Health & Social Care: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 85000000·Services · division·12 classes with notices·Official label: Health and social work services
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 2,288 lots from 1,878 competitions run by 596 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 868 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 1,420 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 7,465 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Based on 1,033 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 339 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Start in Life - School Based Commission to provide strategic leadership, expertise and co-ordination to strengthen early years practice across the City of York | City of York Council | 13 Nov 2026 | 18d | £120,000 |
| Maintenance of the National Competency Framework for Data Professionals | NHS England | 5 Nov 2026 | 10d | £80,000 ceiling |
| National Competency Framework for Data: Adoption, Impact & Evidence Review | NHS England | 6 Nov 2026 | 11d | £95,000 ceiling |
What health & social care covers
Official CPV label: Health and social work services · editorial summary
Health and social care services bought by NHS bodies, local authorities and other public buyers: community and hospital care, diagnostics, mental health and social care. In England, health care services for the NHS can be arranged under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR); social care on its own, and the rest of the UK, follow the general procurement rules.
Typical requirements: Community Health Services · Adult Social Care & Domiciliary Support · Diagnostic Imaging · Mental Health Support · Specialist Clinical Care.
Sub-sectors of health & social care
12 CPV classes with notices · sorted by notices in the last 12 months · 32,436 of 42,374 notices in this division carry a class-level code
| Class | Open now | Notices, 12m | Buyers | Bids / lot | SME wins |
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Health services85100000 | 53 open → | 911 | 3 | 53% | |
Social work services85310000 | 103 open → | 496 | 3 | 53% | |
Medical practice and related services85120000 | 11 open → | 404 | 4 | 64% | |
Miscellaneous health services85140000 | 31 open → | 605 | 3 | 34% | |
Hospital and related services85110000 | 7 open → | 344 | 2 | 33% | |
Social services85320000 | 48 open → | 393 | 2 | 58% | |
Social work and related services85300000 | 68 open → | 287 | 3 | 60% | |
Dental practice and related services85130000 | 2 open → | 142 | 3 | 64% | |
Medical imaging services85150000 | 1 open → | 110 | 5 | 68% | |
Optician services85160000 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 82% | |
Veterinary services85200000 | 1 open → | 41 | 2 | 43% |
Show 1 quieter class (fewer than 5 notices in 12 months, none open)
Domestic animal nurseries85210000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — |
Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Local authorities49%(20,523 notices)
20,523 of 41,969 notices are Local authorities (49%).Central government31%(12,821 notices)
12,821 of 41,969 notices are Central government (31%).NHS & health17%(7,055 notices)
7,055 of 41,969 notices are NHS & health (17%).Other public bodies1%(427 notices)
427 of 41,969 notices are Other public bodies (1%).Education & universities1%(388 notices)
388 of 41,969 notices are Education & universities (1%).Not classified2%(755 notices)
755 of 41,969 notices are Not classified (2%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Milton Keynes Council | Local authorities | 2,822 | 10 | 3 |
| MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | NHS & health | 2,510 | 0 | 0 |
| Cumbria County Council | Local authorities | 2,341 | 0 | 0 |
| NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board | Central government | 1,007 | 105 | 1 |
| Cumberland Council | Local authorities | 960 | 12 | 0 |
| Bristol City Council | Local authorities | 943 | 395 | 1 |
| NHS England | Central government | 832 | 281 | 3 |
| NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board | Central government | 748 | 287 | 0 |
| Westmorland and Furness Council | Local authorities | 733 | 9 | 1 |
| Cardiff Council | Central government | 702 | 22 | 1 |
1,823 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 38,793 of 42,374 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| West Midlands | 3 | 48% | 60% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 3 | 51% | 56% | |
| Greater London | 3 | 42% | 60% | |
| South West England | 3 | 45% | 49% | |
| North West England | 3 | 42% | 64% | |
| East of England | 4 | 48% | 45% | |
| South East England | 3 | 44% | 49% | |
| North East England | 3 | 44% | 40% | |
| East Midlands | 3 | 47% | 48% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 2 | 59% | 61% | |
| Scotland | 2 | 69% | 87% | |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 68% | 56% |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract94%(39,675 notices)
39,675 of 42,374 notices are Contract (94%).Framework5%(2,242 notices)
2,242 of 42,374 notices are Framework (5%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(457 notices)
457 of 42,374 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (1%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open48%(20,333 notices)
20,333 of 42,374 notices are Open (48%).Limited / restricted28%(11,882 notices)
11,882 of 42,374 notices are Limited / restricted (28%).Route not published15%(6,264 notices)
6,264 of 42,374 notices are Route not published (15%).Direct award6%(2,739 notices)
2,739 of 42,374 notices are Direct award (6%).Selective3%(1,156 notices)
1,156 of 42,374 notices are Selective (3%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold74%(2,809 notices)
2,809 of 3,772 notices are Above threshold (74%).Below threshold26%(963 notices)
963 of 3,772 notices are Below threshold (26%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (21,563) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid24%(559)
559 of 2,288 lots fall in 1 bid (24%).2–334%(780)
780 of 2,288 lots fall in 2–3 (34%).4–624%(547)
547 of 2,288 lots fall in 4–6 (24%).7 or more18%(402)
402 of 2,288 lots fall in 7 or more (18%).
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 2,288 lots from 1,878 competitions run by 596 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 868 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 1,420 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
7,043 of 20,528 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 1,035 more give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
4,363 SME bids out of 6,491, on 1,606 lots where the buyer published the split.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
3,278 of 6,482 awards where the winner declared its size.
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.
Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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Do winners come in above or below the buyer’s estimate.
For each lot we compare the published estimate with the award, like for like. Below means the winner was paid less than estimated, above means more.
Based on 1,403 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 36 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
336 of 21,563 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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How many companies apply to get onto a framework or DPS here.
Middle value per lot, frameworks and dynamic markets only. Getting onto a panel is not the same as winning work, so it is kept separate.
Based on 794 lots from 377 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 50,828 awards to 17,686 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 1% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Chiltern Healthcare | 430 | 430 | 0 | 1 |
| Community Care Direct Limited | 338 | 338 | 0 | 3 |
| Cumbria View Care Services Ltd | 313 | 313 | 0 | 3 |
| Bellcare Domiciliary Care Services Limited | 296 | 296 | 0 | 4 |
| Mountbatton Care Limited | 249 | 249 | 0 | 3 |
| Heritage Healthcare Milton Keynes | 238 | 238 | 0 | 1 |
| Emiran HealthCare | 222 | 222 | 0 | 1 |
| Twilight Years LTD | 220 | 220 | 0 | 2 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 7,709 of 42,374 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in health & social care
339 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 85, on the tender or any of its lots. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 25 Oct 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.