Buyer profile · NHS and health
City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Limited tenders and contracts
Official name on notices: CITY HOSPITALS INDEPENDENT COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED
- Tenders published
- 15
- About one every 24 days
- Contracts awarded
- 27
- To 23 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £1.25m
- 24 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £21k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 3
- 4 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £173kestimated
- £590kestimated
- £230kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
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)33%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)2%
- Direct award (no competition)65%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Limited has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 31 days
- Longer than 65% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 15 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 33%
- Higher than 72% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 55 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 48%
- Higher than 54% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 29 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 2
- Fewer than 77% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 9 awards
- Split into lots
- 33%
- Higher than 78% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 15 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 65%
- Lower than 64% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 55 procurements
- Cancelled
- 7%
- Higher than 67% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 15 tenders
Compared with other NHS and health bodies
This buyer: 31 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 3 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 3 |
| 25–30 days | 41 |
| 30–35 days | 30 |
| 35–40 days | 8 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 2
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 6 |
| 2–4 bids | 30 |
| 4–6 bids | 21 |
| 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: 33%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 108 |
| 10–20% | 53 |
| 20–30% | 31 |
| 30–40% | 16 |
| 40–50% | 15 |
| 50–60% | 12 |
| 60–70% | 16 |
| 70–80% | 8 |
| 80–90% | 8 |
| 90–100% | 9 |
This buyer: 48%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 11 |
| 10–20% | 13 |
| 20–30% | 28 |
| 30–40% | 40 |
| 40–50% | 52 |
| 50–60% | 41 |
| 60–70% | 26 |
| 70–80% | 29 |
| 80–90% | 19 |
| 90–100% | 7 |
Each column is a group of NHS and health bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Limited.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test and Treatment of Water | Nalco Ltd | £13k | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Boiler Water Treatment | Nalco Ltd | £18k | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Contract renewal for insurance inspection contract for pressure systems and lifting/hoists | Zurich Insurance Company Ltd | £19k | 27 Nov 2026 |
| Hire of an ICS Chiller for a period of 39 weeks | Ics Cool Energy Limited | £12k | 16 Dec 2026 |