Buyer profile · NHS and health
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 5
- About one every 73 days
- Contracts awarded
- 10
- To 10 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £18.7m
- 7 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £292k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 1 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £1mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £1mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 5 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)54%
- Direct award (no competition)46%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 37 days
- Longer than 94% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 5 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 54%
- Higher than 87% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 13 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 50%
- Higher than 59% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 10 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 2
- Fewer than 72% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 5 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 69% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 5 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 46%
- Lower than 77% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 13 procurements
- Cancelled
- 20%
- Higher than 93% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 5 tenders
Compared with other NHS and health bodies
This buyer: 37 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 2 |
| 10–15 days | 2 |
| 15–20 days | 1 |
| 20–25 days | 4 |
| 25–30 days | 35 |
| 30–35 days | 28 |
| 35–40 days | 7 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 2
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 9 |
| 2–4 bids | 35 |
| 4–6 bids | 19 |
| 6–8 bids | 9 |
| 8–10 bids | 1 |
| 10–12 bids | 0 |
| 12–14 bids | 2 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 0 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 1 |
This buyer: 54%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
This buyer: 50%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 North Cumbria Integrated Care 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.
No contracts we hold from North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of HealthRoster Optima UK bundle | Softcat plc | — | 28 Sept 2026 |
| Specialist E&F Consultancy Support (Hard & Soft FM) | Currie & Brown UK Limited | — | 18 Sept 2026 |
| Maintenance Contract for Starkstrom Theatre Pendants, IPS (Isolated Power Supply) and UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply), TCP (Theatre Control Panels) and Operating Lights under HTM 06-01 PA23 for a hospital environment | Starkstrom Limited | £662k | 12 May 2026 |
| Facilities Management Contract | Mitie FM Limited | — | 24 Mar 2026 |
| NCIC - Bread & Milk | Caterite Food and Wineservice Ltd | £292k | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Map My Mole Teledermoscopy Services | Community Dermatology Ltd | — | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Cash collection and delivery services | Security Plus Limited | — | 13 Feb 2026 |
| Food To Go - North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust | Tiffin Sandwiches Ltd | £175k | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Outsourced Dermatology | Cumbria Medical Services | £308k | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Cancer Care Cafe | People First Independent Advocacy | £31 | 2 Dec 2025 |