2025/26 NHS Standard Contract
The NHS Standard Contract is mandated by NHS England for use by commissioners for all contracts for healthcare services other than primary care. Following the consultation on the 2025/26 NHS Payment Scheme, we are now consulting on further changes to the 2025/26 Contract.
The final version of the Contract Particulars and interim versions of the Service Conditions and General Conditions are published on the Contract landing page.
A summary of the changes we have made as a response to the first consultation on the Contract 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 check the Contract Technical Guidance or 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).
2025/26 NHS Standard Contract technical guidance (interim version)
Model collaborative commissioning agreements
- Model collaborative commissioning agreement (single contract option)
- Model collaborative commissioning agreement (multiple contract option)
Varying the 2025/26 Contract
2025/26 NHS 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 (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
Consultation on the 2025/26 NHS Standard Contract (now closed)
The consultation documents are available on the consultation web page.
Further consultation on the 2025/26 NHS Standard Contract (now closed)
The consultation documents are available on the further consultation web page.