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# Department of Health & Social Care · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Department of Health & Social Care is a Central government based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 641 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Department of Health & Social Care
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PMQG-9965-CHZR` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 641
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £375m (median award: £150k) across 109 of 109 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Department of Health and Social Care), nhs-ods (DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 26 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 23% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 13 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 187 (97%), Framework: 4 (2%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 75 (39%), Direct award: 52 (27%), Limited / restricted: 30 (16%), Open: 27 (14%), Selective: 8 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 55 notices, last 24 months (29% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 38 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
3. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 29 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
4. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 23 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
5. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 23 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Air Charter Service Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/air-charter-service-ltd-coh-02525806):** 25 procedures
2. **[IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ipsos-market-research-ltd-coh-00948470):** 15 procedures
3. **[Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/improvement-and-development-agency-for-local-government-coh-03675577):** 10 procedures (13 awards)
4. **[Fresenius Kabi Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fresenius-kabi-limited-coh-02182135):** 8 procedures
5. **[Kuehne + Nagel Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kuehne-nagel-limited-coh-01722216):** 6 procedures (13 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Wavemaker Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wavemaker-ltd-coh-04078547):** £245m · [DHSC: Media Buying and Planning (FY26-27)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-media-buying-and-planning-fy26-27-ocds-h6vhtk-06987d) · Awarded: 18 Jun 2026
2. **[Skills for Care Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/skills-for-care-ltd-coh-03866683):** £26m · [Adult Social Care (ASC) Workforce Support Programme 2026](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-social-care-asc-workforce-support-programme-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-055fdf)
3. **[Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/improvement-and-development-agency-for-local-government-coh-03675577):** £8.3m · [DHSC: Continuous ASC and PH Improvement for LAs and Practitioners](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-continuous-asc-and-ph-improvement-for-las-and-practitioners-ocds-h6vhtk-05083f)
4. **[Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/improvement-and-development-agency-for-local-government-coh-03675577):** £7.9m · [DHSC: G&PH: Local Authority Public Health Peer Review and External Support](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-g-ph-local-authority-public-health-peer-review-and-external-support-ocds-h6vhtk-059419)
5. **[Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/improvement-and-development-agency-for-local-government-coh-03675577):** £7.4m · [DHSC:ASC:Better Care Fund](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-asc-better-care-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-04fa31)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 20
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 30
- **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 Department of Health & Social Care intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt