Buyer profile · NHS and health

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust tenders and contracts

West MidlandsShrewsburyWebsite

Tenders published
56
About one every 7 days
Contracts awarded
35
To 32 different suppliers
Value awarded
£3.47m
33 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£79k
Median value awarded
Open now
3
9 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Aseptic Test Media

    West MidlandsMedical equipment and supplies

    OpenNew9 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £28kestimated
  2. Bipolar Monopolar Cables & Forceps

    West MidlandsMedical equipment and supplies

    OpenNew9 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £11kestimated
  3. Polymer Clips

    West MidlandsMedical equipment and supplies

    Open17 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 86 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)66%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)23%
  • Direct award (no competition)10%
Based on 86 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
11 days
Shorter than 98% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 55 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
66%
Higher than 91% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 86 procurements
Won by small firms
14%
Lower than 94% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 35 winning suppliers
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 69% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 56 advertised tenders
Direct awards
10%
Lower than 94% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 86 procurements
Cancelled
2%
Higher than 63% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 56 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
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 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
Orthotic Splints & BracesPromedics Orthopaedic Ltd£62k31 Dec 2026
Orthodontic Brackets and BandsAmerican Orthodontics (UK) Limited£12k31 Dec 2026
Radio Frequency Ablation CathetersFrontmed Trading Limited£73k31 Dec 2026
Cleanroom ConsumablesAnsell Nitritex£96k31 Dec 2026
Theatre/ENT DentalMercian Surgical Supply Co Limited£32k31 Dec 2026
Aseptic Test MediaSouthern Group Laboratory Ltd£28k31 Jan 2027
Fertility ConsumablesVitrolife£116k31 Jan 2027
Biopsy Needles & Breast Tissue MarkersBecton Dickinson UK Ltd£66k31 Jan 2027

3 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards