Social services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 85320000·Services · class·in Health & Social Care
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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 185 lots from 158 competitions run by 102 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 64 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 2) and 121 from older notices (bids received, middle 2).
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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 988 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 60 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 48 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Integrated Community Equipment Loans Service (DRS ICELS) | Sheffield City Council | 20 Nov 2026 | 25d | £140,000,000 |
| Community and Maternity Champions Services for RBKC & WCC | Westminster City Council | 13 Nov 2026 | 18d | £1,091,450 |
| Dementia Support Service - NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB | NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board | 6 Nov 2026 | 11d | £5,084,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
85323000 Community health services1,319 notices · 69%85320000 Social services222 notices · 12%85322000 Community action programme174 notices · 9%85321000 Administrative social services52 notices · 3%- Health services 2,178 · 12m
- Social work services 974 · 12m
- Medical practice and related services 874 · 12m
- Miscellaneous health services 786 · 12m
- Hospital and related services 706 · 12m
- Social work and related services 478 · 12m
- Dental practice and related services 220 · 12m
- Medical imaging services 104 · 12m
- Optician services 30 · 12m
- Veterinary services 19 · 12m
- All of Health & Social Care →
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 authorities44%(839 notices)
839 of 1,887 notices are Local authorities (44%).Central government39%(727 notices)
727 of 1,887 notices are Central government (39%).NHS & health12%(235 notices)
235 of 1,887 notices are NHS & health (12%).Other public bodies2%(30 notices)
30 of 1,887 notices are Other public bodies (2%).Police, fire & emergency1%(28 notices)
28 of 1,887 notices are Police, fire & emergency (1%).Not classified1%(28 notices)
28 of 1,887 notices are Not classified (1%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board | Central government | 82 | 1 | 0 |
| Derry City and Strabane District Council | Local authorities | 77 | 3 | 0 |
| NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board | Central government | 59 | 15 | 1 |
| NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board | Central government | 56 | 5 | 0 |
| Kent County Council | Local authorities | 47 | 16 | 1 |
| NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board | Central government | 44 | 27 | 0 |
| NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board | NHS & health | 38 | 2 | 0 |
| NHS England | Central government | 32 | 6 | 0 |
| CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | Central government | 28 | 8 | 0 |
| NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board | Central government | 26 | 5 | 0 |
393 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 1,733 of 1,908 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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| Greater London | 2 | 53% | 76% | |
| South West England | 3 | 63% | 67% | |
| East of England | 5 | 61% | 67% | |
| South East England | 3 | 49% | 62% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 3 | 55% | 69% | |
| North West England | 4 | 48% | 65% | |
| West Midlands | 2 | 56% | 52% | |
| North East England | 2 | 45% | 58% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 3 | 80% | 84% | |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 96% | — | |
| East Midlands | 4 | 16% | 65% | |
| Scotland | — | — | — |
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.
Contract96%(1,829 notices)
1,829 of 1,908 notices are Contract (96%).Framework3%(63 notices)
63 of 1,908 notices are Framework (3%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(16 notices)
16 of 1,908 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.
Limited / restricted43%(826 notices)
826 of 1,908 notices are Limited / restricted (43%).Open29%(555 notices)
555 of 1,908 notices are Open (29%).Route not published16%(309 notices)
309 of 1,908 notices are Route not published (16%).Direct award9%(169 notices)
169 of 1,908 notices are Direct award (9%).Selective3%(49 notices)
49 of 1,908 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 threshold62%(127 notices)
127 of 206 notices are Above threshold (62%).Below threshold38%(79 notices)
79 of 206 notices are Below threshold (38%).
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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 (1,387) · 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 bid27%(50)
50 of 185 lots fall in 1 bid (27%).2–344%(81)
81 of 185 lots fall in 2–3 (44%).4–620%(37)
37 of 185 lots fall in 4–6 (20%).7 or more9%(17)
17 of 185 lots fall in 7 or more (9%).
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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 185 lots from 158 competitions run by 102 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 64 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 2) and 121 from older notices (bids received, middle 2).
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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.
361 of 1,325 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 62 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.
258 SME bids out of 411, on 132 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.
453 of 779 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 138 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.
36 of 1,387 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 19 lots from 16 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 · 1,948 awards to 1,445 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 3% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| The Stroke Association | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| Change Grow Live Services Limited | 8 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Everyone Health Limited | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| Thurrock and Brentwood Mind | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Volunteer Cornwall | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| Family Action | 6 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| Barnardo's | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Humankind Charity | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
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 · 463 of 1,908 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in social services
48 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 8532. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 23 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.