# Social services (CPV 85320000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-services-85320000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Social services (CPV 85320000) covers UK public procurement for Social services. Tracked across 1,908 published procedures (573 in the last 12 months) across 393 contracting authorities, with 48 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Social services

- **CPV Code:** `85320000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Health & Social Care (CPV 85000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 48

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 573

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 1,908

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 209 (393 lifetime)

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

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-services-85320000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-services-85320000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (middle half 1–4) (median of 158 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £200k (median net contract award; interquartile range £56k–£979k)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 45 days (median)

- **SME Win Rate:** 58% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises

- **Local Win Rate:** 80% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region

## Other Classes in Health & Social Care

1. [Health services (CPV 85100000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-services-85100000): 2,178 notices/12m

2. [Social work services (CPV 85310000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-work-services-85310000): 974 notices/12m

3. [Medical practice and related services (CPV 85120000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-practice-and-related-services-85120000): 874 notices/12m

4. [Miscellaneous health services (CPV 85140000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/miscellaneous-health-services-85140000): 786 notices/12m

5. [Hospital and related services (CPV 85110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hospital-and-related-services-85110000): 706 notices/12m

6. [Social work and related services (CPV 85300000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-work-and-related-services-85300000): 478 notices/12m

## Live Open Tender Opportunities

Currently open for bidding in Social services (soonest deadline first):

1. [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

2. [Breastfeeding Peer Support Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/breastfeeding-peer-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-077af2): £406,190 · Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 · Leeds City Council

3. [DHSC: LERO Development and Resilience Project](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-lero-development-and-resilience-project-ocds-h6vhtk-077894): £393,221 · Deadline: 30 Oct 2026 · Department of Health & Social Care

4. [Developing Healthy Relationships - Children & Young People - Grant Round](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/developing-healthy-relationships-children-young-people-grant-round-ocds-h6vhtk-077a7d): £150,000 · Deadline: 2 Nov 2026 · West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner

5. [Ethnic Minority Health and Wellbeing Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ethnic-minority-health-and-wellbeing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06c38d): £900,000 · Deadline: 4 Nov 2026 · Wirral Borough Council

6. [Dementia Support Service - NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dementia-support-service-nhs-birmingham-and-solihull-icb-ocds-h6vhtk-07857f): £5,084,000 · Deadline: 6 Nov 2026 · NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board

7. [Experts at Hand: Occupational Therapy, Inclusion and Participation Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/experts-at-hand-occupational-therapy-inclusion-and-participation-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0784f0): Value not disclosed · Deadline: 13 Nov 2026 · Norfolk County Council

8. [Community and Maternity Champions Services for RBKC & WCC](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-and-maternity-champions-services-for-rbkc-wcc-ocds-h6vhtk-078711): £1,091,450 · Deadline: 13 Nov 2026 · Westminster City Council

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Social services work:

1. [NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-cornwall-and-the-isles-of-scilly-integrated-care-board-nhs-qt6): 82 notices (1 in last 12m)

2. [Derry City and Strabane District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/derry-city-and-strabane-district-council-ons-n09000005): 77 notices (3 in last 12m)

3. [NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-birmingham-and-solihull-integrated-care-board-nhs-qhl): 59 notices (15 in last 12m) · **1 open**

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): 56 notices (5 in last 12m)

5. [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016): 47 notices (16 in last 12m) · **1 open**

6. [NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-west-yorkshire-integrated-care-board-nhs-qwo): 44 notices (27 in last 12m)

7. [NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-mid-and-south-essex-integrated-care-board-nhs-qh8): 38 notices (2 in last 12m)

8. [NHS England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481): 32 notices (6 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 282 notices (16%)

2. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 269 notices (16%)

3. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 224 notices (13%)

4. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 219 notices (13%)

5. [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber): 214 notices (12%)

6. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 192 notices (11%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Social services:

1. [The Stroke Association](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-stroke-association-coh-00061274): 10 procedures across 6 contracting authorities

2. [Change Grow Live Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/change-grow-live-services-limited-coh-06228752): 8 procedures (9 awards) across 7 contracting authorities

3. [Everyone Health Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/everyone-health-limited-coh-04215584): 8 procedures (9 awards) across 4 contracting authorities

4. [Thurrock and Brentwood Mind](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thurrock-and-brentwood-mind-coh-05256793): 8 procedures across 3 contracting authorities

5. [Volunteer Cornwall](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/volunteer-cornwall-coh-03562830): 8 procedures across 3 contracting authorities

6. [Family Action](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/family-action-coh-01068186): 6 procedures (11 awards) across 6 contracting authorities

7. [Barnardo's](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/barnardo-s-coh-00061625): 6 procedures (7 awards) across 6 contracting authorities

8. [Humankind Charity](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/waythrough-coh-01820492): 6 procedures (7 awards) across 5 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 Social services intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-services-85320000)

## 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/social-services-85320000

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