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# NHS England · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** NHS England is a Central government based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 2,298 published procedures, with 8 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** NHS England
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PDPT-3135-BWWY` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 8
- **Total Published Procedures:** 2,298
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £18bn (median award: £70k) across 1,444 of 1,669 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (NHS England), nhs-ods (NHS ENGLAND)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 164 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 24% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 18 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 1,455 (94%), Framework: 97 (6%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (0%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 810 (52%), Open: 266 (17%), Route not published: 231 (15%), Limited / restricted: 222 (14%), Selective: 24 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 352 notices, last 24 months (23% of this period)
2. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 171 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
3. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 95 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
4. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 74 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 47 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Teva UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/teva-uk-ltd-coh-00302461):** 43 procedures (80 awards)
2. **[ACCORD-UK LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/accord-uk-ltd-coh-00079585):** 42 procedures (78 awards)
3. **[Zentiva Pharma UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/zentiva-pharma-uk-ltd-coh-02158996):** 39 procedures (63 awards)
4. **[Thornton and Ross Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thornton-and-ross-ltd-coh-00185947):** 39 procedures (63 awards)
5. **[Pfizer Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pfizer-ltd-coh-00526209):** 36 procedures (67 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Alliance Medical Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/alliance-medical-ltd-coh-02128897):** £886m · [PET-CT Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pet-ct-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05e016)
2. **[University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/university-hospitals-birmingham-nhs-foundation-trust-coh-10004003):** £853m · [Specialised Commissioning Acute Services- Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialised-commissioning-acute-services-midlands-ocds-h6vhtk-050c21)
3. **[Barts Health NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/barts-health-nhs-trust-GB-FTS-184422):** £839m · [Specialised Commissioning Acute Services- London](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialised-commissioning-acute-services-london-ocds-h6vhtk-050c77)
4. **[Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nottinghamshire-healthcare-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-COH-231813077):** £806m · [Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Services (MHLDA)- Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialised-commissioning-retained-mental-health-learning-disability-and-autism-services-m-ocds-h6vhtk-05093e)
5. **[LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/leeds-teaching-hospitals-nhs-trust-GB-FTS-158650):** £774m · [Specialised Commissioning Acute Contract- North East & Yorkshire](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialised-commissioning-acute-contract-north-east-yorkshire-ocds-h6vhtk-050a9b)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 349
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 748
- **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 England intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481#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-england-gov-pb481
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt