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Buyer profile · NHS and health
NHS England tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 89
- About one every 4 days
- Contracts awarded
- 301
- To 525 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £3.13bn
- 438 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £95k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 9
- 36 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £108kestimated
- £40kestimated
- £38.2mframework ceiling
- £2.6mestimated
- £72kestimated
- £825kestimated
- £600kframework ceiling
- £432mframework ceiling
- £43.7mframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £1.42bnestimated
- £6mframework ceiling
- £0.01estimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £4.6mestimated
- £2.23mestimated
- £3.6mestimated
- £1estimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 12 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.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)21%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)1%
- Direct award (no competition)77%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow NHS England has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 28 days
- Shorter than 58% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 87 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 21%
- Higher than 60% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 587 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 44%
- Lower than 50% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 836 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5
- More than 56% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 85 awards
- Split into lots
- 20%
- Higher than 75% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 89 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 77%
- Lower than 52% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 587 procurements
- Cancelled
- 2%
- Higher than 63% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 89 tenders
Compared with other NHS and health bodies
NHS England: 28 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 3 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 6 |
| 25–30 days | 22 |
| 30–35 days | 16 |
| 35–40 days | 6 |
| 40–45 days | 0 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
NHS England: 5
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 12 |
| 4–6 bids | 14 |
| 6–8 bids | 8 |
| 8–10 bids | 3 |
| 10–12 bids | 0 |
| 12–14 bids | 2 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 0 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
NHS England: 21%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
NHS England: 44%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 England.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.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commissioning in Practice- Applied Action Learning | Moorhouse Consulting Limited | £8.95m | 24 Sept 2026 |
| Master’s Level Paediatric Audiology Modules Lots 1,2,3 | Anglia Ruskin University, University of Manchester | — | 22 Sept 2026 |
| Target Product Profile for Paediatric Audiology | Insightful Health Ltd | — | 22 Sept 2026 |
| Regulatory Compliance Services for Medical Devices | DevicePharm Consultancy Limited | — | 18 Sept 2026 |
| Specialist Dyslexia Assessment and Coaching Service | Genius Within CIC | — | 17 Sept 2026 |
| Enabling Flexible Working through e-Rostering Programme: Phase 2 Implementation | Timewise Foundation CIC | — | 17 Sept 2026 |
| Section 7A Screening and Immunisation Communications Marketing Campaign NW | Ice Creates Limited | — | 17 Sept 2026 |
| Tier 4 Lead Provider for CAMHS | North Staffs Combined Healthcare NHS Trust | — | 11 Sept 2026 |
| Provision of NHS Youth Forum Services | The Participation People Limited | — | 10 Sept 2026 |
| Access to medicine and the professions 2026/27 | The Sutton Trust Registered | — | 10 Sept 2026 |