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Department of Health & Social Care

DHSC:ASC Fair Pay Agreement Negotiation Support Fund

Business ServicesCPV 85144100
Value£321k
Deadline29 Jun 2026
Published29 May 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 29 May 2026ClosedCloses 29 Jun 2026
Who to contact
Joe Smith
joe.smith1@dhsc.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£321ktotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

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The brief

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.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA) provides

The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA) provides the legislative basis for this, and negotiations are expected to start in April 2027.

02

In order to ensure negotiations are as

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.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
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