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# University Hospitals Plymouth · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-hospitals-plymouth-nhs-rk9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University Hospitals Plymouth is a Central government based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 25 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University Hospitals Plymouth
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PWJW-1642-HQRM` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 25
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £10m (median award: £5.1m) across 2 of 2 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH NHS TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-hospitals-plymouth-nhs-rk9

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Bids per Lot (fewer than 5 lots, not a typical figure):** 5 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards). About a third of awards equal the estimate to the pound and count as close to it. Published values, not payments.

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 8 (89%), Framework: 1 (11%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 3 (33%), Selective: 2 (22%), Route not published: 2 (22%), Direct award: 1 (11%), Limited / restricted: 1 (11%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 5 notices, last 24 months (56% of this period)
2. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 4 notices, last 24 months (44% of this period)
3. **[Postal and telecommunications services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/postal-and-telecommunications-services-64000000) (CPV 64):** 2 notices, last 24 months (22% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 2 notices, last 24 months (22% of this period)
5. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 1 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Inify Laboratories Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/inify-laboratories-ltd-coh-15997568):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
2. **[Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/becton-dickinson-u-k-limited-coh-00852702):** 1 procedures
3. **[Anthony Nolan](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/anthony-nolan-coh-02379280):** 1 procedures
4. **[Marie Curie](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/marie-curie-coh-00507597):** 1 procedures
5. **[First Care Ambulance Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/first-care-ambulance-ltd-coh-08248359):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/becton-dickinson-u-k-limited-coh-00852702):** £10m · [PPSA - Blood Collection Systems](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ppsa-blood-collection-systems-ocds-h6vhtk-060d3a) · Awarded: 7 Aug 2026
2. **[Inify Laboratories Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/inify-laboratories-ltd-coh-15997568):** £275k · [Provision of end-to-end digital histopathology pathway service with integrated AI diagnostic support and NHS reporting](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-award-notice-provision-of-end-to-end-digital-histopathology-pathway-service-with--ocds-h6vhtk-065cfc)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 2
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

### Upcoming Contract End Dates
1. **Ends 8 Jun 2027:** [Provision of end-to-end digital histopathology pathway service with integrated AI diagnostic support and NHS reporting services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-award-notice-provision-of-end-to-end-digital-histopathology-pathway-service-with--ocds-h6vhtk-065cfc) · £275k · Incumbent: Inify Laboratories Ltd
2. **Ends 8 Jun 2027:** [Duplicate - Only Contract 1 exists under this notice.](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-award-notice-provision-of-end-to-end-digital-histopathology-pathway-service-with--ocds-h6vhtk-065cfc) · Incumbent: Inify Laboratories Ltd

## 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 University Hospitals Plymouth intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-hospitals-plymouth-nhs-rk9#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-hospitals-plymouth-nhs-rk9
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt