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# NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-bedfordshire-luton-and-milton-keynes-integrated-care-boa-nhs-qhg). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board is a Central government based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 86 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PGZZ-7781-GJXG` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 86
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £1.3bn (median award: £668k) across 53 of 53 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-bedfordshire-luton-and-milton-keynes-integrated-care-boa-nhs-qhg

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5.5 bids (median of 8 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 13% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 65 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 50 (77%), Open: 6 (9%), Direct award: 5 (8%), Route not published: 4 (6%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 58 notices, last 24 months (89% of this period)
2. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 1 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 1 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Age UK](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/age-uk-coh-06825798):** 4 procedures
2. **[Watling Street Practice](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/watling-street-practice-GB-FTS-140856):** 3 procedures
3. **[Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cambridgeshire-community-services-nhs-trust-GB-NHS-RYV):** 3 procedures
4. **[East London NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/east-london-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-NHS-RWK):** 3 procedures
5. **[DHU Healthcare](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dhu-healthcare-coh-05834163):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cambridgeshire-community-services-nhs-trust-GB-NHS-RYV):** £327m · [0-19 and Children's Community Services in Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Luton Local Authority Areas](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/0-19-and-children-s-community-services-in-bedford-borough-central-bedfordshire-and-luton-l-ocds-h6vhtk-04b19f)
2. **[Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/central-and-north-west-london-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-NHS-RV3):** £305m · [CNWL Mental Health and Community Health Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cnwl-mental-health-and-community-health-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04cdcc)
3. **[East London NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/east-london-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-NHS-RWK):** £280m · [BLMK ICB Mental Health Services - Adults & CAMHS](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blmk-icb-mental-health-services-adults-camhs-ocds-h6vhtk-0669d0)
4. **[Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cambridgeshire-community-services-nhs-trust-GB-NHS-RYV):** £163m · [Community Services for Bedfordshire and Luton](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-services-for-bedfordshire-and-luton-ocds-h6vhtk-04d4b3)
5. **[East London NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/east-london-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-NHS-RWK):** £74m · [BLMK ICB Community Health Services in Bedford, Bedfordshire and Central Bedfordshire Authority areas](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blmk-icb-community-health-services-in-bedford-bedfordshire-and-central-bedfordshire-author-ocds-h6vhtk-0669cf)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 3
- **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 NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-bedfordshire-luton-and-milton-keynes-integrated-care-boa-nhs-qhg#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-bedfordshire-luton-and-milton-keynes-integrated-care-boa-nhs-qhg
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt