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# Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/great-western-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rn3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a Central government based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 79 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PRZJ-5573-LWLP` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 79
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £7.3m (median award: £42k) across 50 of 50 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (GREAT WESTERN HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/great-western-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rn3

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 11 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 63 (97%), Framework: 2 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 45 (69%), Route not published: 11 (17%), Limited / restricted: 4 (6%), Selective: 3 (5%), Open: 2 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 6 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
2. **[Real estate services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/real-estate-services-70000000) (CPV 70):** 5 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
3. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 5 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
4. **[Administration, defence and social security](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/administration-defence-and-social-security-services-75000000) (CPV 75):** 4 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
5. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 3 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL AND WESTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/university-hospitals-bristol-and-weston-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-186951):** 4 procedures (6 awards)
2. **[Poundbury Cancer Institute](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/poundbury-cancer-institute-coh-09567067):** 4 procedures
3. **[W.T. PARTNERSHIP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/w-t-partnership-limited-coh-01130989):** 2 procedures
4. **[ABBOTT MEDICAL U.K. LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/abbott-medical-u-k-ltd-coh-02423907):** 2 procedures
5. **[University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/university-hospital-southampton-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-159616):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/oxford-university-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-122):** £2.0m · [Contract for the provision of pathology diagnostic testing  (S4 network)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-pathology-diagnostic-testing-s4-network-ocds-h6vhtk-052231)
2. **[Ambulnz Community Partners Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ambulnz-community-partners-limited-coh-06117418):** £1.2m · [Provision of Non Emergency Patient Transport](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-non-emergency-patient-transport-ocds-h6vhtk-055c65) · Awarded: 8 Jan 2026
3. **[Philips Electronics UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/philips-electronics-uk-limited-coh-00446897):** £856k · [Cath Lab 1 Replacement with minor works](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cath-lab-1-replacement-gwh-ocds-h6vhtk-05f87f)
4. **[Serco Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/serco-limited-coh-00242246):** £400k · [Project Management Support for LDR Theatre 2 Upgrade and New Theatre Creation](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/project-management-support-for-ldr-theatre-2-upgrade-and-new-theatre-creation-ocds-h6vhtk-060421)
5. **[Poundbury Cancer Institute](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/poundbury-cancer-institute-coh-09567067):** £238k · [Contract for the provision of Histopathology Reporting](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-histopathology-reporting-ocds-h6vhtk-06cc17)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 5
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 11
- **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 Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/great-western-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rn3#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/great-western-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rn3
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt