Social services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 85320000·Services · class·in Health & Social Care
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
85323000 Community health services2,111 notices · 71%85320000 Social services588 notices · 20%85322000 Community action programme393 notices · 13%85321000 Administrative social services148 notices · 5%- Health services 2,718 · 12m
- Social work services 1,180 · 12m
- Medical practice and related services 1,129 · 12m
- Miscellaneous health services 1,094 · 12m
- Hospital and related services 797 · 12m
- Social work and related services 693 · 12m
- Dental practice and related services 249 · 12m
- Medical imaging services 147 · 12m
- Optician services 50 · 12m
- Veterinary services 26 · 12m
- All of Health & Social Care →
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
- Local authorities 46% (1,368 notices)
- Central government 25% (747 notices)
- NHS & health 20% (601 notices)
- Police, fire & emergency 3% (81 notices)
- Other public bodies 2% (56 notices)
- Not classified 4% (118 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | NHS & health | 104 | 3 | 0 |
| NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board | NHS & health | 80 | 2 | 0 |
| Derry City and Strabane District Council | Local authorities | 78 | 4 | 1 |
| NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board | Central government | 63 | 14 | 0 |
| NHS England | Central government | 63 | 3 | 0 |
| Kent County Council | Local authorities | 48 | 19 | 2 |
| NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board | NHS & health | 48 | 7 | 0 |
| NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board | Central government | 45 | 30 | 0 |
| Hertfordshire County Council | Local authorities | 42 | 14 | 2 |
| Westminster City Council | Local authorities | 39 | 17 | 0 |
552 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 2,666 of 2,984 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater London | 2 | 47% | 81% | |
| East of England | 4 | 63% | 80% | |
| South East England | 3 | 44% | 77% | |
| South West England | 2 | 66% | 78% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 3 | 58% | 85% | |
| West Midlands | 3 | 64% | 83% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 2 | 60% | 89% | |
| North West England | 3 | 24% | 54% | |
| North East England | 3 | 36% | 88% | |
| Scotland | 2 | 85% | 97% | |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 98% | — | |
| East Midlands | 3 | 27% | 93% |
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
- Contract 91% (2,719 notices)
- Framework 8% (227 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 1% (38 notices)
- Open 42% (1,263 notices)
- Limited / restricted 34% (1,024 notices)
- Route not published 20% (594 notices)
- Selective 3% (102 notices)
- Direct award 0% (1 notices)
- Above threshold 64% (272 notices)
- Below threshold 36% (151 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (2,007) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
- 1 bid 31% (155)
- 2–3 38% (190)
- 4–6 20% (97)
- 7 or more 11% (55)
Who wins
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 4,979 awards to 2,359 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 6% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech and Language UK | 82 | 82 | 2 | 5 |
| Primary Eyecare Services Limited | 19 | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| BARNARDO'S | 11 | 12 | 2 | 11 |
| Stoke Association | 11 | 11 | 4 | 8 |
| ABL HEALTH LIMITED | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| Change Grow Live Services Limited | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Thurrock & Brentwood Mind | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| MARIE CURIE | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 781 of 2,984 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in social services
49 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first
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 8532. 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 8532. 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.