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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust tenders and contracts

Yorkshire and the HumberSheffieldWebsite

Tenders published
16
About one every 23 days
Contracts awarded
73
To 65 different suppliers
Value awarded
£10.3m
65 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£31k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
3 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Patient Hoists, Pool Hoists and Assisted Bathing Equipment - Servicing and Testing

    Yorkshire and the HumberMedical equipment and supplies

    Open17 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £92kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Generators Servicing and Maintenance

    Yorkshire and the HumberElectrical

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £60kestimated
  2. STH - Annual Inspection and Verification of Critical Ventilation Systems

    Yorkshire and the HumberArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £300kestimated
  3. Service Maintenance Contract for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Community Buildings

    Yorkshire and the HumberBuilding maintenance and repairs

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £330kestimated
  4. Market Engagement for Delivery of Obesity Surgery (Tier 4) Services

    Yorkshire and the HumberHealthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  5. STH Winter Gritting and Snow Clearance

    UK-wideGrounds maintenance and landscaping

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £580kestimated
  6. STH Winter Gritting and Snow Clearance

    UK-wideGrounds maintenance and landscaping

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £580kestimated
  7. STCH Transport Services Framework

    Yorkshire and the HumberTransport

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £5mframework ceiling
  8. Enteral Nutrition, Pumps, Associated Maintenance, Consumables and Home Delivery Service

    Yorkshire and the HumberMedical equipment and supplies

    Upcoming

    £17.9mestimated
  9. STH BMS Maintenance

    Yorkshire and the HumberBuilding maintenance and repairs, Electrical

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £400kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 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. DBS checks1%
    In 1 of 101 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. 4 contracts
  6. 2 contracts
  7. 2 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)20%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)8%
  • Direct award (no competition)72%
Based on 99 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 62% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 16 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
20%
Higher than 63% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 99 procurements
Won by small firms
38%
Lower than 64% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 74 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
More than 58% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 15 awards
Split into lots
6%
Lower than 62% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 16 advertised tenders
Direct awards
72%
Lower than 54% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 99 procurements
Cancelled
19%
Higher than 92% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 16 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 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
External Well-led Developmental ReviewThe Value Circle£45k16 Dec 2026
High Performance Mixer CPU PurchaseSteel City Ltd£16k30 Dec 2026
STH Maintenance of Shimadzu GCMS systems 2026Shimadzu UK Limited£19k31 Dec 2026

27 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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