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University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
20
About one every 18 days
Contracts awarded
123
To 105 different suppliers
Value awarded
£18.4m
104 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£28k
Median value awarded
Open now
3
17 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. PME Opportunity for NDP Assessments

    UK-wideHealthcare services

    Closing soon2 days left

    £5mestimated
  2. University Hospitals Birmingham Data Cabling and Passive Infrastructure Services

    West MidlandsTelecoms and networks

    Closing soon3 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £8.75mestimated
  3. £466kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. UHB Medical Devices Vulnerability Solution

    West MidlandsIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  2. NHS Central Tenant Discovery & Pre-Migration Alignment Support

    West MidlandsIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  3. UHB Outsourcing Clinical Coding PME

    West MidlandsIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  4. UHB Immunology Managed Service

    West MidlandsArchitecture and engineering

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  5. UHB Vulnerability Management Solution

    West MidlandsIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  6. UHB Patient Companion

    West MidlandsIT services and software

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  7. PME - Mental Health Rehab Beds inc ABI, PD, LDA

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    £152mestimated
  8. BSOL Laboratory Information Management System

    West MidlandsIT services and software

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  9. UHB Microsoft Licencing Solution Provider

    West MidlandsIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  10. UHB AI Assisted Clinical Coding Solutions

    West MidlandsIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 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. Social value questions1%
    In 1 of 176 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 2 contracts
  2. 2 contracts
  3. 2 contracts
  4. 2 contracts
  5. 3 contracts
  6. 2 contracts
  7. 4 contracts
  8. 3 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)13%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)3%
  • Direct award (no competition)84%
Based on 178 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 59% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 20 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
13%
Lower than 51% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 178 procurements
Won by small firms
39%
Lower than 62% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 124 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
5.5
More than 82% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 8 awards
Split into lots
5%
Lower than 67% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 20 advertised tenders
Direct awards
84%
Higher than 66% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 178 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most NHS and health bodies
Based on 20 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 University Hospitals Birmingham 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
Communication Skills training for Nurses/AHP/Midwives/ACPs - Reach CommunicationReach Communications Skills Training Ltd£24k30 Nov 2026
Waiver - UHB_QEH - Hologic Inc - Hologic APTIMA NAAT collection kits.Hologic Ltd£64k1 Dec 2026
Waiver - UHB_QEH - J&J DEPUY SYNTHES - Extension of J&J Trauma ContractDepuy Synthes Inc Johnson & Johnson£50k18 Dec 2026
Waiver - UHB_HGS - E Manton Ltd - Creation of enhanced UTC at the hospitalE.manton Limited£148k19 Dec 2026
Waiver - UHB_HGS - E Manton Ltd - Creation of enhanced UTC at the hospitalE.manton Limited£148k19 Dec 2026
Waiver - UHB_QEH - Midco Print and Packaging Ltd - Annual order of laboratory barcodes for specimens and request formsMidco Print and Packaging Ltd£13k31 Dec 2026
Waiver - UHB_QEH - Britec Bright Technologies LTD - EPR Permit Compliance WorksBritec Bright Technologies LTD£30k31 Dec 2026
Waiver - UHB_QEH - Wolters Kluwer Ltd - OVID High Impact Full Text Journal CollectionWolters Kluwer Health (Medical Research) Ltd£34k31 Dec 2026
Waiver - UHB_HGS - Midco Print and Packaging Ltd - Clinical Chemistry BarcodesMidco Print and Packaging Ltd£49k31 Dec 2026
Waiver - UHB_QEH - Securitas - Annual Maintenance for QE Securitas Paging System.Securitas Technology£31k31 Dec 2026
UHB - TomoTherapy System Maintenance ContractAccuray International Sàrl£135k31 Dec 2026
Waiver - UHB_QEH - R&D Surgical Ltd - Surgical ConsumablesR&D Surgical Ltd£20k1 Jan 2027
Waiver - UHB_QEH - Deepgram - smartcare AI Transcription ServiceDeepgram£11k6 Jan 2027
Waiver - UHB_QEH - Imagex Medical Ltd - Brand New GE Replacement ML4-20D ProbeImagex Medical Ltd£11k19 Jan 2027
Waiver - UHB_QEH - Philips Electronics Uk Ltd - Accessory ReplacementPhilips Electronics UK Limited£16k20 Jan 2027
Waiver - UB_QEH - Haemonetics Ltd - Haemonetics Bloodtrack Service ContractHaemonetics Ltd£60k31 Jan 2027
Waiver - UHB_HGS - Epredia (Shandon Diagnostics Ltd) - Digital scanner service contractShandon Diagnostics (Epredia) Ltd£19k31 Jan 2027

29 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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