In line with the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), working with NHS England, is exploring outcomes‑based approaches that enable new partnerships to address health‑related economic inactivity and support sustained employment for people with health conditions.
This early market engagement seeks to gather views from potential investors and service providers on the feasibility, attractiveness, and design of proposed Health and Growth outcomes‑based contracts, ahead of any potential future formal market activity.
Department of Health & Social CareLondonWAC-581127
NICE is holding a virtual supplier event about its Access and Identity Management System (AIMS) on April 16th 2026 as part of procurement activities for a new 3-year contract (plus 2 x 12-month).
This system provides secure authentication and authorisation for eligible NHS and wider health and social care staff seeking who want to digital knowledge resources purchased by national, regional and local health organisations.
AIMS comprises two interdependent components delivered as a single, integrated service:
(1) an Identity Provider (IdP) service, which isan “identify management” capability to manage user identification and authentication; and
(2) a Federated Access Management service, which is a “publisher federation” capability to manage integration with publisher platforms and ensures users receive the correct access rights. Maintaining this integration is essential to guarantee continuity of access to evidence for the healthcare workforce and to uphold contractual obligations with publishers.
At the event, NICE will describe the draft service requirements and hold a question-and-answer session. NICE will highlight the importance of the federation and federated access elements of the service that is used by content providers.
The event will be an opportunity for NICE to gather feedback from suppliers about specific aspects of the proposed service and for suppliers to ask questions about and to better understand the service requirements.
The draft timeline for the procurement is: ITT publication in June 2026, contract award in September 2026 and service start in May 2027.
The provided specification is subject to change in response to feedback from the event.
To express interest and participate in this supplier event, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
To find this opportunity in the e-sourcing portal, select "Find Opportunities" and then search by project C429620 or title. Once you have found the Opportunity, press the 'Register Interest' button to register your interest. This will make the project to appear on 'My proposals and quotes'. From there you can review documents, send clarification messages, submit the response, or decline to respond, if you decide not to participate in the opportunity.
Should suppliers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, please contact Atamis Helpdesk at:
Phone: +448000988201
E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
National Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceNorth WestWAC-573384
NICE is holding a virtual supplier event about its Access and Identity Management System (AIMS) on April 16th 2026, 11:30am to 1pm as part of procurement activities for a new 3-year contract (plus 2 x 12-month).
This system provides secure authentication and authorisation for eligible NHS and wider health and social care staff seeking who want to digital knowledge resources purchased by national, regional and local health organisations.
AIMS comprises two interdependent components delivered as a single, integrated service:
(1) an Identity Provider (IdP) service, which isan “identify management” capability to manage user identification and authentication; and
(2) a Federated Access Management service, which is a “publisher federation” capability to manage integration with publisher platforms and ensures users receive the correct access rights. Maintaining this integration is essential to guarantee continuity of access to evidence for the healthcare workforce and to uphold contractual obligations with publishers.
At the event, NICE will describe the draft service requirements and hold a question-and-answer session. NICE will highlight the importance of the federation and federated access elements of the service that is used by content providers.
The event will be an opportunity for NICE to gather feedback from suppliers about specific aspects of the proposed service and for suppliers to ask questions about and to better understand the service requirements.
The draft timeline for the procurement is: ITT publication in June 2026, contract award in September 2026 and service start in May 2027.
The provided specification is subject to change in response to feedback from the event.
To express interest and participate in this supplier event, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
To find this opportunity in the e-sourcing portal, select "Find Opportunities" and then search by project C429620 or title. Once you have found the Opportunity, press the 'Register Interest' button to register your interest. This will make the project to appear on 'My proposals and quotes'. From there you can review documents, send clarification messages, submit the response, or decline to respond, if you decide not to participate in the opportunity.
Should suppliers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, please contact Atamis Helpdesk at:
Phone: +448000988201
E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
National Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceNorth WestWAC-573209
Internal courier services for mail, pathology, equipment and other ad hoc items of both scheduled and unscheduled requirements, across Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
Keeping the courier transport service as a single, non-regional requirement reflects the way the participating Trusts operate across a wide and overlapping geographic footprint. If the service were divided into regional lots, items routinely crossing regional boundaries would require additional handovers between providers, introducing extra cost, delay, and operational risk, as well as duplicating vehicles and mileage. A single service model instead enables suppliers to design efficient, mixed-Trust routes that better reflect real demand, reduce “empty running”, and optimise fleet utilisation. This approach supports improved value for money for the NHS while also helping to deliver sustainability benefits through fewer journeys and lower emissions, aligning with the NHS ambition to reach net zero carbon by 2040.
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS TrustWAC-567375
The requirement is for the provision of community based short-term residential stays, providing care for those in a mental health crisis, as an alternative to hospital admission and to provide care following hospital discharge.
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation TrustWAC-578387
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.
Department of Health & Social CareLondonWAC-570542
The Authority would like to engage with potential providers to explore the delivery of Pharmacy Services across Physical Health for Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.
The Trust provides a broad range of Physical Health Services across all age groups. These services include inpatient care, minor injuries management, and a wide spectrum of specialist community services. Many of these are delivered through 6 community hospitals; however, care is also offered within other community venues where this may be more convenient and accessible to patients. Wherever possible, the Trust prioritises supporting people within their own homes or as close to home as feasible, ensuring care is delivered in the most patient-centred manner.
This Pre-Market Engagement aims to understand the market’s capacity, capability, and interest in providing these services. We are looking to learn more about what potential providers can offer and to shape our thinking before making any decisions about the future service model.
The feedback received will help the Authority decide on the best way forward, including whether there is sufficient market interest. In the absence of responses, we may reasonably conclude that there is limited provider capability or appetite for this opportunity.
This is an opportunity for potential providers to share their views and experience to help us plan effectively for the provision of these services, by responding to the pre-market engagement questionnaire.
The Trust will contact all suppliers who participated once the pre‑market engagement has closed, to arrange a supplier feedback meeting. We expect these meetings to take place before 1 May 2026.
Although this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice has been issued under the Procurement Act 2023, this does not represent a commitment that any subsequent procurement process, should one be undertaken, will necessarily be governed and conducted under the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (including the Light Touch Regime).
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation TrustWAC-567979
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is looking to gather information on diagnostics currently available on the UK market to test for Neisseria meningitidis and/or Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B specifically.
This is not a call for competition, but a market research activity aimed at gathering insights from suppliers to understand the current supplier landscape and market capabilities.
Interested suppliers are invited to complete the Microsoft form, included in the documentation available via Atamis eSourcing portal, no later than 11:59 21/04/2026.
Full details are included in the Preliminary Market Engagement Notice and questionnaire on the Portal https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security AgencyLondonWAC-579894
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is looking to gather information on diagnostics currently available on the UK market to test for Neisseria meningitidis and/or Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B specifically.
This is not a call for competition, but a market research activity aimed at gathering insights from suppliers to understand the current supplier landscape and market capabilities.
Interested suppliers are invited to complete the Microsoft form, included in the notice, no later than 11:59 21/04/2026.
Full details are included in the Preliminary Market Engagement Notice and questionnaire https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/servlet.shepherd/document/download/069Pz00000qn8wIIAQ?.
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security AgencyLondonWAC-579319
PHW are scoping the outsourcing of logistics solutions for mobile units for the Lung Cancer Screening Programme and the Breast Test Wales Programme. This includes identification of potential sites, assessment of potential sites for suitability and booking of sites to align with the requirements of the programme.
Full details of this Pre Market Engagement exercise are available upon request. The document must be requested by emailing Alexandra.Woodward@wales.nhs.uk. The email subject must state "OUTSOURCED LOGISTICS FOR SCAN SITES FOR NHS WALES SCREENING PROGRAMMES".
Interested suppliers are encouraged to request the documents as soon as possible.Interested parties must request, complete and return the documents Alexandra.Woodward@wales.nhs.uk by 5pm on 21st April 2026.
N.B.1. No estimated costs for the requirement are available at this stage.
N.B.2. The estimated contract dates reflect the anticipated live programme date for Lung Screening.
PHW are scoping mobile unit and generator haulage for the Lung Cancer Screening Programme and the Breast Test Wales Programme. This includes identification of potential sites, assessment of potential sites for suitability and booking of sites to align with the requirements of the programme.
Full details of this Pre Market Engagement exercise are available upon request. The document must be requested by emailing Alexandra.Woodward@wales.nhs.uk. The email subject must state "MOBILE AND GENERATOR HAULAGE FOR NHS WALES SCREENING PROGRAMMES".
Interested suppliers are encouraged to request the documents as soon as possible. Interested parties must request, complete, and return the documents Alexandra.Woodward@wales.nhs.uk by 5pm on 21st April 2026.
N.B.1. No estimated costs for the requirement are available at this stage.
N.B.2. The estimated contract dates reflect the anticipated live programme date for Lung Screening.
To support the renewal of England’s women’s health strategy in the coming months, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is exploring collaboration opportunities with stakeholders from the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) and private sectors interested in supporting the improvement of women’s health outcomes.
The renewed women's health strategy will set out the government’s ambitions for women’s health in the context of the 10 Year Health Plan and focus on the key themes of women being listened to and getting the care they need, women being supported to make reproductive choices, and women being empowered and supported to prevent future ill health.
The forthcoming renewed women's health strategy will build on the core objectives of the existing Women's health strategy https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/womens-health-strategy-for-england/womens-health-strategy-for-england and the 10 Year Health Plan for England https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/10-year-health-plan-for-england-fit-for-the-future and both should be used as a framework for this exercise.
We are asking interested parties to complete a questionnaire detailing their proposal at this link: https://forms.office.com/e/Rxbv8jvT1t The questionnaire will close for responses at 12:0pm on 22nd of April 2026. Further guidance on how to complete the questionnaire can be found at the following link: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/Pz00000IaOZK/G0YmgVuobfYOa6XQ9fi1Az3mJA_kfBnqq7DoCPxAWL4
DHSC is specifically looking at collaborating on a “value in kind” basis and we are especially interested in hearing about planned or ongoing initiatives focusing on addressing health inequalities for women which could include:
• Health literacy,
• Prevention and barriers to women’s access to appropriate health provision,
• Engagement and/or positive experience with the health system, and
• Securing funding for these.
Department of Health & Social CareLondonWAC-572953
DHSC are seeking to procure specialist support at a national level for two cohorts of up to 25 candidates or up to 50 candidates over the three years of the programme, each working towards specialist registration by portfolio assessment (SRbPA) for public health. The core aims of the programme should be to:
a. increase equity of access across England to pre-application and portfolio writing support;
b. increase the number of successful pre applications and specialist registrations;
c. and provide suitable candidates with support around the process of SRbPA.
Department of Health & Social CareLondonWAC-573799
As part of the continuous review of Approved Document B (ADB) the relevant stakeholder workshops, a Call for Evidence, and advice from the Building Advisory Committee (BAC) highlighted the need for research into the area of "Smoke Control in Blocks of Flats". The research is aimed to review whether the provisions in ADB relating to smoke control in blocks of flats are fit for purpose and effective in meeting the minimum requirements under Schedule 1, Part B1 of the Building Regulations 2010.
The Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS), on behalf of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT) within Northern Ireland, wish to invite tenders for the Supply and delivery of Genotype Testing for Mycobacterium. Specifically, the department seeks an automated molecular process for identifying cultured mycobacterium species from positive cultures. The solution must provide an end to end service from sample reception to final identification featuring automated results analysis, digital result storage, and supporting software. It must also include all necessary reagents, consumables, training, and equipment maintenance.
Belfast Health and Social Care TrustNorthern IrelandWAC-570983