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# Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/mersey-and-west-lancashire-teaching-hospital-nhs-trust-nhs-rbn). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is a Central government based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 208 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PRYN-5195-GTQJ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 208
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £11m (median award: £16k) across 191 of 191 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/mersey-and-west-lancashire-teaching-hospital-nhs-trust-nhs-rbn

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 3 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 15% above the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 200 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 117 (59%), Direct award: 58 (29%), Limited / restricted: 17 (9%), Open: 8 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 18 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
2. **[Construction structures and materials](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-materials-prefab-44000000) (CPV 44):** 3 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)
3. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 2 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
4. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 2 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
5. **[Transport services (except waste transport)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-passenger-services-60000000) (CPV 60):** 2 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Mast Group Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mast-group-ltd-coh-00632512):** 3 procedures
2. **[Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mersey-care-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-130512):** 3 procedures
3. **[Laborie Medical Technologies UK](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/laborie-medical-technologies-uk-coh-fc034881):** 3 procedures
4. **[BODY & MIND UNLIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/body-mind-unlimited-GB-FTS-166018):** 3 procedures
5. **[Breas Medical Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/breas-medical-ltd-coh-07190611):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[L. ROWLAND & COMPANY (RETAIL) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/l-rowland-company-retail-limited-coh-02288928):** £2.1m · [Provision of a Pharmaceutical Dispensing Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-pharmaceutical-dispensing-service-ocds-h6vhtk-060fbd)
2. **[Atlas Diagnostics Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/atlas-diagnostics-ltd-coh-07882951):** £1.1m · [Insourcing of Clinical Support Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/insourcing-of-clinical-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-056534)
3. **[Axlab Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/axlab-ltd-coh-14471643):** £938k · [Purchase of an Auto Slide Preparation System and Automated Trimming Instrument](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-an-auto-slide-preparation-system-and-automated-trimming-instrument-ocds-h6vhtk-059e78) · Awarded: 30 Sept 2025
4. **[Mersey Sports Medicine Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mersey-sports-medicine-ltd-coh-08550727):** £484k · [Provision of Sports Exercise Medicine Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-sports-exercise-medicine-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0551be)
5. **[Axlab Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/axlab-ltd-coh-14471643):** £420k · [Automated Slide Preparation System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/automated-slide-preparation-system-ocds-h6vhtk-04e1f9)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 58
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 78
- **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 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/mersey-and-west-lancashire-teaching-hospital-nhs-trust-nhs-rbn#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/mersey-and-west-lancashire-teaching-hospital-nhs-trust-nhs-rbn
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt