Financial Improvement Pilot

NHS England

Published: Jan 13, 2026

Updated: Jun 20, 2026

Source: uk_contracts_finder

This tender has been awarded

Awarded to Grant Thornton UK LLP — £1,666,667

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About This Opportunity

Award by NHS England (United Kingdom, finance & banking): Financial Improvement Pilot. Awarded to Grant Thornton UK LLP (GBP 1.7M, Dec 2025).

This is a services contract in the finance and banking, health and medical services and education and training sectors. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums, with an estimated budget of GBP 1.7 million.

Published through UK Contracts Finder, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for services in the finance and banking sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel. This contract has already been awarded. The information is published for transparency and market intelligence purposes.

Description

Secondment of 6 Grant Thornton Staff to NHSE band 9 finance roles in national pilot of new financial improvement approach in Northamptonshire acute NHS providers. Scope of work includes:

• rapid assessment & qualification and savings realisation phases, working with pilot trust staff to develop:

i. approaches, tools, analysis and reporting to underpin, embed and sustain improvement

ii. advise and develop support and coaching programmes where needed covering leadership, financial management & reporting, programme management & governance, data & analytics, operational and clinical engagement

iii. overarching framework for improving and embedding cultural change via communication, induction and training. CPV: Health services (85100000). Procedure: Call-off from a framework agreement

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK Contracts Finder and was originally published on January 13, 2026. Last refreshed 6 days ago. Reference: CF-3342100D0O000000rwimUAA. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About NHS England

NHS England has issued 688 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 36 currently open and 548 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Health & Medical, Information & Communication Technology, and Education & Training. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and UK Contracts Finder. Most recent publication: June 18, 2026.

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How much was the contract awarded for?

Grant Thornton UK LLP was awarded the contract for £1,666,667. The figure reflects the value disclosed by the contracting authority in the award notice.

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What type of contract is this?

This is a Services contract in the Finance & Banking sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.