Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Insolvency Service's press release entitled The fake £9.8 million NHS contract: directors banned after investors tricked out of more than £2 million, published on 5 March 2026, whether private investors are currently able to verify the validity of previous NHS procurement contracts.

Information about National Health Service procurement contracts is publicly available. Contract Award Notices are published under the Procurement Act 2023 and, for clinical services, under the Provider Selection Regime. Investors can therefore confirm whether a legitimate contract exists by checking the Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder.

NHS organisations cannot confirm commercial claims made to private investors. However, information on suppliers, director identities and disqualifications, insolvency events, and persons of significant control is available on Companies House. If discrepancies arise, they can be reported to the NHS Counter Fraud Authority.

With respect to the NHS Supply Chain, if suppliers are removed from a framework, NHS Supply Chain’s standard practice is to update its Contract Information Pages to remove them from the list of suppliers’ section and the product listing information.