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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIONING BOARD)

NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIONING BOARD) 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

£20.5bn

Total spend

1,014

Contract awards

524

Unique suppliers

£23.7M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIONING BOARD) has awarded 1,014 contracts worth £20.5bn to 524 suppliers between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, at an average contract value of £23.7M, with the top five suppliers holding 75% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIO…

Top-five suppliers hold 75% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Gilead Sciences Limited7£8.4bn
Merck Sharpe and Dohme (UK) Limited2£2.4bn
Octapharma AG4£1.8bn
BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED7£1.5bn
AbbVie Ltd1£1.2bn
Martindale Pharma4£856.5M
Sandoz Ltd2£643.9M
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES UK, LTD.4£546.7M
Biogen1£462.2M
Dr.Reddy's Laboratories (UK) Limited1£373.2M
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust1£176.6M
IQVIA LTD.7£89.5M
Samsung Bioepis UK Ltd1£84.9M
TELEPERFORMANCE LIMITED3£84.0M
Danka Limited T/A Abbey Dental Barking2£83.4M
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust2£75.1M
ACCENTURE (UK) LIMITED3£68.5M
Practice Plus Group2£66.8M
BJSS LIMITED4£63.6M
North East London NHS Foundation Trust2£54.5M

Procurement categories

What NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIO… buys

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

85140000

85140000
85 awards£13.5bn

85110000

85110000
16 awards£1.8bn

48210000

48210000
42 awards£1.6bn

33690000

33690000
5 awards£856.5M

72310000

72310000
19 awards£609.3M

33140000

33140000
1 awards£373.2M

75120000

75120000
132 awards£257.3M

33650000

33650000
3 awards£230.6M

72220000

72220000
68 awards£146.9M

85130000

85130000
9 awards£128.3M

85120000

85120000
25 awards£115.4M

72260000

72260000
48 awards£109.2M

72410000

72410000
7 awards£98.6M

79510000

79510000
3 awards£84.0M

72810000

72810000
1 awards£67.2M

80320000

80320000
42 awards£63.0M

80510000

80510000
97 awards£56.3M

79820000

79820000
4 awards£49.2M

64210000

64210000
1 awards£45.0M

30230000

30230000
2 awards£28.7M

Recent contracts

Latest NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIO… contracts awarded

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

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Open opportunities

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Diabetic Eye Screening Test and Train - RFI

IPS Expansion

£26.0M

Market Engagement - NHS Race & Health Observatory (RHO) Host Supplier

£756K

Licence variation: Spironolactone for acne in women

Market Engagement - NHS Race & Health Observatory (RHO) Host Supplier

£756K

NHS Mobile and Alternative Dental Services

NHS Mobile and Alternative Dental Services

NHS Mobile and Alternative Dental Services

NHS Mobile and Alternative Dental Services

NHS Mobile and Alternative Dental Services

Impact and economic evaluation of Virtual Wards

NHS Mobile and Alternative Dental Services

Dashboard and clinical portal maintenance for CYP CEW Clinics

Dashboard and clinical portal maintenance for CYP CEW Clinics

Provision of a Non-Custodial Services For NHS England – East of England

Market Engagement - Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Managed Service

Market Engagement - Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Managed Service

Provision of a Non-Custodial Services For NHS England – East of England

£61.4M

Diabetic Eye Screening Test and Train - RFI

Diabetic Eye Screening Test and Train - RFI

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIO… typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

Image Sharing Platform for the South East Imaging Training Academy

Expires: 2026-06-28

£74K

Cisco Firepower Licensing Renewal

Expires: 2026-07-13

£505K

Cisco Firepower Licensing Renewal

Expires: 2026-07-13

£505K

Freedom to Speak Up Support Scheme Framework LOTS 2 and 3 (Career Support)

Expires: 2026-07-27

£108K

Freedom to Speak Up Support Scheme Framework LOT 5 - Evaluation

Expires: 2026-07-27

£58K

Freedom to Speak Up Support Scheme Framework - LOT 1 (Psychological Support)

Expires: 2026-07-27

£91K

Cisco Switches for Southport

Expires: 2026-07-31

£29K

Corporate Membership to Chartered Institute of Information Security

Expires: 2026-07-31

£21K

Delivery of Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) training programme

Expires: 2026-08-03

£284K

First Contact Practitioners & Roadmap Supervision

Expires: 2026-08-30

£8.5M

First Contact Practitioners & Roadmap Supervision

Expires: 2026-08-30

£8.5M

NHS Branded Medicines Framework for North of England and Midlands and East - 1 March 2024

Expires: 2026-08-31

£580.2M

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England (NE)

Expires: 2026-08-31

£5.2M

Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist (CAPT) Training

Expires: 2026-08-31

£2.5M

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England

Expires: 2026-08-31

£9.8M

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England (MIDS)

Expires: 2026-08-31

£4.3M

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England

Expires: 2026-08-31

£9.1M

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England

Expires: 2026-08-31

£14.5M

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England (MIDS)

Expires: 2026-08-31

£3.7M

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England

Expires: 2026-08-31

£9.1M

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England

Expires: 2026-08-31

£14.5M

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England

Expires: 2026-08-31

£9.3M

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England (MIDS)

Expires: 2026-08-31

£8.3M

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England

Expires: 2026-08-31

£9.3M

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England

Expires: 2026-08-31

£9.8M

Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist (CAPT) Training

Expires: 2026-08-31

£4.4M

Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist (CAPT) Training

Expires: 2026-08-31

£4.4M

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England (EOE)

Expires: 2026-08-31

£8.9M

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England (NE).

Expires: 2026-08-31

£4.3M

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England (NW)

Expires: 2026-08-31

£6.7M

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England (MIDS)

Expires: 2026-08-31

£6.4M

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England (EOE)

Expires: 2026-08-31

£6.8M

Senior Educator Faculty Leadership Programme

Expires: 2026-08-31

£225K

National NHS-Galleri Implementation Pilot Operations Service

Expires: 2026-09-30

£10.9M

Contract Award Notice - Health Information Sharing & Analysis Centre Subscription 2023/26

Expires: 2026-10-04

£24K

Contract Award Notice - Health Information Sharing & Analysis Centre Subscription 2023/26

Expires: 2026-10-04

£24K

On Demand IT Training (for technical job families) - Pluralsight

Expires: 2026-11-07

£897K

On Demand IT Training (for technical job families) - Pluralsight

Expires: 2026-11-07

£3.9M

Penetration Testing Services

Expires: 2026-11-13

£3.0M

Penetration Testing Services

Expires: 2026-11-13

£3.0M

Contract Award Notice - Subscription to Feedly Advanced Enterprise Aggregation Service for Threat 2023/6

Expires: 2026-11-22

£43K

Contract Award Notice - Subscription to Feedly Advanced Enterprise Aggregation Service for Threat 2023/6

Expires: 2026-11-22

£43K

Board Paper Portal

Expires: 2026-12-20

£26K

Mary Seacole Leadership Programme

Expires: 2026-12-31

£250K

API Management

Expires: 2027-01-02

£9.9M

TEL - Enhanced Search Service for the Learning Hub

Expires: 2027-01-04

£90K

Domain Name Server (DNS) Service

Expires: 2027-01-30

£15.8M

Domain Name Server (DNS) Service

Expires: 2027-01-30

£15.8M

Domain Name Server (DNS) Service

Expires: 2027-01-30

£15.5M

Research on Pharmaceutical Regs & NHS Resolution Appeals - Pharm Manual

Expires: 2027-02-01

£150K

Market analysis

Bidding into NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIO… — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

75%

Top-5 supplier share

27d

Avg response window

27d

Median response window

17mo

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIO…

How much does NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIO… spend on procurement?

NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIO… awarded 1,014 contracts totalling £20.5bn between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 524 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £23.7M.

Who are NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIO…'s top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIO… by total award value are Gilead Sciences Limited, Merck Sharpe and Dohme (UK) Limited, Octapharma AG. The top five suppliers together hold 75% of contract value.

What does NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIO… buy from suppliers?

NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIO…'s procurement is concentrated in 85140000, 85110000, 48210000, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIO… contracts?

NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIO… 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 NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIO… tenders?

NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIO… typically gives suppliers a median of 27 days to respond (average 27 days). Standard contract duration is around 17 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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