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NHS England tenders and contracts

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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

  1. NHS Security Standards Scoping

    LondonHealthcare services

    Closing soon1 hour leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £108kestimated
  2. Improving HPV uptake in school leavers living in areas of high deprivation

    LondonHealthcare services

    Closing soon25 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £40kestimated
  3. NHS National Framework for Ferric Carboxymaltose injection

    North East, North West, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East, South WestMedical equipment and supplies

    Closing soon26 hours leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £38.2mframework ceiling
  4. Agenda for Change Job Evaluation Digital System

    LondonIT services and software

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £2.6mestimated
  5. Blood Culture pathway- Health economic analysis

    LondonHealthcare services, Marketing and communications

    Open7 days leftSmall contract

    £72kestimated
  6. £825kestimated
  7. NHS Midlands & East Framework for Denosumab 60mg PFS

    East Midlands, West Midlands, East of EnglandMedical equipment and supplies

    Open15 days leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £600kframework ceiling
  8. NHS National Framework for Generics Orals, Non-Parenteral & Housekeeping

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestMedical equipment and supplies

    Open21 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £432mframework ceiling
  9. NHS National Framework Agreement Homecare Service Lysosomal Storage Disorder

    North East, North West, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, ScotlandHealthcare services

    Open24 days leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £43.7mframework ceiling

Coming up

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

  1. Continuous Glucose Monitoring Devices

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestMedical equipment and supplies

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1.42bnestimated
  2. Home Delivery Service - Pulmonary Hypertension Drugs - National

    LondonHealthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £6mframework ceiling
  3. Market Engagement Event for East ofEngland prisons

    East of EnglandHealthcare services, Social and domiciliary care

    Upcoming

    £0.01estimated
  4. Babies, Children and Young People Modern Service Framework

    LondonHealthcare services, Grounds maintenance and landscaping

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated
  5. NHS Regional & Local Insight

    LondonMarketing and communications, IT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  6. Strategic Placement and Education Units for Small Professions

    LondonManagement consultancy, Training

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  7. MHST enhancements: workforce development and training CPD RFI

    LondonTraining, Education services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £4.6mestimated
  8. Transforming Digital High Street Optometry

    LondonTraining, Education services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £2.23mestimated
  9. Cadaveric Courses for East of England Trainees from 2027

    LondonTraining, Education services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £3.6mestimated
  10. Colon Capsule Endoscopy (CCE)

    LondonIT services and software, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £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.

  1. CQC registration0%
    In 1 of 300 notices
  2. DBS checks0%
    In 1 of 300 notices
  3. Social value questions0%
    In 1 of 300 notices
  4. TUPE applies0%
    In 1 of 300 notices

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%
Based on 587 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How 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

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
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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
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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 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Access to the National Endoscopy DatabaseRoyal College of Physicians£26k29 Sept 2026
Legal team Practising Certificates 2025/26Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA)£17k30 Sept 2026
Legal team Practising Certificates 2025/26Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA)£17k30 Sept 2026
Cancer and Diagnostic -Practice Education (Physiological Science) (ET1007)Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust£22k30 Sept 2026
Cancer and Diagnostic -Practice Education (Imaging) (ET1007)Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust£24k30 Sept 2026
Provision of the ONE NHS Finance ServiceHealthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)£375k30 Sept 2026
MSRA / SJT DiscoveryBlue Bow Research and Consultancy Ltd£84k30 Sept 2026
Professional Support Unit (PSU) Dyslexia Service Lots 1&2Genius Within C.I.C.£600k30 Sept 2026
C414621 Soft Skills Training for International Medical Graduate (IMG) GPsK2 Geminids Education Ltd£14k2 Oct 2026
Access to Medicine (Pathways) for 2025/26The Sutton Trust Registered£50k9 Oct 2026
NHS National Framework for Golimumab InjectionOrifarm UK Ltd, Janssen-Cilag Limited, Mercury Pharmaceuticals Lt£60m31 Oct 2026
Lung Cancer Screening Programme: External QA of Radiologists (26/27)University of Nottingham (The)£130k31 Oct 2026
Breast Test and Training System (PERFORMS)Performs Assessment Ltd£445k31 Oct 2026
Cancer and Diagnostic -Practice Education (Physiological Science) (ET1007)Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust£33k31 Oct 2026
C419896 _Mary_Seacole_Primary_Care_TCsv1.1TQ Education and Training Limited£192k31 Oct 2026
Professional Midwife Advocate and Professional Nurse Advocate – BirminghamUniversity of Plymouth£90k23 Nov 2026
Professional Midwife Advocate and Professional Nurse Advocate – BirminghamBirmingham City University£59k26 Nov 2026
Provision of Specialist Occupational Health for PSW ( Midlands)University Hospitals Leicester£45k30 Nov 2026
Act Now EvaluationHealthcare Innovation Consortium Ltd£27k30 Nov 2026
Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation Contract ModificationKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust£14.6m30 Nov 2026

139 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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