Analysis of NHS Cost Drivers and Disparities Refresh (Year 2)

NHS England

Published: Feb 26, 2026

Updated: Jun 15, 2026

Source: uk_contracts_finder

This tender has been awarded

Awarded to IQVIA LTD. — £49,200

About This Opportunity

NHS England United Kingdom: Analysis of NHS Cost Drivers and Disparities. Services contract awarded, consulting. Awarded to IQVIA LTD. (GBP 49K, Feb 2026).

This is a services contract in the Consulting and health and medical services sectors. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums, with an estimated budget of GBP 49,200.

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Description

The NHS Cost Drivers and Cost Disparities project aims to help trusts analyse their National Cost Collection (NCC) data to identify variations and disparities in costing that impact productivity. Year 1 of the project was designed to support the Secretary of States desire to be assured that the NHS understanding of its cost base and understanding of cost drivers. The NCC provides some, but not all of the information needed and to address this, a project was undertaken. This used the 2023/24 NCC data which was available at the time of Year 1 project. Year 1 was delivered as part of the Local Cost Collection (LCC)/ Federated Data Platform (FDP) work to enable NHSE to start building in these requirements to future improving the planned output from future cost submissions to support trusts to pinpoint inefficiencies and improve operational performance. It also successfully increased engagement with costing processes at both trust and Integrated Care Board (ICB) levels, supporting productivity improvements in line with the NHS Long Term Plan.. CPV: Business and management consultancy services (79410000). Procedure: Single tender action (below threshold). Suitable for SMEs. Suitable for VCSEs

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK Contracts Finder and was originally published on February 26, 2026. Last refreshed 9 days ago. Reference: CF-3407100D0O000000rwimUAA. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About NHS England

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