In brief
- NHS England awards PA Consulting £41.4 million for four years.
- The two have 25 contracts worth £120.3 million since 2020.
- Contract runs from 19 October 2026 to 18 October 2030.
NHS England has awarded PA Consulting Services Limited a £41.4 million contract for transformation delivery services to its Establishing Operational Excellence programme for 48 months, according to a notice published on 4 November.
The nil-commitment arrangement will provide resources for programme strategy and prioritisation, programme management, business change and engagement, product development support, rollout support, delivery roadmap and proof-of-concept management, and benefits tracking. Work will be issued through statements of work using a rate card.
NHS England and PA Consulting have 25 contracts worth £120.3 million since 2020 in GovMarket records.
In 2026, NHS England has let 319 contracts worth £3.03 billion in GovMarket records.
The contract runs from 19 October 2026 to 18 October 2030.
Key facts
* 2026 so far
| Year | Value | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £446.4m | 277 |
| 2022 | £1.15bn | 561 |
| 2023 | £2.33bn | 600 |
| 2024 | £838.4m | 611 |
| 2025 | £1.45bn | 350 |
| 2026 | £3.03bn | 319 |
* 2026 so far
| Year | Value | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £274.0m | 114 |
| 2022 | £323.1m | 112 |
| 2023 | £201.3m | 80 |
| 2024 | £153.9m | 78 |
| 2025 | £311.2m | 82 |
| 2026 | £549.0m | 48 |
Written from published notices and GovMarket contract records. Totals cover GovMarket records, which start at different dates for each source.






