Top suppliers
Top suppliers to NES
Top-five suppliers hold 100% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What NES buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
337173Recent contracts
Latest NES contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
C002056 Provision of a life-like manikin with bespoke wounds for multi-professional Forensics training
UK 3B Scientific Ltd · 2024-03-11
£54K
C002066 Provision of a peri-mortem caesarean section manikin
UK 3B Scientific Ltd · 2024-01-31
£45K
C002057 Ultra-sound guided needling simulator
Medaphor Ltd · 2023-12-22
£166K
Technical Review of Turas Platform
Capgemini · 2023-11-30
£79K
C002049 Learning Technology Organisational Requirements
Sopra Steria · 2023-11-30
£107K
C001961 EMBEDDING ORANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE METHODOLOGY
Rubica · 2022-07-21
£10K
C001933 Pre-Hospital Care Training and Education for Remote and Rural Practitioners using Simulation
BASICS Scotland · 2022-04-01
£996K
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Market analysis
Bidding into NES — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
43%
Awards to SMEs
100%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 43% of NES’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to NES
How much does NES spend on procurement?
NES awarded 5 contracts totalling £451K between 2023-09-26 and 2026-09-26, working with 4 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £90K.
Who are NES's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to NES by total award value are Medaphor Ltd, Sopra Steria, UK 3B Scientific Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 100% of contract value.
What does NES buy from suppliers?
NES's procurement is concentrated in medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, 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 2026-09-26
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
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