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United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust

United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust 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

£52.9M

Total spend

33

Contract awards

26

Unique suppliers

£1.6M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust has awarded 33 contracts worth £52.9M to 26 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £1.6M, with the top five suppliers holding 85% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust

Top-five suppliers hold 85% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
WHSmith1£19.0M
BFS Group Limited T/A Bidfood1£9.5M
Lift Craft Ltd1£8.0M
BIDFOOD LIMITED1£6.5M
Sysco GB Limited (F.K.A Brake Bros Limited)1£2.0M
S.H.J. Hospital Pipelines Limited1£1.5M
Malc Firth Landscapes Limited2£1.1M
Sudlows3£910K
NIJJAR DAIRIES LIMITED T/A Freshways1£800K
OWEN TAYLOR AND SONS LIMITED1£800K
Bloom Procurement Services1£578K
Ecolab Ltd3£412K
Edge PS Ltd1£285K
Pulse Associates Limited T/A Pulse Consult3£275K
ENTEGRA EUROPE UK LIMITED1£200K
Ecolab Limited1£150K
R.W.STOKES & SONS,LIMITED1£131K
HYDROP ECS1£125K
Kirk Connected Construction Ltd1£114K
Couch Perry & Wilkes LLP1£110K

Procurement categories

What United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust buys

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

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
7 awards£19.9M

Construction work

45
5 awards£9.0M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
5 awards£420K

Industrial machinery

42
4 awards£562K

Repair and maintenance services

50
2 awards£154K

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
2 awards£370K

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
2 awards£1.1M

Chemical products

24
1 award£1.5M

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
1 award£30K

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
1 award£79K

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
1 award£19.0M

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

79
1 award£578K

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
1 award£125K

Recent contracts

Latest United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust contracts awarded

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

Supply of multi temperature foods

BFS Group Limited T/A Bidfood · 2026-09-23

£9.5M

Supply of Coffee and associated sundries

ENTEGRA EUROPE UK LIMITED · 2026-09-10

£200K

Lift Maintenance - LCHS

RJ Lifts Group Limited · 2025-07-24

£80K

QS/CA Service - Pilrim HV Works

Pulse Associates Limited T/A Pulse Consult · 2025-07-06

£80K

Project Manager - HV Substation - Pilgrim

Pulse Associates Limited T/A Pulse Consult · 2025-07-06

£110K

Retail Services

WHSmith · 2025-06-26

£19.0M

Supply and Delivery of Multi-Temperature Food Products.

Sysco GB Limited (F.K.A Brake Bros Limited) · 2025-04-16

£2.0M

Maintenance of Medical Gas Pipelines Systems

S.H.J. Hospital Pipelines Limited · 2025-03-10

£1.5M

HPV Fogging Maintenance and Consumables 2021 machines LCH

Ecolab Limited · 2024-12-13

£150K

Supply and Delivery of Multi-Temperature Food Products

BIDFOOD LIMITED · 2024-12-12

£6.5M

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Market analysis

Bidding into United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

44%

Awards to SMEs

85%

Top-5 supplier share

87%

Framework call-offs

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Awards to social enterprises

Around 44% of United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises. Around 87%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 United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust

How much does United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust spend on procurement?

United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust awarded 33 contracts totalling £52.9M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 26 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.6M.

Who are United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust by total award value are WHSmith, BFS Group Limited T/A Bidfood, Lift Craft Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 85% of contract value.

What does United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust buy from suppliers?

United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust's procurement is concentrated in food, beverages, tobacco and related products, construction work, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection 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 2026-11-08

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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