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How NHS and health bodies have bought over the last 12 months: how long they give suppliers to bid, how many bids they get, how often they advertise openly and how much goes to small firms.

Time to bid
28 days
Typical buyer. All buyers: 30 days
Bids per contract
3
Typical buyer. All buyers: 5
Advertised openly
12%
Typical buyer. All buyers: 36%
Won by small firms
44%
Typical buyer. All buyers: 59%

"Typical" is the middle buyer. Only buyers with at least 10 notices behind a figure are counted. How we score

Time to bid

Typical days between the tender notice and the deadline. Across all UK notices: 30 days.

How 28 NHS and health bodies spread
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0–5 days0
5–10 days1
10–15 days2
15–20 days0
20–25 days2
25–30 days14
30–35 days8
35–40 days1
40–45 days0
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0

Most time to bid

  1. Dumfries and Galloway Health Board38 days
    10 advertised tenders
  2. Belfast Health & Social Care Trust35 days
    34 advertised tenders
  3. Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust33 days
    14 advertised tenders
  4. NHS Blood and Transplant32 days
    24 advertised tenders
  5. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde32 days
    18 advertised tenders
  6. The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)32 days
    32 advertised tenders
  7. Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency32 days
    16 advertised tenders
  8. City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Limited31 days
    14 advertised tenders
  9. Department of Health & Social Care30 days
    15 advertised tenders
  10. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust29 days
    10 advertised tenders

Typical buyer: 28 days

Least time to bid

  1. North East London NHS Foundation Trust7 days
    11 advertised tenders
  2. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust11 days
    55 advertised tenders
  3. University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust14 days
    20 advertised tenders
  4. NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board21 days
    13 advertised tenders
  5. Health and Safety Executive23 days
    26 advertised tenders
  6. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board27 days
    17 advertised tenders
  7. West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust28 days
    16 advertised tenders
  8. NHS England28 days
    117 advertised tenders
  9. South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust28 days
    21 advertised tenders
  10. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust28 days
    19 advertised tenders

Typical buyer: 28 days

Bids per contract

Typical number of bids received for a competed contract. Across all UK notices: 5.

How 33 NHS and health bodies spread
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0–2 bids4
2–4 bids16
4–6 bids4
6–8 bids7
8–10 bids0
10–12 bids0
12–14 bids1
14–16 bids0
16–18 bids0
18–20 bids0
20+ bids1

Most bids per contract

  1. East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust27.5
    28 awards
  2. NHS Shared Business Services Limited12
    51 awards
  3. The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)7
    292 awards
  4. Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)7
    33 awards
  5. NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board7
    15 awards
  6. Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust7
    15 awards
  7. United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust7
    14 awards
  8. Guy's and ST Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust6.5
    18 awards
  9. Belfast Health & Social Care Trust6
    133 awards
  10. South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust5
    17 awards

Typical buyer: 3

Fewest bids per contract

  1. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust1
    24 awards
  2. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board1
    24 awards
  3. NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board1
    22 awards
  4. NHS London Commercial Hub1
    13 awards
  5. NHS Blood and Transplant2
    45 awards
  6. The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("the Authority")2
    20 awards
  7. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust2
    17 awards
  8. Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust2
    15 awards
  9. NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board2
    14 awards
  10. City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Limited2
    12 awards

Typical buyer: 3

Advertised openly

Share of procurements open to any supplier, rather than a framework call-off, invited quotes or a direct award. Across all UK notices: 36%.

How 228 NHS and health bodies spread
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0–10%102
10–20%50
20–30%29
30–40%10
40–50%12
50–60%9
60–70%6
70–80%5
80–90%3
90–100%2

Most openly advertised

  1. Dumfries and Galloway Health Board100%
    15 procurements
  2. Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS trust91%
    11 procurements
  3. Bedfordshire Hospitals NHSFT88%
    16 procurements
  4. NHS Lanarkshire85%
    13 procurements
  5. East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust80%
    25 procurements
  6. East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust75%
    12 procurements
  7. Health and Safety Executive74%
    43 procurements
  8. Barts Health NHS Trust73%
    11 procurements
  9. Mid South Essex NHS Foundation Trust73%
    11 procurements
  10. The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)71%
    65 procurements

Typical buyer: 12%

Least openly advertised

  1. Medway NHS Foundation Trust0%
    115 procurements
  2. West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust0%
    97 procurements
  3. University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust0%
    92 procurements
  4. The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust0%
    70 procurements
  5. Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust0%
    60 procurements
  6. NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board0%
    55 procurements
  7. East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust0%
    55 procurements
  8. Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust0%
    48 procurements
  9. NHS Central East Integrated Care Board0%
    32 procurements
  10. UK Health Security Agency0%
    32 procurements

Typical buyer: 12%

Won by small firms

Share of winning suppliers that the notices describe as small or medium-sized. Across all UK notices: 61%.

How 220 NHS and health bodies spread
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0–10%3
10–20%12
20–30%26
30–40%45
40–50%43
50–60%33
60–70%20
70–80%19
80–90%14
90–100%5

Most contracts to small firms

  1. NHS North Central London ICB100%
    16 winning suppliers
  2. South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust100%
    12 winning suppliers
  3. Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board95%
    168 winning suppliers
  4. NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board94%
    140 winning suppliers
  5. University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust94%
    17 winning suppliers
  6. NHS Property Services Limited90%
    343 winning suppliers
  7. NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board88%
    297 winning suppliers
  8. Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust87%
    15 winning suppliers
  9. NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board86%
    134 winning suppliers
  10. NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board86%
    56 winning suppliers

Typical buyer: 44%

Fewest contracts to small firms

  1. North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust5%
    22 winning suppliers
  2. Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust6%
    18 winning suppliers
  3. Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust9%
    47 winning suppliers
  4. Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust10%
    10 winning suppliers
  5. NHS Grampian10%
    10 winning suppliers
  6. Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust11%
    18 winning suppliers
  7. NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services13%
    24 winning suppliers
  8. NHS South East London Integrated Care Board13%
    31 winning suppliers
  9. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust14%
    35 winning suppliers
  10. Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust14%
    14 winning suppliers

Typical buyer: 44%