Buyer profile · NHS and health
University College London Hospitals NHS FT tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 10
- About one every 37 days
- Contracts awarded
- 14
- To 17 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £120k
- 5 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £16k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 4 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £3.33mframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 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.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)48%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)4%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)17%
- Direct award (no competition)30%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow University College London Hospitals NHS FT has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 36 days
- Longer than 93% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 9 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 48%
- Higher than 83% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 23 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 24%
- Lower than 86% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 17 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 2
- Fewer than 72% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 5 awards
- Split into lots
- 30%
- Higher than 75% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 10 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 30%
- Lower than 85% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 23 procurements
- Cancelled
- 20%
- Higher than 93% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 10 tenders
Compared with other NHS and health bodies
This buyer: 36 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 2 |
| 10–15 days | 2 |
| 15–20 days | 1 |
| 20–25 days | 4 |
| 25–30 days | 35 |
| 30–35 days | 28 |
| 35–40 days | 7 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 2
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 9 |
| 2–4 bids | 35 |
| 4–6 bids | 19 |
| 6–8 bids | 9 |
| 8–10 bids | 1 |
| 10–12 bids | 0 |
| 12–14 bids | 2 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 0 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 1 |
This buyer: 48%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
This buyer: 24%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 University College London Hospitals NHS FT.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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLH-7274 ENT Consumables | Mercian Surgical Supply Co Limited | £12k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| UCLH-7274/26 - Reagents | Bio-Rad Laboratories Limited | £15k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| UCLH-7271/26 - ENT consumables | Sheffmed | £60k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| UCLH-7273/26 - Pathology cons | Biochrom Ltd | £18k | 31 Dec 2026 |