Buyer profile · NHS and health

NHS Business Services Authority tenders and contracts

North EastLondonWebsite

Official name on notices: Department of Health & Social Care

Tenders published
6
About one every 61 days
Contracts awarded
29
To 31 different suppliers
Value awarded
£28.3m
20 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£63k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
6 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

NHS Business Services Authority has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

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

  1. Request for Information (RFI) Scanning and Digital Print Suite

    UK-widePrinting, IT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  2. Fully Managed Service - Data and Cyber Recovery

    UK-wideIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £2.33mestimated
  3. NHS Pensions External Training Support

    UK-wideTraining

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £14.7mestimated
  4. Healthy Start Vitamins Manufacture & Supply

    North EastMedical equipment and supplies

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £6.57mestimated
  5. Healthy Start Prepaid Cards

    UK-wideFinancial services and insurance, Office supplies and equipment

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £14mestimated
  6. NHS Jobs Content Management System

    UK-wideIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  7. McCloud Administration RPSS and Practitioner RSS

    UK-wideFinancial services and insurance

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £28mestimated
  8. DDaT Enterprise GRC Tooling

    North EastIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £350kestimated
  9. Drug Tariff RFI

    UK-wideIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  10. Adult Social Care - Organisation Checking API Solution

    North EastIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 4 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 registration2%
    In 1 of 44 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. 1 contract
  8. 3 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)31%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)3%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)6%
  • Direct award (no competition)59%
Based on 32 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How NHS Business Services Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
33 days
Longer than 83% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 5 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
31%
Higher than 70% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 32 procurements
Won by small firms
21%
Lower than 87% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 33 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
About the same as most NHS and health bodies
Based on 12 awards
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 68% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 6 advertised tenders
Direct awards
59%
Lower than 69% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 32 procurements
Cancelled
17%
Higher than 89% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 6 tenders

Compared with other NHS and health bodies

Time to bid, 54 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days3
15–20 days0
20–25 days6
25–30 days22
30–35 days16
35–40 days6
40–45 days0
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 44 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids12
4–6 bids14
6–8 bids8
8–10 bids3
10–12 bids0
12–14 bids2
14–16 bids1
16–18 bids0
18–20 bids0
20+ bids0
Advertised openly, 230 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%94
10–20%37
20–30%29
30–40%10
40–50%17
50–60%15
60–70%12
70–80%4
80–90%7
90–100%5
Won by small firms, 223 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%13
10–20%9
20–30%35
30–40%35
40–50%39
50–60%27
60–70%30
70–80%10
80–90%19
90–100%6

Each column is a group of NHS and health bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds NHS Business Services Authority.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
Director of Data & AI RecruitmentReed Specialist Recruitment Limited£18k6 Oct 2026
Fraud and Corruption Reporting Online (FCROL)Treble 5 Treble 1 Limited£78k11 Oct 2026
Quality Coach TrainingKPMG LLP£48k31 Oct 2026
People Science TrainingPeople Science Consulting£37k1 Nov 2026
Data and AI Training LicencesDatacamp Inc£44k30 Nov 2026
C407289 Product Owner TrainingPendo .IO UK Ltd£61k16 Dec 2026

10 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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