Buyer profile · NHS and health

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust tenders and contracts

East MidlandsNorthamptonWebsite

Tenders published
7
About one every 52 days
Contracts awarded
25
To 24 different suppliers
Value awarded
£15.7m
17 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£94k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
1 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Provision of CPU Refrigeration Upgrade

    East MidlandsConstruction, Heating, plumbing and ventilation

    Closing soon4 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £600kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. KGH _ Urgent Treatment Centre Design and Build

    East MidlandsConstruction, Architecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £6.5mestimated
  2. Strategic Estate Partner

    East MidlandsManagement consultancy

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1mestimated
  3. Enabling Works for Elective Hub

    East MidlandsConstruction, Architecture and engineering

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £2.5mestimated
  4. Modular Discharge Lounge

    East MidlandsConstruction

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £2mestimated
  5. Modular Building - Elective Hub

    East MidlandsConstruction

    Upcoming

    £25mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 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).

  1. 1 contract
  2. H.r.mann LimitedSME£600k
    2 contracts
  3. 1 contract
  4. Ideagen LimitedSME£223k
    1 contract
  5. J.E.T. Construction (MK) LtdSME£194k
    1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. 1 contract
  8. 1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)24%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)3%
  • Direct award (no competition)72%
Based on 29 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 65% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 7 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
24%
Higher than 68% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 29 procurements
Won by small firms
44%
Lower than 50% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 25 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3
About the same as most NHS and health bodies
Based on 5 awards
Split into lots
14%
Higher than 51% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 7 advertised tenders
Direct awards
72%
Lower than 53% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 29 procurements
Cancelled
14%
Higher than 82% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 7 tenders

Compared with other NHS and health bodies

Time to bid, 82 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days2
10–15 days2
15–20 days1
20–25 days4
25–30 days35
30–35 days28
35–40 days7
40–45 days2
45–50 days1
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 77 NHS and health bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids9
2–4 bids35
4–6 bids19
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, 279 NHS and health bodies
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RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 274 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 Northampton General Hospital NHS 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
NGH - Maternity Bereavement SuiteJ.E.T. Construction (MK) Ltd£194k31 Dec 2026

5 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards