DHSC:ASC Fair Pay Agreement Negotiation Support Fund
A Tender Notice
by DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- 1 year
- Value
- £321K
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 29 May 2026
- Delivery
- 16 Jul 2026 to 16 Jul 2027
- Deadline
- 29 Jun 2026 14:00
Related Terms
Location
United Kingdom:
1 buyer
Description
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.
Award Criteria
| Quality | Quality will account for 60% of all available marks |
| Price | 30% of all available marks will be available for price with the lowest price scoring maximum marks. |
| Social Value | _ |
CPV Codes
- 85144100 - Residential nursing care services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85112200 - Outpatient care services
- 79211110 - Payroll management services
Other Information
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Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06a85c
- FTS 050617-2026