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NHS England: public contracts, suppliers and opportunities
NHS England has published 1,119 contract awards on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender since 23 Oct 2023, worth £50,098m in total as published. Most of its spending is on education & training, it services, health & social care. Below: what it buys, who wins, what ends soon and what is coming up.
What NHS England buys
Contract awards by CPV category (Common Procurement Vocabulary division), from 23 Oct 2023 to 21 Oct 2026.
| Category | CPV | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education & training | 80000000 | 353 | £269m |
| IT services | 72000000 | 192 | £2,048m |
| Health & social care | 85000000 | 191 | £1,376m |
| Software | 48000000 | 161 | £104m |
| Business services (HR, legal, marketing, admin) | 79000000 | 83 | £176m |
| Medical equipment & supplies | 33000000 | 25 | £8,284m |
| R&D | 73000000 | 21 | £26m |
| Architecture & engineering | 71000000 | 7 | £340m |
| Office & IT equipment | 30000000 | 6 | £187m |
| Telecoms equipment | 32000000 | 6 | £2.8m |
| Most used CPV codes | Notices |
|---|---|
80000000 Education and training services | 286 |
85100000 Health services | 171 |
48000000 Software package and information systems | 118 |
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support | 65 |
80511000 Staff training services | 62 |
48517000 IT software package | 36 |
72260000 Software-related services | 36 |
33600000 Pharmaceutical products | 20 |
72222300 Information technology services | 20 |
72268000 Software supply services | 15 |
Recent contract awards
The latest awards with a company or organisation named as supplier. Values are as published and may be framework or multi-year totals.
Top suppliers to NHS England
Companies and organisations named most often in its award notices since 23 Oct 2023. 36% of awards went to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
| Supplier | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Softcat PLC | 24 | £497m |
| Kpmg LLP | 15 | £74.5m |
| Phoenix Software Limited | 15 | £7.5m |
| Akhter Computers Limited | 14 | £5.3m |
| Thornton and Ross Ltd | 13 | £248m |
| Oviva UK Limited | 13 | £3.3m |
| Bytes Software Services Limited | 12 | £2.7m |
| Jackie Kay Limited | 12 | £235k |
| Teva UK Limited | 11 | £147m |
| Sandoz Ltd | 10 | £231m |
Contracts ending in the next 12 months
252 contracts end by 23 Oct 2027. Buyers usually re-tender 6 to 12 months before the end date, so these are the next opportunities to prepare for. End dates are as published and exclude optional extensions.
| Ends | Contract | Current supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | Nat.428 Rosalind Franklin Programme 2025/26 | Karen Lynas Consulting Limited | £31k |
| 30 Oct 2026 | C386889 Nat.429 Mary Seacole 2025/26 | Jackie Kay Limited | £21k |
| 30 Oct 2026 | C386902 Nat.429 Mary Seacole 2025/26 | Qi Consulting Limited | £52k |
| 30 Oct 2026 | C386889 Nat.429 Mary Seacole 2025/26 | Leitmotif Learning Ltd | £46k |
| 30 Oct 2026 | C386889 Nat.429 Mary Seacole 2025/26 | Keane Training Associates Limited | £44k |
| 30 Oct 2026 | IPSI into limb lengthening at GOSH | Niche Health and Social Care Consulting Limited | £137k |
| 31 Oct 2026 | NHS Framework for the supply of Licensed Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) 1 Nov 2024 | Gilead Sciences Limited, ViiV Healthcare UK Ltd, Merck Sharpe & Dohme (UK) Limited, Mawdsley-Brooks & Co Ltd, Abbvie Ltd, Janssen-Cilag Ltd, Lupin Healthcare (UK) Limited, Dr.Reddy's Laboratories (UK) Limited, Macleods Pharma UK Limited, MSN Laboratories Europe Limited, Amarox Limited, Milpharm Ltd/aurobinbdo Primary | £627m |
| 31 Oct 2026 | Nat.428 Rosalind Franklin Programme 2025/26 | Practive Limited | £33k |
| 31 Oct 2026 | Nat.428 Rosalind Franklin Programme 2025/26 | Passe-Partout Consulting Limited | £78k |
| 31 Oct 2026 | Nat.428 Rosalind Franklin Programme 2025/26 | Achieving Your Potential Limited | £76k |
| 7 Nov 2026 | On Demand IT Training (for technical job families) - Pluralsight | Llc | £897k |
| 13 Nov 2026 | Penetration Testing Services | Kpmg LLP, Dionach Limited, NCC Group Security Services Ltd | £3m |
| 13 Nov 2026 | AppDynamics Software as A Service 2025 Renewal for eRS Programme | Computacenter (UK) Limited | £332k |
| 14 Nov 2026 | CYP Gender Competency Framework, Training Curriculum and Resources | The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges | £900k |
| 20 Nov 2026 | Social Media Monitoring and Listening Tool 2025/26 | Fenix Media Limited T/A Pulsar | £136k |
Upcoming and open opportunities
Open tenders and planned procurements (pipeline and preliminary market engagement notices) published by NHS England. Always read the official notice for documents and how to bid.
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Other nhs bodys
- NHS Property Services Limited
- NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (hosted by NHS England)
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Kirklees Council
- City of Doncaster Council
- All public buyers
Source: Contracts Finder (Crown Commercial Service) notices published 23 Oct 2023 to 23 Oct 2026, and Find a Tender (Cabinet Office) notices published 16 Sept 2026 to 22 Oct 2026. Figures are our own summary of those notices. Award counts include notices with a named organisation as supplier; notices naming individuals are left out and no individual's name is shown.
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