External Finance Support

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Wales
Selective procedure
28 February 2026 to 28 February 2026

Develop approximately five to seven high-impact options identifying specific services, sites or activities to slow, stop, consolidate or decommission. Each option must set out operational and workforce impacts, including WTE, financial effects and phasing, dependencies, constraints, risks and trade-offs, distinguishing achievable contributions in 2026/27 from benefits in later years.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £600k; As published
Published: 9 January 2026; Find a Tender
Awarded: 10 February 2026; McKinsey & Company
Contract length: Not stated; Ends 28 February 2026

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of independent healthcare financial analysis and option appraisal to support financial recovery planning and service transformation.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
9 January 2026
Contract awardedto McKinsey & Company
10 February 2026
Contract starts
28 February 2026
Contract ends
28 February 2026

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How it compares

7.5× the typical financial sustainability review contract (£80k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/342673/external-finance-support
Buyer reference: CAV-MIN-61737
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-060280
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership. External Finance Support. Contract award, 9 January 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/342673/external-finance-support (accessed 12 October 2026).