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# Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care-acting-as-part-gov-ea1328). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency is a Central government based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 585 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PBMQ-7576-DVGW` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 585
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £1.3bn (median award: £60k) across 219 of 230 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (UK Health Security Agency), nhs-ods (UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care-acting-as-part-gov-ea1328

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 13 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 31% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 27% below the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 331 (97%), Framework: 8 (2%), Dynamic purchasing system: 2 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 188 (55%), Route not published: 82 (24%), Limited / restricted: 37 (11%), Open: 24 (7%), Selective: 10 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 68 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 19 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 18 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 13 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
5. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 11 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[GLAXOSMITHKLINE UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/glaxosmithkline-uk-limited-coh-04310159):** 7 procedures (8 awards)
2. **[B. Braun Medical Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/b-braun-medical-limited-coh-02296559):** 7 procedures
3. **[Mabtech AB](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mabtech-ab-GB-FTS-181738):** 5 procedures
4. **[Phoenix Dosimetry](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/phoenix-dosimetry-coh-08521146):** 5 procedures (6 awards)
5. **[Pfizer Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pfizer-ltd-coh-00526209):** 5 procedures (7 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[RANDOX CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/randox-clinical-laboratory-services-ltd-coh-ni069073):** £331m · [Surge Laboratory Capacity in the event of a Health Emergency](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/surge-laboratory-capacity-in-the-event-of-a-health-emergency-ocds-h6vhtk-050d89) · Awarded: 12 Jun 2026
2. **[ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/astrazeneca-uk-limited-coh-03674842):** £225m · [Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine 2026/2027](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/live-attenuated-influenza-vaccine-2026-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-06b92c)
3. **[Foundever GB Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/foundever-gb-limited-coh-03450786):** £177m · [Single Service Centre work package 1](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/single-service-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-051a65) · Awarded: 24 Jun 2026
4. **[Capita Business Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/capita-business-services-ltd-coh-02299747):** £177m · [Single Service Centre contract work package 2](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/single-service-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-051a65) · Awarded: 24 Jun 2026
5. **[MOVIANTO UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/movianto-uk-limited-coh-01243938):** £174m · [Storage and distribution of vaccines and other medicines](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/storage-and-distribution-of-vaccines-and-other-medicines-ocds-h6vhtk-060071)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 61
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 119
- **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 Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care-acting-as-part-gov-ea1328#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care-acting-as-part-gov-ea1328
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt