Changes to the GP Contract in 2026/27: What do practices need to know?
The NHS GP Contract for 2026/27, published in February 2026 and taking effect from 1 April 2026, introduces several changes aimed at improving patient access, strengthening GP capacity, and shifting care further into the community. While the overall financial uplift is modest, the operational implications for GP practices are significant. Understanding these changes is essential […]
Procurement Act thresholds change for 2026
January 2026 marked a significant moment for UK public procurement. New financial thresholds introduced under the Procurement Act 2023 came into force, alongside stronger transparency rules, increased cyber security expectations and growing sustainability requirements. For organisations working with the NHS, these latest changes signal a continued shift toward greater accountability, digital transparency and supply chain […]
How has NHS procurement changed in 2025?
2025 has seen some of the most significant changes in NHS procurement in recent history. With the implementation of the Procurement Act 2023, new rules, platforms and priorities are reshaping how the NHS buys goods and services. Here at K Low Consulting, we thought it would be handy to summarise the main changes in one […]
Health tech in the NHS: How virtual health services are presenting tender opportunities for tech businesses
Digital health transformation is no longer a future-facing aspiration for the NHS – it is a key priority outlined in its 10 Year Plan. Solutions that enable virtual care, remote health monitoring and digitally enabled pathways are increasingly being commissioned at scale, and this is translating into more NHS tender opportunities for health tech providers. […]
Integration of the NHS and a Community Health Model: What does this mean for tenders?
The NHS is in the midst of one of the most ambitious transformations in its history. In July this year, the Prime Minister launched the government’s 10 Year Health Plan, entitled ‘Fit for the Future’. At the heart of the plan are three strategic ‘shifts’ that the government say will help to create ‘a neighbourhood […]
The Social Value Model has changed: Why does it matter?
In this, the fifth and final blog in our series on social value, we look at recent changes to the Social Value Model (SVM) and what that means for tender bids. As the rest of our blog series on social value has explained, the importance of this concept has grown and now accounts for at […]
Counting what counts: How to use data to demonstrate social value in bids
In this, the fourth blog in our series on social value, we look at the power of data. As we’ve mentioned earlier in this blog series, social value is no longer a ‘nice-to-have’ and now accounts for at least 10% of marks in tenders. According to the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 and subsequent […]
From promise to proof: How to create genuine, measurable social impact at your organisation
In our last blog, we looked at how you can get everyone in your organisation to embrace social value and see it as something special that energises the team and gives them a way to support the causes that matter to them personally, as well as the organisation and industry they work in. In this […]
Social value isn’t a solo act – and it shouldn’t feel like one
Social value now accounts for a minimum of 10% of tender marks – and this is rising. But, to be credible, consistent, and impactful in competitive tenders, social value needs to be embraced across your whole organisation, not just by a bid writer or corporate social responsibility (CSR) lead. Building internal engagement with social value […]
Why try harder? – The importance of social value when bidding
Social value is no longer a ‘nice-to-have’. With the introduction of the Procurement Act, it’s become a formal and, often crucial, part of public sector tendering. A minimum of 10% of the total score must now be assigned to social value in tenders. And, depending on the contract you are bidding on, the weighting can […]