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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

LotTradeValue
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

WinnerLotValueDates
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

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 014969-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 044455-2026
  3. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 052784-2026
  4. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 052844-2026
  5. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 073057-2026
  6. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 089850-2026

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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.