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# Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-raj). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is a Central government based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 274 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PBVJ-9475-ZCMD` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 274
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £111m (median award: £30k) across 197 of 197 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-raj

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (median of 8 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 13% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 8% below the published estimate (median of 3 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 240 (90%), Framework: 25 (9%), Dynamic purchasing system: 3 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 116 (43%), Limited / restricted: 84 (31%), Open: 33 (12%), Route not published: 33 (12%), Selective: 2 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 22 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 19 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
3. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 12 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 9 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 9 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Siemens Healthcare Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/siemens-healthcare-limited-coh-09567186):** 5 procedures
2. **[BRACCO UK LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bracco-uk-ltd-coh-04087007):** 5 procedures
3. **[Bayer plc Radiology](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bayer-plc-radiology-GB-FTS-169477):** 4 procedures
4. **[STAFF HEALTH LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/staff-health-ltd-coh-12551815):** 3 procedures (7 awards)
5. **[Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/essex-partnership-university-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-118915):** 3 procedures (4 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[THE MEDICAL & DIAGNOSTIC CARE GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-medical-diagnostic-care-group-limited-coh-09853305):** £78m · [Southend Day Surgery Unit Managed Services Operator](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/southend-day-surgery-unit-managed-services-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-05041d) · Awarded: 11 Sept 2025
2. **[Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/compass-contract-services-u-k-limited-trading-as-ess-governm-coh-02114954):** £15m · [Catering Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04e1df)
3. **[North East London Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/north-east-london-foundation-trust-GB-PPON-PHHT-9556-BWJJ):** £1.7m · [Phlebotomy CDC Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/phlebotomy-cdc-thurrock-ocds-h6vhtk-0589ed)
4. **[MEDINET CLINICAL SERVICES LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/medinet-clinical-services-ltd-coh-09660952):** £1.5m · [Multi Speciality Insourcing](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/multi-speciality-insourcing-ocds-h6vhtk-04b432)
5. **[Fisher & Paykel Healthcare](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fisher-paykel-healthcare-coh-02887128):** £1.5m · [NIV/NHF Consumables](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/niv-nhf-consumables-trustwide-ocds-h6vhtk-06a125) · Awarded: 1 May 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 28
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 110
- **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 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-raj#spend-analytics)

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