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N H S Business Services Authority

Future NHS Workforce Solution

Software & IT SystemsCPV 48450000 72212450 72212451 72222300 72260000 79211110 79410000 79600000 79900000 80420000
Value£1173.0m
Deadline14 Feb 2025
Published7 Nov 2025
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 7 Nov 2025ClosedCloses 14 Feb 2025
Contract value in context
£1173.0mtotal contract value
median £91k
this tender£0£1266.8m

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The brief

The Authority has procured a supplier to develop a new transformed integrated workforce management solution for the NHS in England and Wales.

The current Electronic Staff Record (ESR) service includes HR and payroll; learning; talent management; Total Reward Statements and workforce reporting.

It is supported by a supply of systems, support and auxiliary services that enable its effective utilisation.

ESR currently pays over 1.9m NHS employees every month, equivalent to around five percent of the UK workforce.

The future NHS workforce solution will fulfil the ambition of providing the NHS with a user centred digital workforce solution to empower people from both national and local organisations to carry out their roles effectively and efficiently, supporting them through their journey with the NHS.

The supplier will manage the ESR service, transform, develop, implement and manage the future NHS workforce solution and once migration of user organisations completes, decommission the ESR service.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The Authority has procured a supplier

The Authority has procured a supplier to develop a new transformed integrated workforce management solution for the NHS in England and Wales.

02

It is supported by a supply

It is supported by a supply of systems, support and auxiliary services that enable its effective utilisation.

03

The supplier will manage the ESR service

The supplier will manage the ESR service, transform, develop, implement and manage the future NHS workforce solution and once migration of user organisations completes, decommission the ESR service.

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