Buyer profile · NHS and health

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust tenders and contracts

West MidlandsShrewsburyWebsite

Tenders published
76
About one every 5 days
Contracts awarded
35
To 32 different suppliers
Value awarded
£3.42m
33 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£76k
Median value awarded
Open now
2
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. Fire Stopping and Compartment Remedial Works (PRH site)

    West MidlandsConstruction

    Open16 days leftSmall contract

    £300kestimated
  2. Polymer Clips

    West MidlandsMedical equipment and supplies

    Open62 days leftSmall contract

    £80kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Retail Outlet at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

    West Midlands

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £1estimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 13 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. FIRAS2%
    In 2 of 104 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Shropshire Doctors Cooperative LtdSME£587k
    1 contract
  2. 2 contracts
  3. Acorn MPS£326k
    1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  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)73%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)19%
  • Direct award (no competition)8%
Based on 105 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
12 days
Shorter than 99% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 75 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
73%
Higher than 92% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 105 procurements
Won by small firms
20%
Lower than 90% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 35 winning suppliers
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 69% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 76 advertised tenders
Direct awards
8%
Lower than 95% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 105 procurements
Cancelled
1%
Higher than 57% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 76 tenders

Compared with other NHS and health bodies

Time to bid, 88 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 days40
30–35 days30
35–40 days8
40–45 days2
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Advertised openly, 276 NHS and health bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%107
10–20%52
20–30%33
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%12
20–30%30
30–40%40
40–50%50
50–60%38
60–70%29
70–80%28
80–90%21
90–100%7

Each column is a group of NHS and health bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds The Shrewsbury and Telford 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
Cadaver Transportation ServiceWilliams Funerals£11k30 Nov 2026

9 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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