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

NHS England

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: NHS England

Buyer Address: Wellington House, London, SE1 8UG, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Commercial and Procurement Team

Contact Email: england.commercialqueries@nhs.net

Contact Telephone: 0787 281 6513

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
49200.0 GBP
Published
26 Feb 2026, 09:15
Deadline
12 Dec 2025, 12:00
Contract Start
22 Dec 2025, 00:00
Contract End
21 Dec 2026, 23:59
Category
services
CPV
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
IQVIA LTD.
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

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.

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