Top suppliers
Top suppliers to N H S Shared Business Services
Top-five suppliers hold 68% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What N H S Shared Business Services buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
483072323379857334445064667180313839457798Recent contracts
Latest N H S Shared Business Services contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Network Services on behalf of Barton Peveril College
KHIPU Networks Ltd · 2026-07-23
£503K
The Provision of VMWARE Software Licence
SOFTCAT PLC · 2026-07-19
£440K
Digital Forms and Situational Reporting Platform (Aire Logic Limited - Forms4Health - Healthcare Forms)
Aire Logic Limited · 2026-06-30
£390K
Curator Intelligence Hub on behalf of NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
InterWorks Europe Limited · 2026-06-22
£81K
The Provision of Vascular and Cardiac Surgery Service Reconfiguration on behalf of NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU · 2026-04-14
£49K
The Provision of Internal Audit Services
MIAA · 2026-03-31
£333K
The Provision of Counter Fraud Services
Mersey Internal Audit Agency · 2026-03-31
£76K
The Provision of IT Hardware (Laptops) on behalf of NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
CDW Limited · 2026-03-24
£537K
The Provision of Microsoft Enterprise Renewals (GP IT and Corporate Tenancies)
Phoenix Software Limited · 2026-03-23
£1.9M
DFU Digital Forensic Capability on behalf of NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA)
CDW Limited · 2026-03-11
£93K
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14
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8
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Market analysis
Bidding into N H S Shared Business Services — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
48%
Awards to SMEs
68%
Top-5 supplier share
61%
Framework call-offs
13
Awards to social enterprises
Around 48% of N H S Shared Business Services’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 13 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 61%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 N H S Shared Business Services
How much does N H S Shared Business Services spend on procurement?
N H S Shared Business Services awarded 136 contracts totalling £10.2bn between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 102 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £77.6M.
Who are N H S Shared Business Services's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to N H S Shared Business Services by total award value are Actiform Ltd, Amicus ITS Ltd, AM DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING LTD. The top five suppliers together hold 68% of contract value.
What does N H S Shared Business Services buy from suppliers?
N H S Shared Business Services's procurement is concentrated in software package and information systems, office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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