AwardedAwarded 9 July 2026

Practice Level Support Services in General Practice

NHS England · NHS and health

In brief

NHS England awarded consultancy and healthcare work to Develop Consulting Limited, Bearingpoint Limited and Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and 1 others on 9 July 2026.

The notice gives a value of £48,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 June 2026.

It is split into 7 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

The aim of this procurement is to establish a commercial mechanism for Practice Level Support (PLS) services. PLS is an improvement support programme for general practice that helps general practices to make operational changes for the benefit of patients and staff. For patients, benefits are in improved access and health outcomes, and for staff through increased productivity and reduced workload. There are 7 contracts offered in 7 Lots, one for each region in England. The contracts are for 3 years with an option to extend for an additional year. A supplier can bid for all 7 Lots but can only win up to 3, please see ITT documents for more details. The contract will be used by NHS England as the main contracting authority but Integrated Care Boards (ICB's) will also be able to use the contract via clustering arrangements.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Midlands 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029 What this lot covers Practice Level support services in general practice in Midlands	Healthcare services, Management consultancy	£9,600,000
London 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029 What this lot covers Practice Level support services in general practice in London	Healthcare services, Management consultancy	£9,120,000
North East & Yorkshire 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029 What this lot covers Practice Level support services in general practice in North East & Yorkshire	Healthcare services, Management consultancy	£7,200,000
North West England 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029 What this lot covers Practice Level support services in general practice in North West England	Healthcare services, Management consultancy	£7,200,000
South East England 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029 What this lot covers Practice Level support services in general practice in South East England	Healthcare services, Management consultancy	£6,240,000
East of England 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029 What this lot covers Practice Level support services in general practice in East of England	Healthcare services, Management consultancy	£4,800,000
South West England 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029 What this lot covers Practice Level support services in general practice in South West England	Healthcare services, Management consultancy	£3,840,000

Who won

Winner	Lot	Value	Dates
Develop Consulting Limited (SME) Bearingpoint Limited (SME) Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) 9 bids received	Midlands	£9,600,000	Awarded 7 May 2026 6 July 2026 to 30 June 2029
Qualitas Consortium UK Limited (SME) 11 bids received	London	£9,120,000	Awarded 7 May 2026 6 July 2026 to 30 June 2029
Develop Consulting Limited (SME) 9 bids received	North East & Yorkshire	£7,200,000	Awarded 7 May 2026 10 July 2026 to 30 June 2029
Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) 8 bids received	North West England	£7,200,000	Awarded 7 May 2026 6 July 2026 to 30 June 2029
Qualitas Consortium UK Limited (SME) 10 bids received	South East England	£6,240,000	Awarded 7 May 2026 6 July 2026 to 30 June 2029
Develop Consulting Limited (SME) 11 bids received	East of England	£4,800,000	Awarded 7 May 2026 10 July 2026 to 30 June 2029
Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) 10 bids received	South West England	£3,840,000	Awarded 7 May 2026 6 July 2026 to 30 June 2029

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

18 February 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 014969-2026
14 May 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 044455-2026
4 June 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 052784-2026
4 June 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 052844-2026
3 August 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 073057-2026
22 September 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 089850-2026

About the buyer

NHS EnglandLast 12 months

Procurements

1186

Awards

475

Suppliers it has used most for consultancy

Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)5 contracts
The British Computer Society (BCS)2 contracts
Bearingpoint Limited1 contract
Develop Consulting Limited1 contract
Edmh Solutions Limited1 contract

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From notice 014969-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 18 February 2026, last updated 22 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.