21 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published29 Sept 2026, 11:41 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 21 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHS Business Services Authority21 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £16,500,000 | 31 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| NHS Business Services Authority | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
PCS National Assurance for Primary Care contractor 2026-2027 · NHS Business Services Authority
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2026
- Value
- £16,500,000
- Period
- 21 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
- Change Redacted contract
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NHS Business Services AuthorityAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender