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Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
8
About one every 46 days
Contracts awarded
15
To 17 different suppliers
Value awarded
£5.45m
17 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£233k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
2 coming up

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. Provision of Linen and Laundry Services

    North West

    Closing soon5 days leftLow competition6 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £22.7mestimated

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. Pre-Market Engagement - ELHT Pain and Rheumatology

    North WestHealthcare services

    UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £615kestimated
  2. LTH DCS Digital Therapeutics PME

    North WestIT services and software

    UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £33kestimated

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.

  1. Healthcare services6
  2. IT services and software5
  3. Medical equipment and supplies2
  4. Furniture2
  5. Food and drink supplies2
  6. Waste and street cleansing1

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. Social value questions5%
    In 1 of 20 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Advanced Health and Care Limited£1.19m
    1 contract
  2. Clifton Dairies LtdSME£938k
    1 contract
  3. Medstrom Ltd£900k
    1 contract
  4. Synbiotix Ltd£539k
    1 contract
  5. Morris Quality Bakers LimitedSME£473k
    1 contract
  6. IROAM Private HireSME£278k
    1 contract
  7. C CabsSME£258k
    1 contract
  8. 360 Ambulance Service LtdSME£252k
    2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)43%
  • Direct award (no competition)57%
Based on 21 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
30 days
Longer than 51% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 8 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
43%
Higher than 80% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 21 procurements
Won by small firms
67%
Higher than 77% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 18 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
2
Fewer than 72% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 17 awards
Split into lots
63%
Higher than 95% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 8 advertised tenders
Direct awards
57%
Lower than 68% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 21 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most NHS and health bodies
Based on 8 tenders

Compared with other NHS and health bodies

Time to bid, 82 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days2
10–15 days2
15–20 days1
20–25 days4
25–30 days35
30–35 days28
35–40 days7
40–45 days2
45–50 days1
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 77 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids9
2–4 bids35
4–6 bids19
6–8 bids9
8–10 bids1
10–12 bids0
12–14 bids2
14–16 bids1
16–18 bids0
18–20 bids0
20+ bids1
Advertised openly, 279 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 274 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation 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.

No contracts we hold from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust end in the next 90 days.

1 more contract ends in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Electronic Catering Information SystemSynbiotix Ltd—9 Sept 2026
LTH SMRC Wheelchair maintenance and refurbishmentA J Mobility Limited (T/A Ajm Healthcare)£10.2m1 Sept 2026
Lease of MattressesMedstrom Ltd—27 Aug 2026
AF Traylor Renal Bespoke Home ModificationsAF Traylor & Sons LTD—24 Aug 2026
Bariatric Equipment Rental - Lancashire Teaching HospitalsArjo UK Ltd£466k24 Aug 2026
Provision Of Taxi Services for ELHT and BTHIROAM Private Hire, CMA Partnership Limited T/A Cavalier Taxis, C Cabs—17 Aug 2026
S/WP - Milk and BreadClifton Dairies Ltd, Morris Quality Bakers Limited—1 Jul 2026
ELHT Hepatitis C Programme 26/27The Hepatitis C Trust—5 May 2026
ELFS - Finance & eProcurement SystemAdvanced Health and Care Limited—24 Apr 2026
ELHT- Elaros cloud based softwareElaros 24/7 Limited£36k16 Apr 2026