# Health & Social Care (CPV 85000000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Health & Social Care (CPV 85000000) covers UK public procurement for Health and social work services. Tracked across 42,374 published procedures (9,203 in the last 12 months) across 1,823 contracting authorities, with 339 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Health & Social Care

- **CPV Code:** `85000000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Division (2-digit sector)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 339

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 9,203

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 42,374

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 786 (1,823 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 31 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (middle half 2–5) (median of 1878 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £330k (median net contract award; interquartile range £68k–£1.5m)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 51 days (median)

- **SME Win Rate:** 51% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises

- **Local Win Rate:** 75% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region

## Sub-Sectors (CPV Classes)

12 CPV classs active under this division:

1. [Health services (CPV 85100000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-services-85100000): 2,178 notices/12m · **53 open** · ~3 bids/lot

2. [Social work services (CPV 85310000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-work-services-85310000): 974 notices/12m · **103 open** · ~3 bids/lot

3. [Medical practice and related services (CPV 85120000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-practice-and-related-services-85120000): 874 notices/12m · **11 open** · ~4 bids/lot

4. [Miscellaneous health services (CPV 85140000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/miscellaneous-health-services-85140000): 786 notices/12m · **31 open** · ~3 bids/lot

5. [Hospital and related services (CPV 85110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hospital-and-related-services-85110000): 706 notices/12m · **7 open** · ~2 bids/lot

6. [Social services (CPV 85320000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-services-85320000): 573 notices/12m · **48 open** · ~2 bids/lot

7. [Social work and related services (CPV 85300000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-work-and-related-services-85300000): 478 notices/12m · **68 open** · ~3 bids/lot

8. [Dental practice and related services (CPV 85130000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/dental-practice-and-related-services-85130000): 220 notices/12m · **2 open** · ~3 bids/lot

9. [Medical imaging services (CPV 85150000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-imaging-services-85150000): 104 notices/12m · **1 open** · ~5 bids/lot

10. [Optician services (CPV 85160000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/optician-services-85160000): 30 notices/12m · ~3 bids/lot

## Live Open Tender Opportunities

Currently open for bidding in Health & Social Care (soonest deadline first):

1. [Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/drug-and-alcohol-treatment-and-recovery-ocds-h6vhtk-07885a): £187,500 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · Hull City Council

2. [Framework Agreement for Training Courses for Children's and Adults Social Care Teams](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-agreement-for-training-courses-for-children-s-and-adults-social-care-teams-ocds-h6vhtk-06bac9): £1,182,928 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · Powys County Council

3. [Framework Agreement for Provision of Welsh Government Childcare for 2 year olds in Powys.](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-agreement-for-provision-of-welsh-government-childcare-for-2-year-olds-in-powys-ocds-h6vhtk-052372): £15,000,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · Powys County Council

4. [National Infection and Sepsis Audit – Acute NHS settings](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-infection-and-sepsis-audit-acute-nhs-settings-ocds-h6vhtk-0775bc): £7,490,505 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership

5. [Private Ambulance Service (PAS) 2027](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/private-ambulance-service-pas-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-06bdcd): £40,000,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

6. [Student Counselling Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/student-counselling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06907f): £1,200,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER

7. [Community Early Language Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-early-language-service-ocds-h6vhtk-069165): £3,600,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

8. [TENDER FOR DESIGN, AND DELIVERY OF YOUTH DRAMA PROGRAMME](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-design-and-delivery-of-youth-drama-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-0781bb): £87,600 · Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 · Fermanagh and Omagh District Council

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Health & Social Care work:

1. [Milton Keynes Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/milton-keynes-council-ons-e06000042): 2,822 notices (10 in last 12m) · **3 open**

2. [MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/midlands-and-lancashire-commissioning-support-unit-GB-NHS-ODX): 2,510 notices (0 in last 12m)

3. [Cumbria County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cumbria-county-council-GB-FTS-12): 2,341 notices (0 in last 12m)

4. [NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-north-east-and-north-cumbria-integrated-care-board-nhs-qhm): 1,007 notices (105 in last 12m) · **1 open**

5. [Cumberland Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cumberland-council-ons-e06000063): 960 notices (12 in last 12m)

6. [Bristol City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bristol-city-council-ons-e06000023): 943 notices (395 in last 12m) · **1 open**

7. [NHS England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481): 832 notices (281 in last 12m) · **3 open**

8. [NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-south-yorkshire-integrated-care-board-nhs-qf7): 748 notices (287 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands): 13,820 notices (36%)

2. [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber): 3,792 notices (10%)

3. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 3,785 notices (10%)

4. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 3,745 notices (10%)

5. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 3,474 notices (9%)

6. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 3,258 notices (8%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Health & Social Care:

1. [Chiltern Healthcare](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/chiltern-healthcare-GB-FTS-37563): 430 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

2. [Community Care Direct Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/community-care-direct-limited-coh-05333131): 338 procedures across 3 contracting authorities

3. [Cumbria View Care Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cumbria-view-care-services-ltd-coh-04243986): 313 procedures across 3 contracting authorities

4. [Bellcare Domiciliary Care Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bellcare-domiciliary-care-services-limited-coh-04387185): 296 procedures across 4 contracting authorities

5. [Mountbatton Care Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mountbatton-care-limited-coh-08058202): 249 procedures across 3 contracting authorities

6. [Heritage Healthcare Milton Keynes](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/heritage-healthcare-milton-keynes-GB-FTS-42367): 238 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

7. [Emiran HealthCare](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/emiran-healthcare-GB-FTS-37567): 222 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

8. [Twilight Years LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/twilight-years-ltd-coh-05409029): 220 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive Health & Social Care intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt