Back to search
Find a Tender
TENDER
Active Services
DHSC:ASC Fair Pay Agreement Negotiation Support Fund
Published 29 May 2026
29 May 2026
Closed 29 Jun 2026
- Primary CPV
-
85144100 *
Residential nursing care services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Westminster, London
- Value
- £321,000
- Contract
-
1 year Duration
16/07/2026 16/07/2027
- Contract Types
-
85 *Health & social work servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
39 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0EU, United Kingdom · UKI32
Contact
Joe Smith
Award Criteria
- Quality (60%)
- Price (30%)
- Social Value (10%)
Related tenders
Department of Health & Social Care
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
85144100 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06a85c
The government’s manifesto committed to establishing Fair Pay Agreements (FPAs) in the Adult Social Care (ASC) sector – aimed at improving pay, terms and conditions, and other related employment matters for the ASC workforce, by introducing a new form of sectoral collective bargaining. The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA) provides the legislative basis for this, and negotiations are expected to start in April 2027. In order to ensure negotiations are as successful as possible, ministers have approved a £321k Negotiation Support Fund (NSF) to support the sector prior to the start of negotiations. This fund is seen as key for mitigating delivery and handling risks associated with this top Government priority for ASC.
Full CPV breakdown
- 85144100 — Residential nursing care services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Submission method
- Please submit via our portal https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/login
- Enquiries close
- 17 Jun 2026
- Award decision expected
- 7 Jul 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 29 May 2026 09:50
- Deadline
- 29 Jun 2026 15:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06a85c
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06a85c
Full notice record
63 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | Department of Health & Social Care |
| Address › Street | 39 Victoria Street |
| Address › Town / city | London |
| Address › Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI32 |
| Contact › Name | Joe Smith |
| Contact › Email | joe.smith1@dhsc.gov.uk |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-s... |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
Buyer
| Name | Department of Health & Social Care |
Planning
| No Engagement Notice Rationale | A UK2 was published |
Tender
| Title | DHSC:ASC Fair Pay Agreement Negotiation Support Fund |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Residential nursing care services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Health and social work services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Outpatient care services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 4 › Description | Payroll management services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £385,000 |
| Value › Value | £321,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| How to submit | Please submit via our portal https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/login |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 29 Jun 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 17 Jun 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £385,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £321,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Quality will account for 60% of all available marks |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 60 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | 30% of all available marks will be available for price with the lowest price scoring maximum marks. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 30 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | Social Value |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 16 Jul 2027 |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050617-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 29 May 2026 |