Top suppliers
Top suppliers to DHSC
Top-five suppliers hold 94% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What DHSC buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
727973488085759871336632Recent contracts
Latest DHSC contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Project/Contract DHSC: Databricks Training Credits
Databricks Inc · 2026-08-27
DHSC: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR): Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 5
LGC LIMITED · 2026-07-19
£25.1M
DHSC: Comms: Lot-2-Qualitative Research: Strategic Communications and Policy Development
Basis Social Limited · 2026-07-09
£2.5M
DHSC: Comms: Lot-1-Qualitative_Research_Marketing & Behaviour Change Programmes
DEFINE RESEARCH & INSIGHT LIMITED · 2026-07-09
£3.6M
DHSC: MedTech - Compass Beta
REGISTER DYNAMICS LIMITED · 2026-06-24
DHSC Future Health Commercial System (2026)
Atamis Ltd · 2026-06-22
DHSC - Digital Service Delivery and Support
HIPPO DIGITAL LIMITED · 2026-05-21
DHSC: Analytical Support for Priority Programmes
Mckinsey & Company Inc United Kingdom · 2026-05-04
DHSC: Social Care Data Access Project
DELOITTE LLP · 2026-04-21
DHSC: Abortion Notification Service (ANS) Beta Procurement
HIPPO DIGITAL LIMITED · 2026-04-20
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Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, DHSC typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
DHSC Quantitative Campaign Research
Expires: 2026-10-28
DHSC: Abortion Notification Service (ANS) Beta Procurement
Expires: 2027-03-11
DHSC Quick Turnaround Quantitative Research (re procurement)
Expires: 2027-03-31
DHSC: Social Care Data Access Project
Expires: 2027-03-31
DHSC: MedTech - Compass Beta
Expires: 2027-06-28
Project/Contract DHSC: Databricks Training Credits
Expires: 2027-08-31
Market analysis
Bidding into DHSC — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
44%
Awards to SMEs
94%
Top-5 supplier share
74%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 44% of DHSC’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises. Around 74%of awards are call-offs from framework agreements — getting onto the right framework matters as much as the bid itself here.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to DHSC
How much does DHSC spend on procurement?
DHSC awarded 72 contracts totalling £55.9M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 62 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £2.1M.
Who are DHSC's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to DHSC by total award value are LGC LIMITED, BMJ Publishing Group Limited, DEFINE RESEARCH & INSIGHT LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 94% of contract value.
What does DHSC buy from suppliers?
DHSC's procurement is concentrated in it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, research and development services and related consultancy services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
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
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