diff --git a/app/controllers/organisations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/organisations_controller.rb
index 7a92e5811..4721a31ed 100644
--- a/app/controllers/organisations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/organisations_controller.rb
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ class OrganisationsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def create
-    organisation = Organisation.create(org_params)
-    if organisation.persisted?
+    @resource = Organisation.new(org_params)
+    if @resource.save
       redirect_to organisations_path
     else
       render :new, status: :unprocessable_entity
diff --git a/app/models/organisation.rb b/app/models/organisation.rb
index 0319befa4..10e720458 100644
--- a/app/models/organisation.rb
+++ b/app/models/organisation.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class Organisation < ApplicationRecord
 
   enum provider_type: PROVIDER_TYPE
 
-  validates :provider_type, presence: true
+  validates :name, presence: { message: I18n.t("validations.organisation.name_missing") }
+  validates :provider_type, presence: { message: I18n.t("validations.organisation.provider_type_missing") }
 
   def case_logs
     CaseLog.filter_by_organisation(self)
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 3e9c8898e..e6f94d28b 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ en:
     reset_password: "Reset your password"
 
   validations:
+    organisation:
+      name_missing: "Enter the organisation’s name"
+      provider_type_missing: "Select the organisation’s type"
+
     other_field_missing: "If %{main_field_label} is other then %{other_field_label} must be provided"
     other_field_not_required: "%{other_field_label} must not be provided if %{main_field_label} was not other"
     numeric:
diff --git a/spec/models/organisation_spec.rb b/spec/models/organisation_spec.rb
index ac6a0fc6c..7062f3f51 100644
--- a/spec/models/organisation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/organisation_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ RSpec.describe Organisation, type: :model do
 
     it "validates provider_type presence" do
       expect { FactoryBot.create(:organisation, provider_type: nil) }
-        .to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid, "Validation failed: Provider type can’t be blank")
+        .to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid, "Validation failed: Provider type #{I18n.t('validations.organisation.provider_type_missing')}")
     end
 
     context "with data protection confirmations" do
diff --git a/spec/requests/organisations_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/organisations_controller_spec.rb
index 18fd10204..7ad145d66 100644
--- a/spec/requests/organisations_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/organisations_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1008,6 +1008,18 @@ RSpec.describe OrganisationsController, type: :request do
           request
           expect(response).to redirect_to("/organisations")
         end
+
+        context "when required params are missing" do
+          let(:name) { "" }
+          let(:provider_type) { "" }
+
+          it "displays the form with an error message" do
+            request
+            expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
+            expect(page).to have_content(I18n.t("validations.organisation.name_missing"))
+            expect(page).to have_content(I18n.t("validations.organisation.provider_type_missing"))
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
   end