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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: 2023-08-01 to 2026-08-01Updated 2026-08-01

£18.9bn

Total spend

933

Contract awards

486

Unique suppliers

£23.7M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIONING BOARD) has awarded 933 contracts worth £18.9bn to 486 suppliers between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, at an average contract value of £23.7M, with the top five suppliers holding 78% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIO…

Top-five suppliers hold 78% 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
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) LIMITED2£67.6M
Practice Plus Group2£66.8M
BJSS LIMITED4£63.6M
North East London NHS Foundation Trust2£54.5M
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust2£52.2M

Procurement categories

What NHS ENGLAND (DESIGNATED AS NHS COMMISSIO… buys

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

Miscellaneous health services

85140000
79 awards£13.5bn

Hospital and related services

85110000
16 awards£1.8bn

Various medicinal products

33690000
5 awards£856.5M

Data-processing services

72310000
19 awards£609.3M

Medical consumables

33140000
1 award£373.2M

Administrative services of agencies

75120000
124 awards£255.5M

General anti-infectives for systemic use, vaccines, antineoplastic and immunodulating agents

33650000
3 awards£230.6M

Systems and technical consultancy services

72220000
65 awards£144.6M

Dental practice and related services

85130000
9 awards£128.3M

Medical practice and related services

85120000
23 awards£114.5M

Provider services

72410000
7 awards£98.6M

Telephone-answering services

79510000
3 awards£84.0M

Computer audit services

72810000
1 award£67.2M

Medical education services

80320000
37 awards£54.7M

Software-related services

72260000
45 awards£54.0M

Specialist training services

80510000
81 awards£50.3M

Services related to printing

79820000
4 awards£49.2M

Telephone and data transmission services

64210000
1 award£45.0M

Computer-related equipment

30230000
2 awards£28.7M

Programming services of packaged software products

72210000
17 awards£27.7M

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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Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.

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

NHS England South East - Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) in the South East of England & Dorset

£56.0M

Community Pharmacy EOI Process, COVID-19 vaccination programme Wave 4

£100K

Community Pharmacy EOI Process, COVID-19 vaccination programme Wave 4

£100K

Community Pharmacy EOI Process, COVID-19 vaccination programme Wave 4

Community Pharmacy EOI Process, COVID-19 vaccination programme Wave 4

£100K

Community Pharmacy EOI Process, COVID-19 vaccination programme Wave 4

£100K

Community Pharmacy EOI Process, COVID-19 vaccination programme Wave 4

£100K

Community Pharmacy EOI Process, COVID-19 vaccination programme Wave 4

£100K

New Hospital Programme - Market Engagement PIN

New Hospital Programme - Market Engagement PIN

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.

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

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 (MIDS)

Expires: 2026-08-31

£4.3M

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England (MIDS)

Expires: 2026-08-31

£3.7M

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England (MIDS)

Expires: 2026-08-31

£6.4M

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

£9.1M

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 (NE)

Expires: 2026-08-31

£5.2M

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 (EOE)

Expires: 2026-08-31

£6.8M

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

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England (EOE)

Expires: 2026-08-31

£8.9M

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Health Education England (NW)

Expires: 2026-08-31

£6.7M

Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist (CAPT) Training

Expires: 2026-08-31

£2.5M

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

£4.3M

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

£3.9M

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

Expires: 2026-11-07

£897K

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

£15.5M

Domain Name Server (DNS) Service

Expires: 2027-01-30

£15.8M

Domain Name Server (DNS) Service

Expires: 2027-01-30

£15.8M

Identity Check and Validation Solution - NHS login

Expires: 2027-02-01

£3.9M

Research on Pharmaceutical Regs & NHS Resolution Appeals - Pharm Manual

Expires: 2027-02-01

£150K

Tenancy Based Robotic Process Automation

Expires: 2027-02-02

£541K

NHS Privacy Enhancing Technology (PET)

Expires: 2027-02-15

£28.0M

NHS Privacy Enhancing Technology (PET)

Expires: 2027-02-15

£28.0M

Federated Data Platform and Associated Services

Expires: 2027-02-15

£182.2M

Federated Data Platform and Associated Services

Expires: 2027-02-15

£182.2M

Firewalls Refresh

Expires: 2027-02-28

£619K

Firewalls Refresh

Expires: 2027-02-28

£619K

Market analysis

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

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

78%

Top-5 supplier share

26d

Avg response window

26d

Median response window

16mo

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 933 contracts totalling £18.9bn between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, working with 486 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 78% 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 miscellaneous health services, hospital and related services, various medicinal products, 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 26 days to respond (average 26 days). Standard contract duration is around 16 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-08-01

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.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
  • · Spend Network
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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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