Buyer profile · NHS and health
Belfast Health & Social Care Trust tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 35
- About one every 10 days
- Contracts awarded
- 90
- To 200 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £137m
- 92 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £420k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 2 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £45mframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)39%
- Direct award (no competition)61%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Belfast Health & Social Care Trust has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 35 days
- Longer than 88% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 34 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 39%
- Higher than 78% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 94 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 44%
- Higher than 50% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 348 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 6
- More than 83% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 133 awards
- Split into lots
- 60%
- Higher than 93% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 35 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 61%
- Lower than 65% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 94 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most NHS and health bodies
- Based on 35 tenders
Compared with other NHS and health bodies
This buyer: 35 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 2 |
| 10–15 days | 2 |
| 15–20 days | 1 |
| 20–25 days | 4 |
| 25–30 days | 35 |
| 30–35 days | 28 |
| 35–40 days | 7 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 6
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 9 |
| 2–4 bids | 35 |
| 4–6 bids | 19 |
| 6–8 bids | 9 |
| 8–10 bids | 1 |
| 10–12 bids | 0 |
| 12–14 bids | 2 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 0 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 1 |
This buyer: 39%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 115 |
| 10–20% | 56 |
| 20–30% | 34 |
| 30–40% | 13 |
| 40–50% | 17 |
| 50–60% | 14 |
| 60–70% | 10 |
| 70–80% | 6 |
| 80–90% | 6 |
| 90–100% | 8 |
This buyer: 44%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 5 |
| 10–20% | 20 |
| 20–30% | 35 |
| 30–40% | 49 |
| 40–50% | 51 |
| 50–60% | 39 |
| 60–70% | 24 |
| 70–80% | 26 |
| 80–90% | 18 |
| 90–100% | 7 |
Each column is a group of NHS and health bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Belfast Health & Social Care Trust.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance of BK Ultrasound Machines | Uniphar Medtech t/a Tekno Surgical | £415k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| PRRT (Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy) | Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited | £1.82m | 31 Dec 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nephral 500ST Artificial Kidneys | Vantive Limited | £120k | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Tezepelumab 210mg/1.91ml solution for injection pre-filled device (homecare) | Healthnet Homecare (UK) Limited | £1.4m | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Manzen LIMs System Customer Support & DEvelopment | Tissue Typing Systems UK Limited | £289k | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Maintenance of Ultima Equipment | Medical Graphics UK Ltd | £557k | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Maintenance of Merivaara Operating Lights | Bender UK Ltd | £246k | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Specialised Drapes, Utility Drapes and Drape Packs | Accu-Science Ireland Ltd, MDI Medical (NI) Ltd, Balmung Medical Handel GmbH and 6 more | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Maintenance of GE Cardio Equipment | GE Medical Systems Ltd | £745k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| ALSG- Life Support Training Courses | Advanced Life Support Group | £50k | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Postural Management Equipment and Accessories | Primacy Healthcare 21 Limited, BES Healthcare Ltd, James Leckey Design Limited and 6 more | — | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Maintenance of Trumpf and Mindray Surgical Equipment | MET Healthcare Limited | £935k | 29 Sept 2026 |