Top suppliers
Top suppliers to NHS England
Top-five suppliers hold 41% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What NHS England buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
853380724579757371489838Recent contracts
Latest NHS England contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Return to Practice Test of Competence Preparation Programme
NHS Professionals Limited · 2026-08-26
£4.8M
Situational Judgement & Psychometric Testing- Assessments
Work Psychology Group · 2026-08-25
£1.3M
Enabling Flexible Working through e-Rostering Programme: Phase 2 Implementation
Timewise Foundation CIC · 2026-08-25
£167K
NHP Health Care Planning Tool SaaS Licence
dRofus AS · 2026-08-24
£658K
Sickle Cell and Thalassemia lab clinical support 2027
Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT · 2026-08-24
£38K
Cleft Registry and Audit Network (CRANE)
The Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2026-08-23
£426K
FMLM Clinical Fellow Scheme 26-27
Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management · 2026-08-23
£95K
Always-on’ partnership with UCAS
UCAS Media Limited · 2026-08-20
£533K
Preparation Support for the Faculty of Public Health (FPH) Diplomate examination
The University of Birmingham · 2026-08-19
£54K
Masters in Public Health
The University of Birmingham · 2026-08-19
£248K
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Higher Specialist Scientist Training Programme (HSST)
Deadline: 2026-09-04
£42.2M
Step into Health Services
Deadline: 2026-09-14
£310K
Re-Published Medication to Manage Problematic Sexual Arousal (MMPSA) Service for the South-West, North-West and North-East regions (initial pilot service)
Deadline: 2026-09-16
£12.1M
Supported Internship Programme for Care Leavers
Deadline: 2026-09-21
£1.5M
Improving HPV uptake in school leavers living in areas of high deprivation
Deadline: 2026-09-29
£40K
NHS National Framework for Ferric Carboxymaltose injection
Deadline: 2026-09-29
£38.2M
Midlands Critical Care Transfer Service Ambulance Provider
Deadline: 2026-10-06
£85.2M
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, NHS England typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
IG Practitioner Health & Care certificate
Expires: 2026-09-01
Children and Young People's Drug and Alcohol Workers (CYP DAWs) - NHSE
Expires: 2026-09-14
£99K
National Curriculum for Drug and Alcohol Peer Support Workers (PSW) - NHSE
Expires: 2026-09-14
£83K
The Drug and Alcohol Worker National Curriculum (DAWs) - NHSE
Expires: 2026-09-14
£98K
Return to Midwifery programme
Expires: 2026-09-22
£11K
Access to the National Endoscopy Database
Expires: 2026-09-29
£26K
Provision of the ONE NHS Finance Service
Expires: 2026-09-30
£375K
Cancer and Diagnostic -Practice Education (Physiological Science) (ET1007)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£22K
Legal team Practising Certificates 2025/26
Expires: 2026-09-30
£17K
Cancer and Diagnostic -Practice Education (Imaging) (ET1007)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£24K
Market analysis
Bidding into NHS England — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
64%
Awards to SMEs
41%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
33
Awards to social enterprises
Around 64% of NHS England’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 33 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to NHS England
How much does NHS England spend on procurement?
NHS England awarded 2,980 contracts totalling £77.6bn between 2023-09-01 and 2026-09-01, working with 1,320 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £35.0M.
Who are NHS England's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to NHS England by total award value are GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST. The top five suppliers together hold 41% of contract value.
What does NHS England buy from suppliers?
NHS England's procurement is concentrated in health and social work services, medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, education and training services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for NHS England contracts?
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-01
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.
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- · Contracts Finder
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