Buyer profile · NHS and health

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust tenders and contracts

East of EnglandBasildonWebsite

Tenders published
7
About one every 52 days
Contracts awarded
155
To 136 different suppliers
Value awarded
£6.53m
133 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£26k
Median value awarded
Open now
2
9 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Strategic Estates Partner

    East of EnglandArchitecture and engineering, Management consultancy

    Open16 days leftExpress interestLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £7mestimated
  2. QMS Strategic Partner

    East of England, LondonManagement consultancy

    Open17 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £3mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. District Heating Network Performance, Operational Monitoring and Planned Maintenance Services

    UK-wideBuilding maintenance and repairs, Heating, plumbing and ventilation

    UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £0.01estimated
  2. Electrical Installation Condition Reporting (EICR) Services

    East of EnglandArchitecture and engineering, Energy and utilities

    UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £300kestimated
  3. Body Storage Contingency

    East of England

    UpcomingLow competition

    Value not stated
  4. Catering Managed Services

    East of EnglandCatering

    UpcomingLow competition

    £97.7mestimated
  5. Catering Managed Services

    East of EnglandCatering

    UpcomingExpress interestLow competition3 lots

    £103mestimated
  6. Friends and Family Test Messaging Provision

    East of EnglandTelecoms and networks

    UpcomingLow competition

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 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.

  1. CQC registration1%
    In 2 of 168 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. Staff HealthSME£200k
    2 contracts
  2. 2 contracts
  3. 3 contracts
  4. 5 contracts
  5. 3 contracts
  6. 3 contracts
  7. 3 contracts
  8. 3 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)5%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)3%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)35%
  • Direct award (no competition)58%
Based on 165 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
27 days
Shorter than 77% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 7 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
5%
Lower than 73% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 165 procurements
Won by small firms
30%
Lower than 78% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 162 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
2
Fewer than 72% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 15 awards
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 69% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 7 advertised tenders
Direct awards
58%
Lower than 67% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 165 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most NHS and health bodies
Based on 7 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 Mid and South Essex 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Basildon - Getinge - OEM batteries & maintenance kitGetinge Ltd£18k1 Dec 2026
Basildon - modality group - probe exchange 4Vc-DModality Group£12k1 Dec 2026
Sim & Skills - Sim EPR SystemSim & Skills Limited£12k7 Dec 2026
Christmas Hamper for Staff and Patients 2026Personal Care Packs Ltd£23k21 Dec 2026
CRP - Basildon -Haag Streit -Slit lampsHaag Streit UK£28k25 Dec 2026
Basildon - Ge medical systems - maternal infant care tech training x4GE Medical Systems Ltd£10k30 Dec 2026
Montagu Evans - Trust Valuers 26/27Montagu Evans LLP£13k31 Dec 2026
Clinical Leadership Programme OD PartnerIce Creates Limited£53k4 Jan 2027
Leda Orthopaedics Ltd - Research StudyLeda Orthopaedics Ltd£160k20 Jan 2027

75 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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