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Published 21 Apr 2026, 14:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PCS National Assurance for Primary Care Contractor 2026-27

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

Direct awardLight touch regime
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£16,500,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 31 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to NHS Business Services Authority2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The 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 published

Procedure 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-068770 Find 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
  1. Transparency notice published
    21 Apr 2026, 14:08 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    21 Apr 2026, 14:53 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    21 Apr 2026, 15:06 BST
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    21 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    29 Sept 2026, 11:41 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-04: 1 release · 21 Apr 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £16,500,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NHS Business Services Authority21 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£16,500,00031 Mar 2026Awarded
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

NHS England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDPT-3135-BWWY Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd, London, London, SE1 8UGContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • NHS Business Services AuthorityAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYDZ-5139-HQCJ Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn riverside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE15 8NXContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender