Top suppliers
Top suppliers to NHS Shared Business Services
Top-five suppliers hold 100% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What NHS Shared Business Services buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
4872307933326350453490718539Recent contracts
Latest NHS Shared Business Services contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Bluecat Renewal 25 - SBS24-117
SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC · 2025-02-05
HPE Server Hardware Warranty and Support Renewal - SBS24-073
Phoenix Software Limited · 2025-01-15
SBS23-061 - NCHC - Cardiac Rehabilitation
My Mhealth Limited · 2024-10-28
Qlik License and Maintenance (SBS24-068)
Cybit · 2024-10-23
EMIS-X Analytics (SBS24-001)
EGTON MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS LIMITED · 2024-10-09
Cisco Unified Call Manager Flexplan Subscription (SBS24-026)026)
INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD · 2024-09-24
Laptop Refresh (SBS24-054)
Insight Direct · 2024-09-17
Occupational Health Services (SBS23-034)
PEOPLE ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD · 2024-09-15
Portfolio Management System (SBS24-047)
INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD · 2024-09-09
NENC ICB Telederm I-Phones (SBS24-055)
CDW LIMITED · 2024-09-05
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Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
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Direct Access Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Services in Greater Manchester
Expires: 2026-09-30
£4.1M
(SBS23-080) NECS Microsoft Licenses and Azure Consumption
Expires: 2027-02-22
DECONTAMINATION SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS (SBS 10183)
Expires: 2027-03-08
£1.7bn
Network Security (ISE) Subscription Renewal (SBS23-240)
Expires: 2027-03-12
SBS23-065 - RPH - Confidential Waste
Expires: 2027-03-31
Cymbio Dashboard
Expires: 2027-03-31
Cisco ACI Subscription Renewal (SBS23-235)
Expires: 2027-04-12
£167K
DRUGS OF ABUSE AND POINT OF TESTING CARE (SBS 10241)
Expires: 2027-06-08
£280.0M
INSOURCING OF CLINICAL SUPPORT SERVICES (10203)
Expires: 2027-07-02
£800.0M
NHS SBS Legal Services for Health (SBS10196)
Expires: 2027-07-31
£200.0M
Market analysis
Bidding into NHS Shared Business Services — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
34%
Awards to SMEs
100%
Top-5 supplier share
27%
Framework call-offs
57
Awards to social enterprises
Around 34% of NHS Shared Business Services’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 57 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 27%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 NHS Shared Business Services
How much does NHS Shared Business Services spend on procurement?
NHS Shared Business Services awarded 49 contracts totalling £200.5M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 37 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £22.3M.
Who are NHS Shared Business Services's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to NHS Shared Business Services by total award value are ABILITY MATTERS GROUP LIMITED, CDW LIMITED, STEVE DAVIDSON ADVERTISING LTD. The top five suppliers together hold 100% of contract value.
What does NHS Shared Business Services buy from suppliers?
NHS Shared Business Services's procurement is concentrated in software package and information systems, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
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Source portals
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- · Contracts Finder
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