Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the total value of contracts awarded to private contractors for (a) Universal Credit assessments (b) PIP assessments and (c) Disability Living Allowance in each financial year since 2019-20.
Answered by Andrew Western
The contracts awarded in the period of the question were / are to deliver assessments in support of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Work Capability Assessments for Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance and a range of other benefits including Disability Living Allowance (Child). All contracts were awarded as multi year agreements. The attached links sets out the total values awarded per contract/contractor.
Please note, the contract value is the total estimated value of the contract at the point it was awarded and subsequently extended. Contract spend is the actual amount of money paid to suppliers during the contract period and can be different to the contract value as a result of a variety of factors (e.g. over/under delivery, changes in volume, demand and other variations to contract).
PIP Contracts (31 July 2012 – 6 September 2024)
Total Contract Value: £1,787,043,988
Lot 1 - Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Assessment Service - Contract Extension - Lot 1 - Find a Tender
Lot 2 - Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Assessment Service - Contract Extension - Lot 2 - Find a Tender
Lot 3 - Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Assessment Service - Contract Extension - Lot 3 - Find a Tender
HDAS Contract (29 October 2014 – 6 September 2024)
Total Contract Value: £1,297,737,098
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9bdd9fa5-0a4c-4484-a853-702b9683db80
FAS Contract (2 October 2023 – 31 August 2029)
Total Contract Value: £2,769,913,640 (including Lot 5)
Lots 1-5 - Functional Assessment Services (FAS) 2023 - Find a Tender
(NB – Lot 5 is managed by Department for Communities)
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