The NHS Standard Contract is mandated by NHS England for use by commissioners for all contracts for healthcare services other than primary care, and the Contract (in full-length and shorter-form versions) is available here:

Full length Contract
Shorter-form Contract

A summary of the changes we made to the Contracts for 2023/24 can be found in section 3 of the Contract technical guidance and in the Response to the consultation feedback document.

If you have a query on the NHS Standard Contracts, please email england.contractshelp@nhs.net

If you would like to be added to our stakeholder list to receive updates on the NHS Standard Contract, please email your contact details to england.contractsengagement@nhs.net.

To view the slides and recordings from our webinars, please go to the NHS Standard Contract – FutureNHS Collaboration Platform (please register for a FutureNHS account).

NHS Standard Contract 2023/24 technical guidance

• NHS Standard Contract 2023/24 technical guidance

Model collaborative commissioning agreements

• Model collaborative commissioning agreement (single contract option)
• Model collaborative commissioning agreement (multiple contract option)

Varying the 2023/24 Contract

• Guidance on the mid-term variation process and on updating multi-year contracts which extend beyond 31 March 2023

NHS sub-contracts 2023/24

• NHS Standard Contract 2023/24: sub-contracts

Other Schedules to the full-length and shorter-form Contract

• Schedule 2L (Schedule 2L (Provisions Applicable to Primary Medical Services)) (full-length Contract)
• Schedule 7 (Fair Deal for Staff Pensions) (full-length Contract) and guidance
• Schedule 6E (Schedule 6E Provider Data Processing Agreement) (shorter-form Contract) 

Other publications

• System collaboration and financial management agreement
• Model individual placement agreement
• Alliance agreement toolkit (please register for a FutureNHS account)
• Proforma contract management forms and change in control notification

Changes to the Contract for 2023/24

Comparison documents showing the changes made from the NHS Standard Contract 2022/23 (published in March 2022) to the NHS Standard Contract 2023/24 (published in March 2023).

Comparison documents showing the changes made from the draft NHS Standard Contract 2023/24 (published for consultation in December 2022) to the NHS Standard Contract 2023/24 (published in March 2023).

Consultation – December 2022 (consultation now closed)

• Draft 2023/24 NHS Standard Contract for consultation (both full-length and shorter-form versions).