Early Market Engagement on Health and Work Outcomes-Based Contracting

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Early Market Engagement on Health and Work Outcomes‑Based Contracting

• Department of Health & Social Care UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-032997

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0671fa

Published 23 March 2026, 5:18pm

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Scope

Description

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.

Total value (estimated)

• £0 excluding VAT
• £0 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

• 23 March 2026 to 16 April 2026
• 25 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

Health and social work services

Administration, defence and social security services

Research and development services and related consultancy services

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Benefit services

Other community, social and personal services

Engagement

Engagement deadline

16 April 2026

Engagement process description

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), working with NHS England, is undertaking an early market engagement to inform the potential development of Health and Growth outcomes‑based contracts, aligned to the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England and its ambition to use outcomes‑driven, “pay by impact” approaches to address complex public challenges.

Health‑related economic inactivity continues to present a significant and growing challenge among the working‑age population. In response, DHSC and NHS England are exploring how outcomes‑based contracting models could support people with health conditions to remain in, or return to, sustained employment, while delivering value for money and contributing to wider economic growth objectives.

Through this engagement, DHSC and NHS England are seeking views from potential service providers and investors, including organisations with experience of outcomes‑based contracting as well as those newer to this approach. The engagement will test the attractiveness, feasibility, and deliverability of potential models, including considerations around outcomes and metrics, data, payment mechanisms, risk allocation, contract duration, and scalability.

We are seeking responses from organisations that have experience/expertise in the below:

o Experience of investing in outcomes-based contracting

o Experience of providing/delivering services in outcomes-based contracting

o Interesting in potential investment within a health or employment outcome-based contracting opportunity

o Interest in providing/delivering services within a health or employment outcomes-based contracting opportunity.

This market engagement is being issued on Monday 23rd March 2026. The closing date for responses is 17:00pm, Sunday, April 12th, 2026.

Please respond to the questions listed in the survey using this link: https://forms.office.com/e/cTTX5qq3WX

For more detailed guidance on the questionnaire please use the following link: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/Pz00000IYaeb/0v1PCPISHuW5Wew74pJfTQFrzR6J26aZ9qq1Zv36s

This engagement is issued for information‑gathering purposes only and does not constitute a procurement or a commitment to undertake any future commercial process. Participation will not form part of any future assessment or pre‑qualification of organisations.

Contracting authority

Department of Health & Social Care

• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMQG-9965-CHZR 39 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0EU

United Kingdom

Email: healthandgrowth@dhsc.gov.uk

Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government