Buyer profile · NHS and health
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 8
- About one every 46 days
- Contracts awarded
- 15
- To 15 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £2.02m
- 8 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £103k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 1 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £25mframework ceiling
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.
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)32%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)11%
- Direct award (no competition)57%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 29 days
- Shorter than 52% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 8 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 32%
- Higher than 71% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 28 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 44%
- Lower than 54% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 16 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 2
- Fewer than 76% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 9 awards
- Split into lots
- 13%
- Lower than 55% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 8 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 57%
- Lower than 71% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 28 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most NHS and health bodies
- Based on 8 tenders
Compared with other NHS and health bodies
This buyer: 29 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 3 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 3 |
| 25–30 days | 40 |
| 30–35 days | 30 |
| 35–40 days | 8 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 2
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 6 |
| 2–4 bids | 31 |
| 4–6 bids | 20 |
| 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: 32%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
This buyer: 44%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 University Hospitals Dorset 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.
No contracts we hold from University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Support in relation to Opt-out Borne Virus (BBV) testing Emergency Depart | The Terrence Higgins Trust | £86k | 24 Sept 2026 |
| Social Prescribing Youth Worker | No Limits (South) | £88k | 17 Aug 2026 |
| University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) Inter-Site Bus Shuttle | Go South Coast Ltd | £3.65m | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Staff Surveys For Years 2026 to 2029 | Picker Institute Europe | £35k | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Histology Modernisation | Axlab Ltd | £1.01m | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Aseptic Chemotherapy Isolator Service Agreement and Consumables | Amercare Limited | £148k | 28 May 2026 |
| Varian Linac Call Off Orders | Siemens Healthcare Limited | £500k | 28 May 2026 |
| Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Water Coolers | Culligan (UK) Limited | £110k | 19 May 2026 |
| Private Oncology Service Concession | Genesis Cancer Care UK Limited | £41.8m | 15 May 2026 |
| Lottery Canvassing | Burden & Burden Marketing Limited | £120k | 1 May 2026 |