Top suppliers
Top suppliers to NHS Supply Chain
Top-five suppliers hold 90% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What NHS Supply Chain buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
153364Recent contracts
Latest NHS Supply Chain contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Standalone Non-Imaging Vibration-Controlled Ultrasound System
Echosens UK Limited · 2025-02-21
£35.0M
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Johal Dairies · 2025-02-14
Solent NHS Trust
Tiffin Sandwiches Ltd · 2025-02-14
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS trust
Samworth Bros · 2025-02-10
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Johal Dairies · 2025-02-10
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Tiffin Sandwiches Ltd · 2025-02-10
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
TPB Foods Limited · 2025-01-30
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Fresh Direct · 2025-01-26
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
West Country Milk · 2025-01-23
Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Tiffin Sandwiches Ltd · 2025-01-13
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Fresh Food DPS
Deadline: 2029-02-28
£200.0M
Fresh Food DPS
Deadline: 2029-02-28
£200.0M
Food to Go DPS
Deadline: 2030-09-20
£78.8M
Food to Go DPS
Deadline: 2030-09-20
£78.8M
MEDICAL TECHNOLOLGY (MEDTECH) INNOVATION DPS
Deadline: 2031-01-02
£500.0M
Market analysis
Bidding into NHS Supply Chain — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
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Awards to SMEs
90%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 100% of NHS Supply Chain’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to NHS Supply Chain
How much does NHS Supply Chain spend on procurement?
NHS Supply Chain awarded 165 contracts totalling £2.2bn between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 76 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £61.2M.
Who are NHS Supply Chain's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to NHS Supply Chain by total award value are Acime UK Ltd, B. Braun Avitum UK Limited, Abbott Medical U.K.Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 90% of contract value.
What does NHS Supply Chain buy from suppliers?
NHS Supply Chain's procurement is concentrated in food, beverages, tobacco and related products, medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, postal and telecommunications 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 2026-09-15
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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