Medical software package: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 48180000Services · classin Software Packages & ERP

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Who buys

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
  • Central government 57% (143 notices)
  • NHS & health 24% (61 notices)
  • Education & universities 6% (14 notices)
  • Local authorities 4% (10 notices)
  • Other public bodies 4% (9 notices)
  • Not classified 6% (15 notices)

134 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 169 of 256 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
West Midlands35 · 21%
Wales (Cymru)28 · 17%
Greater London26 · 15%
Yorkshire and the Humber24 · 14%
South East England23 · 14%
South West England23 · 14%
North West England20 · 12%
East of England19 · 11%
East Midlands18 · 11%
Scotland16 · 9%
North East England12 · 7%
Northern Ireland10 · 6%

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
  • Contract 82% (211 notices)
  • Framework 17% (43 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 1% (2 notices)
Procedure route
  • Route not published 45% (116 notices)
  • Open 28% (72 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 20% (51 notices)
  • Selective 6% (16 notices)
  • Direct award 0% (1 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 90% (62 notices)
  • Below threshold 10% (7 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=43median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (110) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Bids per lot · n=11
  • 1 bid 0% (0)
  • 2–3 27% (3)
  • 4–6 27% (3)
  • 7 or more 45% (5)
Contract value, net
p25 £125,000median £400,000p75 £1,276,621
interquartile range of 46 awards · p90 £8,211,241
Typical bids per lot6robust · n=9middle half 4–11
Competed75%robust · n=110open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs21%robust · n=68of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs54%robust · n=37single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally29%robust · n=31winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned6%robust · n=110cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot9robust · n=733 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 153 awards to 100 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 29% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 53 of 256 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

JAGGAER / BravoSolution12 notices · 23%
EU-Supply Complete Tender Management6 notices · 11% · 2 open
Sell2Wales5 notices · 9%
Delta eSourcing3 notices · 6%
SAP Ariba2 notices · 4%

Open tenders in medical software package

2 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
PDSE Patient Record Management SolutionUniversity of Plymouth20 Oct 202630d£890,000
Electronic Research and Laboratory Notebook DPSDPSJisc4 Nov 2027410d£1,500,000 ceiling

Method

What the numbers on this page are and are not

Which notices count?

Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 4818. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 18 Sept 2026.

Competition figures

From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 4818. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.

Why no total value or month-by-month chart?

Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.