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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-06-17 to 2026-06-17Updated 2026-06-17

£2.8bn

Total spend

665

Contract awards

328

Unique suppliers

£4.6M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Department of Health and Social Care has awarded 665 contracts worth £2.8bn to 328 suppliers between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, at an average contract value of £4.6M, with the top five suppliers holding 61% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Department of Health and Social Care

Top-five suppliers hold 61% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS4£571.4M
Gaddum4£501.0M
LGC LIMITED7£263.0M
DUPLICATE - University of Southampton2£203.0M
University of Southampton.3£142.1M
University of Southampton3£137.3M
Skills for Care Ltd11£77.6M
EMCOR GROUP (UK) PLC1£77.5M
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH4£59.7M
IPSOS Mori1£52.5M
The Think Ahead Organisation, Think Ahead3£46.1M
Improvement and Development Agency For Local Government6£39.0M
The NHS Confederation2£38.2M
BMJ Publishing Group Limited2£38.0M
Sepura Ltd1£31.9M
MERCATEO UK LIMITED2£30.4M
OT GROUP LIMITED1£30.0M
Biffa Waste Services Ltd3£28.5M
ACCENTURE (UK) LIMITED3£23.8M
Improvement & Development Agency For Local Government5£23.2M

Procurement categories

What Department of Health and Social Care buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

75120000

75120000
60 awards£1.7bn

71310000

71310000
17 awards£181.0M

79410000

79410000
58 awards£154.6M

30230000

30230000
3 awards£103.9M

79990000

79990000
5 awards£78.0M

79310000

79310000
25 awards£73.3M

73210000

73210000
8 awards£38.3M

72210000

72210000
16 awards£35.7M

72220000

72220000
36 awards£35.0M

85310000

85310000
15 awards£32.5M

32522000

32522000
1 awards£31.9M

85140000

85140000
22 awards£31.8M

42960000

42960000
1 awards£30.0M

90510000

90510000
3 awards£28.5M

72260000

72260000
21 awards£18.8M

80510000

80510000
17 awards£17.3M

33690000

33690000
24 awards£16.9M

73110000

73110000
44 awards£14.2M

60160000

60160000
5 awards£13.7M

75130000

75130000
4 awards£12.4M

Recent contracts

Latest Department of Health and Social Care contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

DHSC: TD: HDRS Corporate technical specialist data services BS

Burges Salmon LLP · 2026-06-08

£750K

DHSC: Knowledge Sharing (Blueprinting and Optimisation)

ATOS IT SERVICES UK LIMITED · 2026-06-05

£1.2M

DHSC:ASC: Worforce

DAC BEACHCROFT LLP · 2026-05-27

£55K

Westlaw Legal Research Subscription

THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED · 2026-05-22

£18K

Laingbuisson Intelligence Subscription

Laingbuisson Limited · 2026-05-22

£18K

EBSCO Collection Subscription

Ebsco International Inc. · 2026-05-22

£18K

DHSC:FGO Market Oversight Passporting

DLA PIPER UK LLP · 2026-05-21

£108K

DHSC:FGO Market Oversight Passporting

DLA PIPER UK LLP · 2026-05-21

£108K

Adult Social Care (ASC) Workforce Support Programme 2026

Skills for Care Ltd · 2026-05-19

£25.6M

Adult Social Care (ASC) Workforce Support Programme 2026

Skills for Care Ltd · 2026-05-19

£3.0M

Adult Social Care: Workforce Support Programme Lot 3

Ipsos · 2026-05-18

£905K

DHSC - GOps - Water and Wastewater Services

WATER PLUS LIMITED · 2026-05-15

£252K

DHSC - GOps - Water and Wastewater Services

WATER PLUS LIMITED · 2026-05-14

£378K

DHSC: PCH: Acquired Brain Injury Action Plan 2026

UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum · 2026-05-11

£50K

DHSC:NHST: National GP Engagement on Health Data

IPSOS MORI UK LIMITED · 2026-05-05

£267K

DHSC:PCP:Water Fluoridation Feasibility Studies Part 1 - UU

United Utilities Group PLC · 2026-04-30

£107K

DHSC:PCP:Water Fluoridation Feasibility Studies Part 1 - YW

Yorkshire Water Limited · 2026-04-30

£59K

NHS Pensions McCloud Programme Management Support

Lumera Limited · 2026-04-28

£1.4M

Simplify & Deliver – corporate process improvement support

CANVS LTD · 2026-04-27

£260K

DHSC: Technical Advisor support for new Private Finance Programme

TURNER & TOWNSEND INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · 2026-04-27

£735K

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Open opportunities

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Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.

Better Health Mobile App Development Partner

£2.8M

MH Act Code of Practice – Lived Experience Advisory Groups 2026

Women's Health Strategic Partnership Opportunity

MH Act Code of Practice – Lived Experience Advisory Groups 2026

Early Market Engagement on Health and Work Outcomes‑Based Contracting

MH Act Code of Practice – Lived Experience Advisory Groups 2026

£334K

Women's Health Strategic Partnership Opportunity

Child Poverty and Health - Market Engagement

MH Act Code of Practice – Lived Experience Advisory Groups 2026

£334K

Child Poverty and Health - Market Engagement

Early Market Engagement on Health and Work Outcomes‑Based Contracting

MH Act Code of Practice – Lived Experience Advisory Groups 2026

£334K

MH Act Code of Practice – Lived Experience Advisory Groups 2026

£334K

Medtech Commercial Strategy 2026

DHSC: Mental Health Impact on Families with Critically Ill Children Report 2026

£170K

DHSC: Mental Health Impact on Families with Critically Ill Children Report 2026

£170K

DHSC: Mental Health Impact on Families with Critically Ill Children Report 2026

£170K

Market Engagement for Transdermal Capillary Blood Sampling Solutions

Medtech Commercial Strategy 2026

OLS: Respiratory Disease Strategic Partnership

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, Department of Health and Social Care typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

DHSC: GH: Fleming Fund Website 25-26

Expires: 2026-06-30

£65K

GO: Managed Payroll Services

Expires: 2026-06-30

£1.6M

DHSC: Medical Technology - Products Information Management System - Beta phase

Expires: 2026-07-28

£1.2M

DHSC:FGO Market Oversight Passporting

Expires: 2026-08-06

£108K

DHSC:FGO Market Oversight Passporting

Expires: 2026-08-06

£108K

DHSC: WIST: Technical Support Contract for IMS3/4

Expires: 2026-08-14

£2.0M

Better Health Mobile App Development Partner

Expires: 2026-08-26

£4.0M

DHSC Water and Wastewater Services

Expires: 2026-08-31

£90K

Gambling Levy Data Portal

Expires: 2026-08-31

£741K

DHSC:FGO NHSE Transformation Programme - Communications Integration

Expires: 2026-09-30

£51K

DHSC: Technical Advisor support for new Private Finance Programme

Expires: 2026-10-09

£735K

DHSC: GAPH: Support Worker under Access to Work Scheme

Expires: 2026-10-21

£34K

DHSC: Knowledge Sharing (Blueprinting and Optimisation)

Expires: 2026-10-26

£1.2M

DHSC: NHSPP: Thirlwall Inquiry Audio Visual Services FY2026/27

Expires: 2026-10-30

£52K

Mobile Voice & Data Services, and Satellite Phones

Expires: 2026-12-09

£947K

DHSC: Group Operations - Home working equipment (FY24-25)

Expires: 2027-01-05

£386K

Usability and Accessibility Research Testing

Expires: 2027-02-11

£576K

DHSC - GO - Gosport Independent Panel Website

Expires: 2027-02-28

£29K

DHSC: ASC: Best Practice Training Material Transition From Children to ASC

Expires: 2027-03-01

£250K

DHSC: FIN: 2024 External Valuations for DHSC Investments

Expires: 2027-03-12

£140K

Financial Times (FT) Online Knowledge Resources 2026

Expires: 2027-03-21

£23K

Health Service Journal (HSJ) Knowledge Resources 2026

Expires: 2027-03-29

£33K

DHSC: Medicines: Branded Medicines Dataset

Expires: 2027-03-31

£411K

DHSC: ASC: Better Care Fund (BCF) Support Programme 2026/27

Expires: 2027-03-31

£2.5M

The Economist Knowledge Resources 2026

Expires: 2027-03-31

£11K

eDisclosure and Review Services - PPE Contract Management & Litigation

Expires: 2027-03-31

£36K

NHS Pensions McCloud Programme Management Support

Expires: 2027-03-31

£1.4M

DHSC: ASC: Better Care Fund (BCF) Support Programme 2026/27

Expires: 2027-03-31

£2.5M

DHSC: TD: HDRS Corporate technical specialist data services BS

Expires: 2027-03-31

£750K

DHSC: GO: Freshdesks Email Ticketing Platform 2026 -2027

Expires: 2027-04-02

£10K

DHSC:GO: Microsoft Unified Support Enterprise

Expires: 2027-04-30

£363K

DHSC: Finance - Print Management Services (FY2025-26)

Expires: 2027-04-30

£500K

EBSCO Collection Subscription

Expires: 2027-05-18

£18K

Laingbuisson Intelligence Subscription

Expires: 2027-05-18

£18K

C436727 DHSC Call Off Contract for Venue Find Services

Expires: 2027-05-22

£4.0M

Westlaw Legal Research Subscription

Expires: 2027-05-31

£18K

Market analysis

Bidding into Department of Health and Social Care — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

61%

Top-5 supplier share

30d

Avg response window

26d

Median response window

14mo

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Department of Health and Social Care

How much does Department of Health and Social Care spend on procurement?

Department of Health and Social Care awarded 665 contracts totalling £2.8bn between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 328 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £4.6M.

Who are Department of Health and Social Care's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Department of Health and Social Care by total award value are UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS, Gaddum, LGC LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 61% of contract value.

What does Department of Health and Social Care buy from suppliers?

Department of Health and Social Care's procurement is concentrated in 75120000, 71310000, 79410000, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for Department of Health and Social Care contracts?

Department of Health and Social Care publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

What's the typical response window for Department of Health and Social Care tenders?

Department of Health and Social Care typically gives suppliers a median of 26 days to respond (average 30 days). Standard contract duration is around 14 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-06-17

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
  • · Spend Network
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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