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Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency 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: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£1.2bn

Total spend

326

Contract awards

247

Unique suppliers

£4.7M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency has awarded 326 contracts worth £1.2bn to 247 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £4.7M, with the top five suppliers holding 89% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Secretary of State for Health and Social…

Top-five suppliers hold 89% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
CONTECH GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL TRADEWAYS1£390.3M
RANDOX CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES LTD1£331.2M
ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED1£225.4M
Memorable Journeys Zambia1£114.7M
TRUSTMARQUE SOLUTIONS LIMITED1£30.0M
ACCENTURE (UK) LIMITED1£29.0M
CONTECH INTERNATIONAL4£15.9M
Mac Clinical Research Finance Ltd1£9.5M
ASSOCIATES OF CAPE COD INTERNATIONAL, INC.3£9.3M
ENTSERV UK LIMITED1£8.9M
Twist Bioscience4£8.3M
Limburn Boiler & Heating Services Ltd1£7.0M
African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET)1£6.0M
Global Health Development4£4.3M
VERAN PERFORMANCE LIMITED1£2.9M
CHANNEL 3 CONSULTING LTD1£2.0M
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD2£2.0M
BIBRA TOXICOLOGY ADVICE and CONSULTING LIMITED1£1.9M
Computacenter (UK) Limited1£1.9M
EP: IC Consultants Ltd3£1.8M

Procurement categories

What Secretary of State for Health and Social… buys

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

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
95 awards£232.2M

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
62 awards£13.4M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
37 awards£80.7M

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
37 awards£30.8M

Software package and information systems

48
15 awards£741K

Repair and maintenance services

50
13 awards£2.3M

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
12 awards£16.5M

Education and training services

80
10 awards£732K

Industrial machinery

42
8 awards£561K

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
6 awards£332.4M

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
5 awards£508.3M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
5 awards£96K

Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials

19
3 awards£585K

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
3 awards£396K

Construction work

45
3 awards£7.1M

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
2 awards£460K

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
2 awards£35K

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
2 awards£35K

Health and social work services

85
2 awards£86K

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
2 awards£1.1M

Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

18
1 award£40K

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
1 award£29K

Installation services (except software)

51
1 award£27K

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
1 award£77K

Public utilities

65
1 award£0

Financial and insurance services

66
1 award£105K

Recent contracts

Latest Secretary of State for Health and Social… contracts awarded

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

Provision of Executive Search Services

GLOBAL RESOURCING LTD · 2026-11-03

IQVIA Private Sector Dispensing of Antimicrobials Data

IQVIA LTD. · 2026-10-27

£122K

Botulinum Antitoxin Heptavalent (2026)

Emergent BioSolutions Canada Inc · 2026-10-26

£1

Optum (formerly EMIS) GP Data Supply Requirements 2026-27

Optum (formerly, Egton Medical Information Systems (EMIS)) · 2026-10-18

£423K

IHR Strengthening Events and Logistics Management and Technical Assistance - Pakistan

CONTECH INTERNATIONAL · 2026-10-18

£5.6M

Purchase of Downdraft Tables Afos

Afos Limited · 2026-10-11

£74K

UKHSA Diagnostics & Research Open Framework

20/30 Labs · 2026-10-08

Limburn Boiler & Heating Services Ltd

Limburn Boiler & Heating Services Ltd · 2026-10-07

£7.0M

TPP GP Data Supply Requirements 2026-27

The Phoenix Partnership (TPP) · 2026-09-30

£159K

Imvanex Vaccine

Bavarian Nordic A/S · 2026-09-29

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1

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Inviting bids today

86

contracts ending in 12 months

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53

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Market analysis

Bidding into Secretary of State for Health and Social… — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

44%

Awards to SMEs

89%

Top-5 supplier share

1%

Framework call-offs

2

Awards to social enterprises

Around 44% of Secretary of State for Health and Social…’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 2 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Secretary of State for Health and Social…

How much does Secretary of State for Health and Social… spend on procurement?

Secretary of State for Health and Social… awarded 326 contracts totalling £1.2bn between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 247 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £4.7M.

Who are Secretary of State for Health and Social…'s top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Secretary of State for Health and Social… by total award value are CONTECH GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL TRADEWAYS, RANDOX CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES LTD, ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 89% of contract value.

What does Secretary of State for Health and Social… buy from suppliers?

Secretary of State for Health and Social…'s procurement is concentrated in medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

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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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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