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# Belfast Health and Social Care Trust · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/belfast-health-social-care-trust-nhs-zt001). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Belfast Health and Social Care Trust is a Central government based in Northern Ireland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 400 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Northern Ireland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PLQJ-5727-JCLR` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 400
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £113m (median award: £413k) across 138 of 138 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/belfast-health-social-care-trust-nhs-zt001

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 23 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 35% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 6% above the published estimate (median of 13 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 146 (90%), Framework: 17 (10%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 85 (52%), Limited / restricted: 41 (25%), Open: 30 (18%), Selective: 5 (3%), Route not published: 2 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 56 notices, last 24 months (34% of this period)
2. **[Food, drink, tobacco](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/food-beverages-tobacco-and-related-products-15000000) (CPV 15):** 8 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 8 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
4. **[Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/furniture-incl-office-furniture-furnishings-domestic-applian-39000000) (CPV 39):** 7 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
5. **[Electrical machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/electrical-machinery-apparatus-equipment-and-consumables-lig-31000000) (CPV 31):** 4 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Sciensus Pharma Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sciensus-pharma-services-ltd-coh-02759609):** 27 procedures
2. **[Vertex Pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/vertex-pharmaceuticals-coh-07643914):** 19 procedures
3. **[HEALTHNET HOMECARE (UK) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/healthnet-homecare-uk-limited-coh-06856641):** 18 procedures
4. **[NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/novartis-pharmaceuticals-uk-limited-coh-00119006):** 18 procedures
5. **[Alloga UK](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/alloga-uk-coh-03169255):** 16 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Bayer Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bayer-plc-coh-00935048):** £10m · [Aflibercept Pre-filled Syringe 2mg](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/aflibercept-pre-filled-syringe-2mg-ocds-h6vhtk-04de64)
2. **[Hovis Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hovis-limited-coh-08846838):** £7.7m · [Fresh Bread](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fresh-bread-ocds-h6vhtk-0522dc) · Awarded: 13 Oct 2025
3. **[Vertex Pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/vertex-pharmaceuticals-coh-07643914):** £5.7m · [IVACAFTOR 150 mg Tablets 56 Tablet Pack](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ivacaftor-150-mg-tablets-56-tablet-pack-ocds-h6vhtk-04b3fe)
4. **[Lloyds Clinical Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lloyds-clinical-limited-coh-02764914):** £4.0m · [OFATUMUMAB (KESIMPTA) HOMECARE 20 mg in 0.4mL Pre-Filled Pen 1 Pen Pack](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ofatumumab-kesimpta-homecare-20-mg-in-0-4ml-pre-filled-pen-1-pen-pack-ocds-h6vhtk-0600ec) · Awarded: 7 Jan 2026
5. **[Sciensus Pharma Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sciensus-pharma-services-ltd-coh-02759609):** £4.0m · [ALTUVOCT  POWDER and SOLVENT FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION VIAL](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/altuvoct-powder-solvent-for-solution-for-injection-vial-ocds-h6vhtk-069350) · Awarded: 7 May 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 3
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 27
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Belfast Health and Social Care Trust intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/belfast-health-social-care-trust-nhs-zt001#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/belfast-health-social-care-trust-nhs-zt001
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt