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# Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/somerset-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rh5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is a Central government based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 414 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PNWR-4212-QWHQ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 414
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £120m (median award: £60k) across 333 of 333 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/somerset-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rh5

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 6 bids (median of 23 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 9% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 11% below the published estimate (median of 6 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 345 (97%), Framework: 11 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 162 (46%), Limited / restricted: 128 (36%), Route not published: 40 (11%), Open: 23 (6%), Selective: 3 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 76 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)
2. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 27 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
3. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 18 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
4. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 15 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
5. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 5 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[SOMERSET SURGICAL SERVICES LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/somerset-surgical-services-ltd-coh-07692583):** 12 procedures (13 awards)
2. **[Knight Electrical Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/knight-electrical-limited-coh-03747577):** 10 procedures
3. **[AGITO Medical AS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/agito-medical-as-GB-FTS-133680):** 6 procedures
4. **[Hologic Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hologic-ltd-coh-02722343):** 5 procedures
5. **[ICS Operations trading as Xyla Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ics-operations-trading-as-xyla-services-coh-04793945):** 5 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[ALTHEA UK AND IRELAND LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ergea-uk-and-ireland-ltd-coh-04328629):** £38m · [Variation for construction and operation of a Community Diagnostics Facility](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/variation-for-construction-and-operation-of-a-community-diagnostics-facility-ocds-h6vhtk-05520b)
2. **[ALTHEA UK AND IRELAND LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ergea-uk-and-ireland-ltd-coh-04328629):** £14m · [Variation for construction and operation of a Community Diagnostics Facility](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/variation-for-construction-and-operation-of-a-community-diagnostics-facility-ocds-h6vhtk-0552ee) · Awarded: 30 May 2025
3. **[NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT (NHSBT)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nhs-blood-and-transplant-nhsbt-coh-00972779):** £4.5m · [Contract for the Supply of Blood Components, Reagents and Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-supply-of-blood-components-reagents-and-services-ocds-h6vhtk-051cf7)
4. **[Dell Corporation Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dell-corporation-ltd-coh-02081369):** £3.4m · [Dell PC's, Laptops, Servers and Storage](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dell-pc-s-laptops-servers-and-storage-ocds-h6vhtk-06d3ad)
5. **[Bridgwater PCN](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bridgwater-pcn-GB-FTS-141139):** £2.9m · [Community Investigation Hubs](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-investigation-hubs-ocds-h6vhtk-04ef08)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 81
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 115
- **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 Somerset NHS Foundation Trust intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/somerset-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rh5#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/somerset-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rh5
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt