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# Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/countess-of-chester-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rjr). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a Central government based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 267 published procedures, with 8 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PGCG-2135-TXWL` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 8
- **Total Published Procedures:** 267
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £19m (median award: £18k) across 143 of 143 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/countess-of-chester-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rjr

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 154 (74%), Framework: 49 (24%), Dynamic purchasing system: 5 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 123 (59%), Route not published: 43 (21%), Open: 29 (14%), Limited / restricted: 10 (5%), Selective: 3 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 37 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 11 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
3. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 11 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
4. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 7 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 6 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Elerbanks Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/elerbanks-ltd-coh-00476993):** 5 procedures
2. **[Health Now Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/health-now-limited-coh-13335901):** 5 procedures (6 awards)
3. **[Senate Mech Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/senate-mech-ltd-coh-04423957):** 4 procedures
4. **[Elective Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/elective-services-ltd-coh-11208789):** 4 procedures
5. **[MEDISERVICES HEALTHCARE LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mediservices-healthcare-ltd-coh-09151817):** 4 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[SERVISURE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/servisure-limited-coh-03295668):** £7.0m · [Laundry service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c403527-laundry-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05e95e) · Awarded: 12 Feb 2026
2. **[PLANETEQ LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/planeteq-limited-coh-13560318):** £5.3m · [On Site Waste Processing Managed Solution](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/on-site-waste-processing-managed-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-07861b)
3. **[ERS Transition Limited trading as EMED Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ers-transition-limited-trading-as-emed-group-limited-coh-10783395):** £1.5m · [Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/non-emergency-patient-transport-services-nepts-under-the-nhs-sbs-framework-agreement-sbs-1-ocds-h6vhtk-069a8a)
4. **[A COPELAND GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/a-copeland-group-limited-coh-01176225):** £1.1m · [ID0069](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id0069-ocds-h6vhtk-058a80)
5. **[Fresenius Medical Care (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fresenius-medical-care-uk-limited-coh-03203279):** £354k · [Supply of Dialysis Machines](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-dialysis-machines-ocds-h6vhtk-06cfad)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 33
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 64
- **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 Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/countess-of-chester-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rjr#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/countess-of-chester-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rjr
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt