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The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust tenders and contracts

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Official name on notices: THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Tenders published
5
About one every 73 days
Contracts awarded
48
To 45 different suppliers
Value awarded
£16.3m
14 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£88k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
2 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. NECTAR Electronic Patient Record

    North EastIT services and software

    Open23 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £150kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Clinical Research Facility Management System

    North EastIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £30kestimated
  2. Managed Print Service

    North EastComputer hardware, Office supplies and equipment

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £3mestimated
  3. Managed Print Service

    North EastComputer hardware, Office supplies and equipment

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £3mestimated
  4. Managed Print Service

    North EastComputer hardware

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £3mestimated
  5. Managed Print Service

    North EastComputer hardware

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £3mestimated
  6. Microsoft License Renewal

    North EastIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £2.29mestimated
  7. P23 - Delivery of Trust Capital Programme 2027 - 2030

    North EastConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £120mestimated
  8. CCTV Infrastructure Refresh

    North EastSecurity

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £500kestimated
  9. In-vivo Dosimetery Software

    North EastIT services and software

    Upcoming

    £500kestimated
  10. Mobile CT Lung Screening Service

    North EastHealthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £350kestimated

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).

  1. Sectra LimitedSME£14.4m
    1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. Ways to Wellness LimitedSME£150k
    3 contracts
  5. 2 contracts
  6. Nerams LtdSME£81k
    2 contracts
  7. HealthworksSMENot stated
    2 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)12%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)2%
  • Direct award (no competition)86%
Based on 58 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 67% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 5 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
12%
Lower than 55% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 58 procurements
Won by small firms
47%
Higher than 51% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 51 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3.5
Fewer than 50% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 10 awards
Split into lots
40%
Higher than 80% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 5 advertised tenders
Direct awards
86%
Higher than 65% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 58 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most NHS and health bodies
Based on 5 tenders

Compared with other NHS and health bodies

Time to bid, 89 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days3
15–20 days2
20–25 days3
25–30 days41
30–35 days30
35–40 days8
40–45 days2
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 71 NHS and health bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids6
2–4 bids30
4–6 bids21
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, 276 NHS and health bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%108
10–20%53
20–30%31
30–40%16
40–50%15
50–60%12
60–70%16
70–80%8
80–90%8
90–100%9
Won by small firms, 266 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%11
10–20%13
20–30%28
30–40%40
40–50%52
50–60%41
60–70%26
70–80%29
80–90%19
90–100%7

Each column is a group of NHS and health bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds The Newcastle Upon Tyne 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
Patient Transport - Ambulance HireMistral Specialist Vehicles Ltd£18k19 Oct 2026
Ysio X.Pree X-Rays - ED room 16 & 17 Turnkey worksSiemens Healthcare Limited£121k9 Nov 2026

1 more contract ends in the next 12 months.

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