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# NHS Borders · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-borders-GB-FTS-30227). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** NHS Borders is a NHS & health based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 6 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** NHS Borders
- **Classification:** NHS & health
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-30227` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 6
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £325k (median award: £26k) across 4 of 4 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-borders-GB-FTS-30227

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 6 bids (median of 3 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: 3 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 2 (67%), Limited / restricted: 1 (33%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 1 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)
2. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 1 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)
3. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 1 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Ian Hunter T/A ST BOSWELLS MOWERS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ian-hunter-t-a-st-boswells-mowers-GB-FTS-127959):** 1 procedures (3 awards)
2. **[Spire Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/spire-ltd-GB-FTS-185874):** 1 procedures
3. **[Laundry Engineering Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/laundry-engineering-services-ltd-coh-09558993):** 1 procedures
4. **[Ashwood Scotland Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ashwood-scotland-limited-coh-sc199488):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Spire Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/spire-ltd-GB-FTS-185874):** £250k · [Orthopaedic Procedures](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/orthopaedic-procedures-ocds-h6vhtk-06e588)
2. **[Ian Hunter T/A ST BOSWELLS MOWERS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ian-hunter-t-a-st-boswells-mowers-GB-FTS-127959):** £26k · [NHS Borders Winter Gritting Lot 1](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhs-borders-winter-gritting-ocds-h6vhtk-054961)
3. **[Ian Hunter T/A ST BOSWELLS MOWERS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ian-hunter-t-a-st-boswells-mowers-GB-FTS-127959):** £25k · [NHS Borders Winter Gritting Lot 3](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhs-borders-winter-gritting-ocds-h6vhtk-054961)
4. **[Ian Hunter T/A ST BOSWELLS MOWERS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ian-hunter-t-a-st-boswells-mowers-GB-FTS-127959):** £23k · [NHS Borders Winter Gritting Lot 2](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhs-borders-winter-gritting-ocds-h6vhtk-054961)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 3
- **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 Borders intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-borders-GB-FTS-30227#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-borders-GB-FTS-30227
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt