Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care has 3,382 recorded procurements on the official UK sources, awarding a recorded £22bn to 585 suppliers over the last five years, led by supply services of personnel including temporary staff (CPV 79620000). The median recorded contract is £109k and 65% of awards ran through a framework or DPS. 1 competitions are open for bids today and 100 recorded contracts end within the next 12 months.Recorded by BidSkim from published notices. Recorded means published, every figure is a floor. Updated 26 Aug 2026.
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largest of 1 open now · frameworks excludedWho wins this work, by value
top suppliers by recorded value · 5 yearsWho wins the most contracts
top suppliers by number of recorded wins · 5 yearsWhat they buy, by CPV code
recorded procurements per code · all years| CPV | Description | Contracts | Recorded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79620000 | Supply services of personnel including temporary staff | 660 | £111m |
| 72000000 | IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support | 164 | £298m |
| 85100000 | Health services | 121 | £390m |
| 73110000 | Research services | 106 | £749m |
| 79990000 | Miscellaneous business-related services | 86 | £132m |
| 79410000 | Business and management consultancy services | 81 | £353m |
| 33600000 | Pharmaceutical products | 74 | £59.4m |
| 79411000 | General management consultancy services | 73 | £483m |
| 73000000 | Research and development services and related consultancy services | 68 | £444m |
| 79100000 | Legal services | 65 | £33.3m |
A contract carrying several codes counts under each. Values are floors.
Awarded contracts by year
recorded awards per year| Recorded value | £844m | £19bn | £258m | £973m | £219m | £352m | £1.1bn |
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Department of Health and Social Care procurement, answered
computed from this buyer's noticesWho supplies Department of Health and Social Care?
585 suppliers hold recorded awards from this buyer over five years. The largest by recorded value are G4S, Medco Solutions Ltd, Sterilab Services; by number of contracts, Robertson Bell Ltd and MLC PARTNERS LIMITED lead. 42 suppliers won their first recorded contract here in the last 12 months.
What does Department of Health and Social Care buy?
Its recorded procurement concentrates in supply services of personnel including temporary staff, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, health services (CPV 79620000, 72000000, 85100000). The median recorded contract is £109k.
How many Department of Health and Social Care contracts are coming up for renewal?
100 of its recorded contracts carry an end date within the next 12 months, worth a combined £99.9m where a value was published. With a free account you can set an alert on this buyer; predicted re-tender windows are part of BidSkim Predict.
How do I win work from Department of Health and Social Care?
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Buyer snapshot
26 Aug 2026- Region
- West Yorkshire
- Recorded procurements
- 3,382
- Recorded value
- £22bn
- Median contract
- £109k
- Average contract
- £8.5m
- Via framework or DPS, 5y
- 65%
- Awarded, 90 days
- 52
- Ending within 12 months
- 100
- Publishes on
- CF · FTS
Competitive read
how open this buyer is585 distinct suppliers hold recorded awards over five years; the top five take 50% of recorded value. 42 suppliers won their first recorded contract here in the last 12 months, so the door is not closed to new entrants.
What they buy, by market
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About this data. Built from 3,382 recorded procurements on Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales, entity-resolved by BidSkim. Framework and DPS establishment notices are excluded from open-opportunity counts, and value totals exclude framework ceilings and implausible outliers. Unpublished call-offs are invisible to notice data, so every figure is a floor. Last updated 26 Aug 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.