Ends Mar 2027
POPULATION NEEDS ANALYSIS (2026-2027)
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership · Wales · 1-year contract
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Health needs assessment tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
204 health needs assessment tenders and contracts, 32 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£37k
- Contracts a month1.3
- Won by SMEs61%
- Renewing in 6 months1
- Frameworks and DPSs1
Health needs assessment contracts
Tap a region to see its contracts. Pick as many as you like.
30 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest health needs assessment contracts awarded
- Awarded24 Sep 2026Gambling-related harms – research and evaluation (Health Needs Assessment)Leeds City Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by New Light CIC£28k
- Awarded21 Jul 2026CPU 8158 Phase One (Breast and Bowel) Screening Population Insight & AnalysisNottingham City Council · East MidlandsWon by Claremont Communications£50k
- Awarded17 Jun 2026PH073 - Mapping of breastfeeding support services in South TeesMiddlesbrough Council · North EastWon by Newcastle University£19k
- Awarded20 May 2026Public Health Evidence & Library ServicesSuffolk County Council · East of EnglandWon by North East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Awarded15 May 2026PA116 - Substance Misuse Needs AssessmentWigan Council · North WestWon by Hitch Marketing£24k
- Awarded26 Mar 2026POPULATION NEEDS ANALYSIS (2026-2027)Aneurin Bevan University Health Board£127k
- Awarded26 Mar 2026POPULATION NEEDS ANALYSIS (2026-2027)NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership · WalesWon by Keystream Group£127k
- Awarded19 Feb 2026WOMEN’S HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership · WalesWon by Claire Cairns Associates Ltd£39k
- Awarded16 Feb 2026Housing and Health Needs AssessmentNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership · WalesWon by Hugh Irwin Associates Ltd£37k
- Awarded30 Jan 2026Merton Mental Health and Wellbeing Needs Assessment (MHWNA)London Borough of Merton · LondonWon by Population Health Ltd£35k
- Awarded22 Jan 2026TENDER FOR THE HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT (HIA) OF THE TATA STEEL TRANSITION IN NEATH PORT TALBOTNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership · WalesWon by Arcadis£83k
- Awarded3 Dec 2025Request for Quotation for the Provision of Health & Social Care Needs Assessments (HSCNA) and Equality & Health Inequalities Impact Assessments (EHIA) into Health and Justice services across the South East to NHS England South EastNHS England · South EastWon by S Squared Analytics£15k
- Awarded13 Oct 2025Support for the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2026NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership · WalesWon by Primary Care Commissioning£45k
- Awarded18 Aug 2025Community Justice Health Needs AssessmentNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde · ScotlandWon by Media Education CIC£52k
- Awarded31 Jul 2025Health Needs Assessments and Assets Grants ProgrammeLeeds City Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Forum Central£70k
- Awarded14 Jul 2025Analysis of Wales Current Population SLC NeedsLlywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · WalesWon by Better Communication CIC£122k
- Awarded8 Jul 2025Health Needs Assessments in CroydonLondon Borough of Croydon · LondonWon by Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and 2 more£120k
- Awarded8 Jul 2025Health Needs Assessments in Croydon - AWARDLondon Borough of Croydon · LondonWon by Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and 2 more
- Awarded27 May 2025GB-London: Synthetic Opioid Preparedness across London (MOPAC 1177, 1178, 1179)Metropolitan Police Service · LondonWon by Cranstoun and 1 more
- Awarded15 Apr 2025Global Burden of Disease 2025Department of Health and Social Care · London£320k
- Awarded15 Apr 2025Global Burden of Disease 2025Department of Health and Social Care · London£320k
- Awarded15 Apr 2025East of England Health & Justice Neurodiversity HNANHS England · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by NHS North of England Commissioning Support (NECS)£79k
- Awarded31 Mar 2025PB2025-00022 Pharmaceutical Needs AssessmentDarlington Borough Council · North EastWon by NHS North of England Commissioning Support (NECS)£45k
- Awarded31 Mar 2025Pharmaceutical Needs AssessmentDarlington Borough Council · North EastWon by NHS North of England Commissioning Support (NECS)£4.5m
- Awarded14 Feb 2025Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) ServiceLondon Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council · LondonWon by NHS North of England Commissioning Support (NECS)£64k
- Awarded19 Dec 2024Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment SupportEast Riding of Yorkshire Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Primary Care Commissioning£7k
- Awarded17 Dec 2024Pharmaceutical Needs AssessmentLondon Borough of Hackney · LondonWon by Healthy Dialogues Ltd£47k
- Awarded29 Nov 2024Healthy Homes Needs AssessmentOxfordshire County Council · South EastWon by Housing Vision Ltd£40k
- Awarded20 Nov 2024Delivery of the Wokingham Borough Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025Wokingham Borough Council · South EastWon by Soar Beyond£26k
- Awarded19 Nov 2024Pharmacy Needs AssessmentOxfordshire County Council · South EastWon by Soar Beyond£30k
Where to bid
Where health needs assessment tenders are run
In-Tend2 50%- BravoSolution1 25%
- eTenderWales1 25%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
NHS North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) won the most health needs assessment contracts
It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and healthCentral governmentPolice, fire and rescue
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHS North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) North East · See every contract | 4 | £4.7m | 3 | ||
| 2 | S Squared Analytics London · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 3 | Not published | 2 | ||
| 3joint | Soar Beyond South East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £56k | 2 | ||
| 3joint | Primary Care Commissioning Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 2 | £52k | 2 | ||
| 3joint | 31Ten Consulting London · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 1 | ||
| 3joint | Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families London · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Keystream Group Wales · See every contract | 1 | £127k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Better Communication CIC Wales · See every contract | 1 | £122k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Arcadis Wales · See every contract | 1 | £83k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Forum Central Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 1 | £70k | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 57% of health needs assessment contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
7 buyers bought health needs assessment more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many health needs assessment contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
See who they are and when they usually buy →
Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many health needs assessment contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsNHS and healthCentral governmentPolice, fire and rescue
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership | 5 | £331k |
| 2 | Darlington Borough Council | 2 | £4.5m |
| 3 | Department of Health and Social Care | 2 | £640k |
| 4 | London Borough of Croydon | 2 | £120k |
| 5 | Leeds City Council | 2 | £98k |
| 6 | NHS England | 2 | £94k |
| 7 | Oxfordshire County Council | 2 | £70k |
| 8 | Aneurin Bevan University Health Board | 1 | £127k |
| 9 | Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government | 1 | £122k |
| 10 | London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council | 1 | £64k |
78 health needs assessment contracts awarded since 2021
- 122021
- 102022
- 112023
- 202024
- 142025
- 112026 so far
Prices
Half of health needs assessment contracts are worth less than £47k
CouncilsNHS and healthCentral government
The 10 biggest health needs assessment contracts
- Darlington Borough CouncilNHS North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) · 31 Mar 2025
- Department of Health and Social CareWinner not published · 15 Apr 2025
- Department of Health and Social CareWinner not published · 15 Apr 2025
- NHS Wales Shared Services PartnershipKeystream Group · 26 Mar 2026
- Aneurin Bevan University Health BoardWinner not published · 26 Mar 2026
- Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh GovernmentBetter Communication CIC · 14 Jul 2025
- London Borough of CroydonAnna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, 31Ten Consulting, S Squared Analytics · 8 Jul 2025
- NHS Wales Shared Services PartnershipArcadis · 22 Jan 2026
- NHS EnglandNHS North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) · 15 Apr 2025
- Leeds City CouncilForum Central · 31 Jul 2025
Renewing contracts
1 health needs assessment contract comes up for renewal in the next 12 months
1 in the next 6 months. Most health needs assessment work is one-off: 10% of the contracts ending are recurring terms that get re-let. The 1 ending soonest is shown in full.
Where and when
London awards the most health needs assessment contracts. March and July are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 0 | 8 | £905k | £92k | 31Ten Consulting, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and 1 more (2 each) | Department of Health and Social Care and London Borough of Croydon (2 each) | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 6 | £453k | £64k | – | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (5) | 1 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 4 | £184k | £49k | – | Leeds City Council (2) | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 4 | £110k | £28k | Soar Beyond (2) | Oxfordshire County Council (2) | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 3 | £4.5m | £45k | NHS North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) (2) | Darlington Borough Council (2) | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 1 | £24k | – | – | – | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 1 | £50k | – | – | – | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 1 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 1 | £52k | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
Often bought with health needs assessment
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Key findings
- £37k a month
of health needs assessment contracts awarded.
Typical contract £37k x 1 contract a month, last 12 months. - 1.3
health needs assessment contracts are awarded in a typical month.
30 contracts in the last 2 years. - 1
health needs assessment contract comes up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 4 May 2027. - 1
framework or DPS is running for health needs assessment work.
0 open to join now. - 61%
of health needs assessment contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 23 award notices.
How many health needs assessment tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 32 | 204 |
| Contracts awarded | 12 | 72 |
13 health needs assessment contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 2 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 20 buyers awarded health needs assessment contracts to 23 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many health needs assessment contracts does the UK public sector award?
30 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 20 public buyers.
How long are health needs assessment tenders open for?
The median health needs assessment tender is open for 24 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector health needs assessment contract worth?
The median is £47k, and 89% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector health needs assessment contracts?
NHS North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) won the most (4), and the most by value (£4.7m).
Which buyers award the most health needs assessment contracts?
Councils award 57% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most health needs assessment contracts?
London: 8 of 30 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then Wales (6) and Yorkshire and the Humber (4).
How many health needs assessment contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
1 contract ends and is likely to be re-let, the first on 25 March 2027. Another 9 ending are one-off work.
What is included
Population health analysis for commissioners: health and pharmaceutical needs assessments, joint strategic needs assessment chapters, and modelling that forecasts population health and wellbeing need to inform planning.
- Health needs assessments
- Pharmaceutical needs assessments
- Joint strategic needs assessment chapters and analysis
- Population health and wellbeing needs simulation modelling
What is not included
- Health economics and health technology assessment (see Health economics and health technology assessment)
- Health and care service redesign (see Healthcare consultancy)
- Demand and capacity modelling of a service (see Demand and capacity modelling)
- Population health management and risk stratification software: another industry: it-software (see Population health management and risk stratification)
- Clinical audit (see Healthcare)