Buyer profile · NHS and health

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust tenders and contracts

East of EnglandBasildonWebsite

Tenders published
9
About one every 41 days
Contracts awarded
145
To 130 different suppliers
Value awarded
£6.32m
128 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£25k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
5 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

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

  1. Electrical Installation Condition Reporting (EICR) Services

    East of EnglandArchitecture and engineering, Energy and utilities

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £300kestimated
  2. Body Storage Contingency

    East of England

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  3. Catering Managed Services

    East of EnglandCatering

    Upcoming

    £97.7mestimated
  4. Catering Managed Services

    East of EnglandCatering

    UpcomingExpress interest3 lots

    £103mestimated
  5. Friends and Family Test Messaging Provision

    East of EnglandTelecoms and networks

    Upcoming

    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 1 of 161 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 3 contracts
  2. 5 contracts
  3. 3 contracts
  4. Kelsius LtdSME£60k
    2 contracts
  5. 3 contracts
  6. 2 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)6%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)34%
  • Direct award (no competition)60%
Based on 161 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
28 days
Shorter than 74% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 9 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
6%
Lower than 71% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 161 procurements
Won by small firms
32%
Lower than 77% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 152 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
More than 53% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 11 awards
Split into lots
22%
Higher than 70% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 9 advertised tenders
Direct awards
60%
Lower than 69% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 161 procurements
Cancelled
11%
Higher than 73% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 9 tenders

Compared with other NHS and health bodies

Time to bid, 88 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days3
15–20 days2
20–25 days3
25–30 days40
30–35 days30
35–40 days8
40–45 days2
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 71 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids6
2–4 bids31
4–6 bids20
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, 276 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%107
10–20%52
20–30%33
30–40%16
40–50%15
50–60%12
60–70%16
70–80%8
80–90%8
90–100%9
Won by small firms, 266 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%11
10–20%12
20–30%30
30–40%40
40–50%50
50–60%38
60–70%29
70–80%28
80–90%21
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
Southend & bas - Direct health group - profile cell , seals & fasteners & partsDirect Healthcare Group Ltd£24k29 Sept 2026
Phoenix - Smartsheet RenewalPhoenix Software Limited£22k30 Sept 2026
Basildon -Vantive Training -AK98s/Prismax/Thermax/PrismaflexVantive Limited£10k30 Sept 2026
Basildon - Getinge - OEM batteries & maintenance kitGetinge Ltd£18k1 Dec 2026
Sim & Skills - Sim EPR SystemSim & Skills Limited£12k7 Dec 2026

73 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards